Welcome all Portage Alumni on Friday, October 4, 11 am – 3 pm to the Alton Goin Museum at Countryside Park. Our museum buildings will be opened especially for you to visit on Friday. The Alton Goin Museum, Trager farmhouse and barn will be open for …
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Welcome all Portage Alumni on Friday, October 4, 11 am – 3 pm to the Alton Goin Museum at Countryside Park. Our museum buildings will be opened especially for you to visit on Friday. The Alton Goin Museum, Trager farmhouse and barn will be open for …
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The Portage Community Historical Society bi-monthly meeting will be on the third Tuesday on October 15 and held at Woodland Park at 7:00 pm in the Hickory Hollow room. Everyone is welcome to join us. Refreshments served after the meeting. Janet Edwards the …
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We’ll host a special event this weekend as we will have all 3 buildings (museum, barn and Trager Farmhouse) open for tours. New additions in the barn are two carriages from early 1900’s in beautiful condition. Fishing Pond and the trails are …
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Civil War history will come alive for visitors who experience Faces of the Civil War, a traveling exhibition created and managed by the Indiana Historical Society. The exhibition will be on display August 3 through August 31 at Alton Goin Museum, Countryside …
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A temporary display is on loan to the Alton Goin Museum, a Grain Threshing display featuring miniature people. This display includes educational photos and history of threshing, made by Don Burrus of Porter, IN. The display will be at the museum until the end …
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The Portage Community Historical Society is holding a Barn Rummage Sale on Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the historical society. Admission is free for browsing and parking is …
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The Indiana Historical Society’s traveling exhibition The Faces of Lincoln, as seen in 2004 and 2005 aboard the Indiana History Train, will open June 8 and 9th at the Alton Goin Museum at Countryside Park. The exhibition will be on display through June 29 …
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We are celebrating our 25th anniversary with a “Pioneer Families Reunions” festival on Saturday June 22, 2013, 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. We will be honoring our early township settlers with a display of family pictures and donated articles from many …
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Portage Community Historical Society Festival will be celebrating 25 years on Saturday, June 22, 2013, from 10 am to 5 pm at Countryside Park! Craft and Antique vendors are wanted! Rental space is 10×10 for $10. More than one space may be rented. To …
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