Events for December 7 - June 8, 2024

Come hear the amazing, admirable, and inspiring stories of people from Indiana who excelled in everything from basketball, football, and baseball to boxing, bicycle racing, and horse racing. Bruce Johnson, the County Historian for LaPorte County, will speak at The Hour Glass Museum, 8 Lupine Lane, in Ogden Dunes on: Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 4 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public, and complimentary refreshments will be served.

Dr. Larry McClellan: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Illinois and Northwest Indiana In the decades before the Civil War, more than 4500 enslaved people escaping from the South traveled across Illinois, with many coming to and through the Chicago region. With maps and images, we explore their stories and those of the people who responded to them and became the Underground Railroad. After graduate work at the University of Chicago, in 1970, Larry helped create Governors State University south of Chicago and served there for 30 years. He is Emeritus Professor of Sociology [...]

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Join us for a delightful Holiday Tea at the Hour Glass Museum on Sunday, December 7th, hosted by the Historical Society of Ogden Dunes. Choose between two seating times at 12:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. and enjoy a cozy, festive atmosphere. Sunday, December 7th 2025 The Hour Glass Museum | 115 Hillcrest Road, Ogden Dunes, Indiana 46368 Seatings @ 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. $30 Adults | $20 Children Download Ticket Form Here