| The museum is open Saturdays and Sundays. 1:00pm-4:00pm The first weekend in April until mid-November with special Christmas hours 5250 U.S. Hwy 6 Countryside Park (across from Camelot Bowling Lanes) Mailing Address: PO Box 305 Portage, IN 46368 762-8349 (during Museum hours) or 762-1675 (Portage Parks Department) |
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2013 IS A BIG YEAR FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY! It marks the 25th Anniversary of the group's founding! There was a wonderful banquet on Feb. 24th at Woodland Park. It was great to see so many people come out to support the Society.
Look for the Historical Society in the upcoming July 4th Parade! RUMMAGE SALE! Don't forget to come out to Countryside Park for the Society's Rummage Sale on June 13 & 14. If you'd like to have a spot to sell your own stuff, it's just $10. Please contact the Park Dept. or the Historical Society. FESTIVAL! Come out for the fun at our big Annual Summer Festival on June 22 at Countryside. The Portage Community Historical Society is now on FACEBOOK! Join us for all the latest news on events and projects! Welcome to the Historical Society's website at RootsWeb, part of the Ancestry.com community. I'm glad you found us here. Thanks for stopping by! Want a peek at the past? Check out all the great historical photos of Portage Township Pioneering Families on myfamily.com. Maybe you'll see someone you know!
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| Important Links |
| Portage Parks Department
Porter County Public Library System Indiana Historical Society City of Portage |
![]() A special thanks to the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Efraymson Fund for their generous grant towards the renovation of the Historical Society's historic farmhouse. |
| Related Links |
| Porter County Museum of History
Indiana Dunes: The Casual Coast (Porter County Convention, Recreation & Visitor Commission) Westchester Township Historical Museum Historical Society of Ogden Dunes Lake County Historical Museum Calumet Regional Archives Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore History Kankakee Valley Historical Society |
 
Created by Donna Smith for the Portage Community Historical Society
First Posted Oct. 19, 2005. Last Updated Apr. 22, 2013.
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