Open House – Sunday, August 24, 2025 – 2 to 4 p.m.
Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesJoin us at the Hour Glass from 2 to 4 p.m. for an open house!
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Hoosiers in Sports
Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesCome 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.
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Underground Railroad Program
Community Hall (Volunteer Fire Department) Next to Fire Department, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesDr. 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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Planting for the Spring
Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesMore info TBA!
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HSOD Holiday Tea – December 7, 2025
Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesJoin 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
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Walking Chicago’s Coast, Presentation by Michael McColly
Community/Fire Hall Hillcrest Road, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesA presentation by Michael McColly, about his book, Walking Chicago's Coast: A 63-Mile Journey to the Indiana Dunes.
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Birds and Local Ecosystems, by Susan Kirt, Ecologist/Photographer
Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesOD Historical Society Presents Birds and Local Ecosystems, by Susan Kirt, Ecologist/Photographer The Hourglass, 8 Lupine Lane April 19th, 2–3 p.m. In honor of Ogden Dunes being a member of Bird Town Indiana, The Environmental Advisory Board and The Historical Society have coordinated to bring to you a talk about birds and local ecosystems by Ecologist and Photographer Susan Kirt! Susan is a photographer/ecologist based in Valparaiso who grew up exploring nature preserves in the Chicago Region with a special interest in prairies. With a formal background in botany and prairie ecology, Susan currently teaches in [...]
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Native Planting for Kids, This Sunday!
Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes, IN, United StatesSunday, May 17, 2026 4 p.m. Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane Kids (and parents)! Come to the Hour Glass Museum to learn about native plants from our town's own National Park Ranger, Laura Brennan! After learning, you'll be able to participate in beautifying our Historical Society by planting some native plants around the property. You'll be able to tell your friends, "I planted that plant," for years to come! Come be a part of our beautiful history! Kids will come home with gardening gloves and a small planting spade. Don't miss it!
