Author Archive: Ronald Garrison
April 2013 Newsletter
In this issue: Members News We are having an exciting year at the Alton Goin Museum. We plan on having something new in our museum each month celebrating our 25th year as a historical society. Historical How shall we shape with mind and hand this newborn town in ancient land? How do we mold in […]
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April 2016 Newsletter Belle Gunness Debbie Parker, Bruce Johnson and I took behind the scenes pictures during the filming of the movie. Garyton Buss Do you remember in 2012 we had this picture in the news-letter? Debbie Parker’s mother said she thought it looked like Carol Bolles. Wished I would have followed up on it […]
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In this issue: Museum News We are having an exciting year at the Alton Goin Museum. We plan on having something new in our museum each month celebrating our 25th year as a historical society. Members News If you had your portrait taken the night of the installation dinner, Kathy Smock has them ready for […]
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Christmas on the farm Saturday, December 5, 10 am—4 pm and Sunday, December 6, 12 noon until 4:00 pm Our favorite Santa and Mrs. Claus will be greeting the children, pictures, kids crafts, cookies and punch We will have the farmhouse and new museum decorated for the holiday. Charles Herman Harper We were not going […]
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We Are Moving To The Barn At the recent Park Board meeting we were told that the barn will be finished by the end of August so that means the first two weeks in September will be the move. Festival Raffle First prize of a tour of the mansion went to Linda Kozlowski of Schererville, […]
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Inside this issue: Belle Gunness Debbie Parker, Bruce Johnson and I took behind the scenes pictures during the filming of the movie. It was a neat experience and glad to be a part of it. I have posters made of the pictures we took and they will be in the farmhouse during the festival. Also, […]
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In This Issue Museum Move At a meeting just a few weeks ago we were informed that the Park Department has plans on finishing the Trager Barn at Countryside and moving our current museum to the second floor of the barn New Logo for 2015 Debbie Parker created several new updates to our logos and […]
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Remembering Alton Goin ALTON GOIN, age 88, of Portage, passed away December 23, 2014 at VNA Hospice. He was born in Gary on March 16, 1926 to the late Finis Alton and Beatrice Goin. Alton served in the US Navy during WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post #260 in Portage. He […]
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In This Issue Installation Dinner Debbie Parker added to and improved the Power-Point Presentation slide show we are presenting at the dinner. She recently completed two Photoshop classes and you can tell by the beautiful graphics she puts on our Facebook site. Museum News Did you, your parents or maybe your grandparents attend one of […]
Continue reading2013 in Review
2013 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY! It marked the 25th Anniversary of the group’s founding! Here’s to 25 more! Don’t forget to come out for the HISTORICAL FESTIVAL ON JUNE 21ST AT COUNTRYSIDE PARK from 10-5! There will be lots to see and enjoy. We’ll have grilled food, dessert, music, vendors, antique […]
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