Porter County Museum

Stop by the Porter County Museum on October 2 at 5:30p for a discussion of the past, present, and future of Valparaiso’s Hilltop community. Dr. Gretchen Buggeln’s American Home class at Valparaiso University will be investigating the history of the …

Take a thrilling tour of haunted stories, legends, and lore from Porter County this October! The Porter County Legends and Lore Bus Tour will start at the Porter County Museum in Valparaiso, IN and travel to four sites throughout the county. Tours are …

The Ogden Dunes Stories Project will have an open house this Labor Day weekend! The Stories Project is a series of collaborative oral history projects preserving and sharing the stories of Porter County to connect residents past and present to one another …

If the sun shines on Sunday, a Porter County Museum Member will share his 1931 Model A Fords. Porter County resident Dr. Ronneau has been collecting Model A Fords for the last fifteen years. Having grown up with a father who was equally interested in antique …

Join the Porter County Museum Foundation and Imagine Music at the Memorial Opera House on August 22 at 7:30p for a benefit concert featuring Alice Peacock and local singer/songwriter Kate Myers. Alice Peacock, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, has released …

Stop by the Porter County Museum on August 7 at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about archeology in Porter County. August’s We Are Porter County Series features John Hodson, President of the Kankakee Valley Historical Society. Mr. Hodson will give an overview …

Join the Porter County Museum and the Historical Society of Ogden Dunes on July 20 from 4-6p at the Hour Glass Museum, 8 Lupine Lane in Ogden Dunes, for the opening of The Ogden Dunes Stories Project. Over the past year, Stories Project researcher Ian Roseen …

Stop by the Museum on Thursday, July 3 at 5:30 p.m. for the monthly We Are Porter County Series Program! This month’s program features Ogden Dunes Stories Project Researcher, Ian Roseen, sharing stories of home from Ogden Dunes. Readers will present four …

Kick off your summer at the PoCo Muse! The Porter County Museum is excited to announce the second PoCo Muse Block Party! Join friends and neighbors for a cookout on the front lawn of the Porter County Museum on June 22, 2014 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. In …

Did you know the comic Brenda Starr was drawn from a desk here in Porter County? This month’s We Are Porter County Series Program features four talented female cartoonists discussing their unique artistic world in a documentary by Pamela Beere Briggs. Visit …