POCO MUSE LETTER SPRING 2018 - Porter County Museum
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SPRING 2018 POCO MUSE LETTER
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
It is hard to believe that March 1 long overdue but hopefully well worth
marked my tenth year as Executive the wait. I hope you enjoy the utility of
Director of the PoCo Muse. I feel very this new design as much as I do.
fortunate to helm such a great small
Membership has also changed and is
museum in the place I call home. Last
more streamlined. Our Standard and
year’s addition of the
Premier levels will help you experience
Montague/Urschel Gallery was a
the PoCo Muse in an entirely new way.
wonderful way to close out my first ten
We’ve maximized benefits to connect
years with this institution.
you with the local history you love.
Exciting change is on the horizon as my
Lastly, I hope you’ll join us for the
next decade is well underway. Be sure
College Hill Neighborhood Walking
to mark Wednesday, April 25, on your
Tour on Saturday, May 12, at 2p,
calendars for our inaugural Behind the
which is in honor of my friend, the late
Scenes Night, which is the first
Jackie Watkins.
installment of a new quarterly signature
event series. You can read about the
details of this event on page 3 of this
PoCo Muse Letter.
Above | Automobiles parked at Nelson Field Printing
Speaking of this issue, you will notice a
Kevin Matthew Pazour at 18 Indiana Avenue in Valparaiso | C. 1928
change in the format from our old
Executive Director Right | Looking south on Mechanic Street (now
PoCo Muse Letter. This update was Indiana Avenue) just west of Franklin Street | C. 1890
Porter County Museum
Cover | Nelson Field and his employees | C. 1928
CALENDAR EXHIBITS HISTO RY EVENTS MEMBERS FE ATURE
BEHIND THE SCENES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 | 4:30/8:30P
NIGHT
A POC O MU SE SI G N AT U RE S ERI ES EV E NT
Behind the Scenes Night is an opportunity to
experience the PoCo Muse in an entirely new way!
Guided tours of 16/18 Indiana Avenue will
take place at 5p, 6p, 7p, and 8p
Special tours of PoCo Muse Collections
Storage will begin at 4:30p, 5:30p, 6:30p,
and 7:30p
View artifacts not currently on display
Enjoy complimentary food and drink from
Restaurante Don Quijote
$10/TICKET | FREE FOR MEMBERS Members should email info@pocomuse.org or call
(219) 465.3595 to reserve a spot.
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FE ATURE
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
MEMBERS’ ANNUAL MEETING
Thursday, May 24, at 5:30p | M/U Gallery
Executive Director Kevin Matthew Pazour
invites members to an annual update on the
activities of the PoCo Muse. This year,
EVENTS
volunteer Ken Tucker will present on the topic
of WWI as the featured speaker. Light
refreshments included.
HISTO RY
SAVE THE DATE | Sunday, July 15
RACE for the REASON BELL
A POCO MUSE SIGNATURE SERIES EVENT
COLLEGE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING TOUR
EXHIBITS
Saturday, May 12, at 2p | PoCo Muse
NOT A POCO MUSE MEMBER?
Join Executive Director Kevin Matthew Pazour on a walking tour of the
College Hill neighborhood. Hear stories that were shared by the late Join today to reap the benefits of being a
Jackie Watkins about what Locust Street was like in the 1950s. PoCo Muse member.
Visit pocomuse.org/membership
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F R EE F O R ME MB E RS | RSVP Required
R S V P A T I N F O @ P O IMAGES
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Left | First room of We Are Porter County
EVENTS WE ARE PORTER COUNTY SERIES WALKING TOUR SPECIAL HOURS VALPO IN THE 1950S + 1960S COLLEGE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD MEMORIAL DAY 2018 Thursday, May 3, at 5:30p | M/U Gallery Saturday, May 12, at 2p | PoCo Muse Monday, May 28 | 10a/1p | PoCo Muse Live in Valparaiso during the 1950s and Join Executive Director Kevin Matthew Stop by the PoCo Muse on Memorial 1960s? Stop by this moderated Pazour on a walking tour of the College Day between 10a/1p to honor those discussion to share your memories or Hill neighborhood. Hear stories about who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our simply enjoy hearing great stories. Light what life was like south of Lincolnway in country. The WWII documentary will be refreshments included. the 1950s. RSVP required. playing in the bullpen of the jail. F R EE /O P E N T O T HE PU B L I C $ 10 / T IC KE T | FR E E F O R MEM BE R S F R EE /O P E N T O T HE PU B L I C 06 VISIT WW W.PO COMU SE.ORG | CALL (2 19) 4 65. 35 95
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MEMBERS
MUSEUM BOOT CAMP
Monday, May 21 | 9a/3p | M/U Gallery
Whether you are a new museum trainee or a seasoned veteran, this Boot
Camp is for you! Spend a day in intensive basic training focused on
management, collections, audience, and fundraising. Lunch is included.
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• Operational and long-range planning
• Collection practices, policies, and preservation
• Connecting with your community and welcoming visitors
• Developing a basic fundraising plan
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$30/TICKET | $25/IHS MEMBER | $20/LOCAL HISTORY PARTNER
HANDS-ON HISTORY
SCAVENGER HUNT SATURDAY Boot Camp addresses StEPs standards MVG 1 and 2; COLL 1, 2, and 5; AUD 1, 2, and 5; and MGMT 1, 2, and 9.
Saturday, April 28 | 11a/2p | PoCo Muse
How quickly can you find all of the
ANNUAL MEMBERS’ MEETING
EXHIBITS
hidden artifacts inside the PoCo Muse? REMEMBERING WWI
Check in at the volunteer desk for your Thursday, May 24, at 5:30p | M/U Gallery
very own PoCo Passport to keep track
of your findings. FREE FOR POCO MUSE MEMBERS
F R EE /O P E N T O T HE PU B L I C
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HISTORICAL IMAGES
RIGHT | BIRDSEYE VIEW OF VALPO
COLLEGE HILL C.1892
It’s hard not to get lost in the detail of
this beautiful image overlooking
College Hill in Valparaiso. We don’t
know the exact date this was taken, but
it can’t be post-1893 because there’s
no Memorial Opera House!
LEFT | DEMOLITION OF AN ICON
HOTEL LEMBKE C. APRIL 1988
Porter County has been without Hotel
Lembke for 30 years. Charles Lembke
financed, designed, and oversaw the
construction but died before the hotel
opened on September 19, 1923.
Warner & Sons of Elkhart razed the
building in April 1988, and the
intersection of Lafayette and Jefferson
Streets hasn’t been the same since.
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POCO HISTORY
C. 1953 IMAGE
The image to the right features Fred
Allen (left) with his NIPSCO co-workers
on South Washington Street in
A POC O MU SE SI G N AT U RE S ERI ES EV E NT
downtown Valparaiso.
Much of Indiana Avenue just south of
the courthouse square is visible,
including 16/18 Indiana, Hildreth’s
Marathon (20 Indiana), the sheriff’s
residence (now the PoCo Muse), and
NOVEMBER 1910 SANBORN MAP SECTI ON the Memorial Opera House.
This map (above) is a cross-section of a larger Sanborn Fire Insurance Map that This image was donated by Fred Allen’s
dates back to November 1910. The area of focus is Indiana Avenue from daughter, Margaret Allen Archambault.
Washington Street (left) to just east of Franklin Street (right).
Look closely to see the significant historical detail, including the use of each Want to donate an artifact?
structure, street addresses, and construction materials. Pink indicates brick,
Contact Sarah Berndt at (219) 465.3342
blue is stone, and yellow denotes wood-frame construction.
or email sarah@pocomuse.org a picture
It is worth noting the 1903 First State Bank of Valparaiso (now 1st Source) and description of what you would like
building at 14 Indiana is marked orange/brown for ‘adobe’ instead of to donate to the PoCo Muse.
limestone. Do you think this a map error, or have we been duped?
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POCO MUSE EXHIBITS
First Floor, Robert Cain Gallery | Residence
SELLING THE DREAM: BARTLETTS’ BEVERLY SHORES
This featured exhibit asks visitors to imagine stepping off
the South Shore Line in the 1930s to explore the Bartletts’
resort community on the shores of Lake Michigan.
This exhibit was made possible through a matching
grant from Indiana Humanities in cooperation with
the National Endowment for the Humanities.
First Floor, Bullpen | Jail
SPRING INTO THE ARTS: GRADE 4 ARTWORK
Friday, April 20 – Saturday, May 19 | PoCo Muse
Spring into the Arts is a month-long festival brought to you
by Valparaiso Community Schools (VCS), in partnership with
the City of Valparaiso. It is a concept organized and
orchestrated by VCS art teachers as well as a committee of
educators, businesses, and residents who firmly believe that
students deserve meaningful experiences.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Visit pocomuse.org/exhibits, or simply ask a
volunteer on your next visit!
Above | A glimpse of Selling the Dream: Bartletts’ Beverly Shores in the Cain Gallery
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First Floor, Jail Second Floor, Northeast Room | Residence
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PREHISTORIC PORTER COUNTY ADVENTURES OF BRONCHO JOHN
Boone Grove farmer Myron Benedict “Broncho John” Sullivan was a cowboy,
found a large tooth on his farm in 1909. performer, politician, caretaker, and
Learn about the startling discovery he storyteller who called Valparaiso home.
MEMBERS
and his son made forty years later in Sullivan donated his collection to the
this exhibit. PoCo Muse in 1949 to ensure that
future generations would learn the
Second Floor, Southeast Room | Residence
100 YEARS, 100 OBJECTS legacy of the American frontier.
Celebrate PoCo Muse’s century of
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collecting by viewing spectacular
objects from the Collection.
Second Floor, Southwest Room | Residence
First Floor, Residence
MAKING HER PLACE
WE ARE PORTER COUNTY
Women’s history has largely been a
HISTO RY
How did Porter County get its name?
silent story. This exhibit unearths some
Who settled here? How did Porter
inspirational stories about how women
County become the place it is today?
have shaped Porter County.
These are just a few of the questions
addressed in this exhibit. Second Floor, Northwest Room | Residence
WORLD WAR II
EXHIBITS
First Floor, Robert Cain Gallery Alcove
This exhibit commemorates the men
DAISY THE DOG
and women who served our country
Daisy the taxidermy dog has been
during WWII and educates visitors of all IMAGES
named a top Indiana Attraction by Left | Township blocks inside We Are Porter County
ages on important military history.
Roadside America. Above | Lincoln Highway marker in 100 Years, 100 Objects
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APRIL MAY
1 | TUE
MAY VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON
12p | M/U Gallery
3 | THU
WAPC: VALPO IN THE 1950S + 1960S
5/7p | M/U Gallery
12 | SAT
WATKINS COLLEGE HILL WALKING TOUR
2p | Starting at the PoCo Muse
21 | MON
IHS MUSEUM BOOTCAMP
20 | FRI
9a/3p | M/U Gallery
SPRING INTO THE ARTS EXHIBIT OPENS
$30 | $25 IHS member | $20 Local History Partner
10a/5p | PoCo Muse Bullpen
24 | THU
25 | WED
POCO MUSE MEMBERS’ ANNUAL MEETING
BEHIND THE SCENES NIGHT
5:30p | M/U Gallery
4:30/8:30p | PoCo Muse + M/U Gallery
$10/person (free for PoCo Muse Members) 28 | MON
28 | SAT SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY HOURS
SCAVENGER HUNT SATURDAY 10a/1p | PoCo Muse
11a/4p | PoCo Muse IMAGES
Left | Valparaiso City Hall | C. 1963
Center | Lincolnway at Lafayette | C. 1960s
Right | Kouts State Bank | C. 1965
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GENERAL INFORMATION
P O RT E R CO U NT Y M US E U M A D M IS S IO N M E MB E RS H IP
153 S. Franklin Street General admission to the Porter County As a member, experience local history in a
MEMBERS
Valparaiso, IN 46383 Museum is free, but donations are whole new way! Receive special invitations
Telephone: (219) 465.3595 encouraged and appreciated. to exhibit openings, discounts on programs
and tours, and other benefits. For more
M O NT A G UE / UR S CH E L G A LLE RY H O UR S info, visit pocomuse.org/membership.
20 Indiana Avenue, Suite B The Porter County Museum is open
Valparaiso, IN 46383 Wednesday through Saturday from 10a until P O CO C OM M IS S IO N ER S
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Telephone: (219) 510.1916 5p and maintains occasional special hours, The Porter County Museum gratefully
which are listed at pocomuse.org. acknowledges the support of the Porter
M IS S IO N County Commissioners on behalf of the
We engage Porter County’s rich past with G RO U P V IS ITS people of Porter County, Indiana.
the evolving present to educate, enrich, and For more information, call (219) 465.3342 or
inspire our communities. visit pocomuse.org/group-tours-field-trips. P O CO M U S E F O UN D A T IO N
Funds raised by the Porter County Museum
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P A R KIN G R E S E AR C H Foundation makes the mission of the Porter
A parking lot is conveniently located one Please email info@pocomuse.org or write to County Museum possible.
block east of the Porter County Museum at the Porter County Museum.
Indiana and Michigan Avenues. Accessible IN D IA N A D U N E S T O UR IS M
A C C E S S IB ILIT Y Support from Indiana Dunes Tourism allows
parking is also available on the street but is
We strive to welcome and accommodate all the Porter County Museum to extend its
EXHIBITS
subject to a time limit.
visitors. To learn about our buildings, visit reach to be a truly countywide institution.
pocomuse.org/planning-your-visit.
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MUSE 153 S. Franklin Street | Valparaiso, IN 46383
SAVE THE DATE
BEHIND THE SCENES NIGHT
Discover what happens behind the scenes at the PoCo Muse
inside 153 S. Franklin Street, tour the space 16 Indiana Avenue,
and be the first to view the expansion plans over a glass of
wine at 20 Indiana Avenue.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 | 4:30P/8:30P
$ 1 0 / T I C K E T | FR E E F O R M E M B E R S
Circa 1935 image of the Valparaiso City Police in front of the space
between 16 and 18 Indiana Avenue in downtown Valparaiso.You can also read
