February 2014 Newsletter

In This Issue

Val Roach

  • Val Roach was born and raised near Mott, North Dakota on an 800-acre family farm.

Overachievers in action

  • The possibilities for the creation of an organization to preserve, manage, and promote the history and heritage of the Portage community was conceived in the mid-1980s.

The Vernon Patton Dickerson Farm Wagon

  • This wagon was brought to Porter County on May 27, 1929.  On this date Vernon Patton Dickinson and his wife, Lotus, purchased Maple Lawn Farm in Hebron, IN

Calendar

  • Tuesday February 11, 2014 Board Meeting at Portage Public Library, 6:30 pm
  • April 5 & 6 , 2014 Museum reopens for the 2014 season
  • Wednesday, April 16, 2014 General Meeting Woodland Park, 7:00 pm
  • Saturday, June 21, 2014 Summer Festival
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