The Battle to Save the Dunes: 1952 to 1966 The Ogden Dunes Story
The Battle to Save the Dunes: 1952 to 1966 The Ogden Dunes Story by Dick Meister This story was prepared for the Hour Glass Exhibit, “The Battle to Save the Dunes” in collaboration with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and other museums in Porter County and was published in [...]
The Hour Glass Museum at 8 Lupine Lane
The "Hour Glass" is a historic house built by Professor O. D. Frank at Eight Lupine Lane in 1934. The west wing was added on circa 1942. The building now houses the Historical Society of Ogden Dunes' collections of books, papers, & records; artifacts; and paintings & sculpture. In 1992, [...]
Tragedy in the Dunes: Historical Note
Tragedy in the Dunes: Historical Note Saturday, August 27, 1938 On a warm Saturday night in August in Ogden Dunes a group of high school and college students had planned their last summer outing before most returned to their homes or colleges. This group, informally organized, called themselves the ‘rafters’. [...]
Voices of Ogden Dunes: The Early Years (performed 2013)
Voices of Ogden Dunes: The Early Years (performed 2013) Script writer and narrator: Dick Meister Video: John Paunicka, Ken Martin and Dick Meister Performed: August 26, 2013 at the Community Church in Ogden Dunes Voices: Judith Stiles, Jenifer K. Wilson, Ken Martin, John Stiles, Susan Clouser, Aurelia Costanza, and Rick [...]
Warrick, Bill: Journalist/Historian
Bill Warrick is a long-term resident of Ogden Dunes whose career spanned decades with CBS, NBC and affiliate stations in Minneapolis, Chicago, Gary and South Bend. On November 16, 2015, Dick Meister and Ken Martin presented a Tribute to Bill Warrick at the Ogden Dunes Fire Station hall.
Women’s Club
By Hilda B. Hoham Back in the 1960's and 1970's, the Ogden Dunes Woman's Club had an active membership of 50 to 60 women who regularly attended the monthly meetings which were held the third Monday of the month from September through May, except in December when the Woman's Club [...]
