Author Archive: Ronald Garrison
October 2016 Newsletter
Shifting Sands Documentary The Portage Community Historical Society is pleased to announce that our speakers at the general meeting on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m Bicentennial Torch Our very own Carl Fisher carried the torch through Portage on Central Ave from Vivian St & Lois Street about 11:40 am Sunday October 9, 2016. At […]
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Join us at the Portage History Museum at Countryside Park on December 3 from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. for an old-fashioned Christmas on the farm. Take a picture with Father Christmas, make holiday crafts and tour the museum. Countryside Park is located at 5250 U.S. Hwy 6 in Portage, Indiana. 1/4 mile east of […]
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Senior Day Senior Day at the Porter County Fair Wednesday July 27 at 12:30 pm Our president, Val Roach, was nominated by Sue Lynch (Portage City Council) and a member of our historical society as one of the Most Honored Senior Citizens in Porter County. Val received a corsage, a certificate and a gift card. […]
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In this issue: Museum News June is our festival month with our festival on Saturday June 22, 2013. Members News Al Fabian had heart surgery about a month ago and he has had a rough time but he is getting better. Historical Crisman – Janet Robbins, valedictorian, and Larry Bradford, salutatorian, head the 1956 Portage […]
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Father’s Day Fathers Day History – A woman named Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909 in Spokane Wash. Sonora’s father was born in June so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane on June 19,1910 Tea Party Report […]
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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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