La Porte County Historical Society Museum

Open to the Public

Tuesday through Saturday

10:00 am to 4:30 pm

Handicap Accessible

Admission Charge:

Adults: $5.00

Seniors: $4.00

*** Children Under 18 Years, La Porte County Historical Society Members, Time Traveler Affiliates, School Tours - FREE

History:
The initial meeting of the La Porte County Historical Society was held January 30, 1906, succeeding the Old Settlers' Association. The first museum of the Society was located on the upper floor of La Porte's first library which later became the Elk's Clubroom at 805 Maple Avenue. It was then moved to the Carnegie Library (the current La Porte County Public Library), 904 Indiana Avenue where it remained until April 3, 1938.

At that time, the Society's collections were put on display in the basement of the La Porte County Circuit Court House. There the Museum remained until the La Porte County Complex was designed and an area was included to provide a much needed increase in space for the Society and its collections. On September 17, 1978, the Museum opened to the public with 17,788 square feet of display rooms, office and storage space.

The Society is a non-profit organization, incorporated October 24, 1921. Its Museum is manned by three part-time, paid employees who work under the direction of a 12 person Board of Directors. Staff is assisted by a number of volunteers. All are devoted to the accumulation, identification and presentation of items of historical and educational significance to La Porte County--to the end that people may have a more appreciative understanding of the glorious heritage handed down from the works of man and from the realm of nature.