Calendar of Events
Battle of Tippecanoe Commemoration and Veterans Ceremony
The Tippecanoe County Historical Association’s annual Battle of Tippecanoe Commemoration will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9 at Tippecanoe Battlefield Park in Battle Ground, Indiana. This year’s event commemorates the 213th anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe.
“We honor the memory of all the men, Anglo and Indigenous, who fought and died at this battle,” shares Captain Michael E. Dotson, of reenactment group DuBois’s Company of Spies and Guides. Captain Dotson and his Company, along with the Indiana Rangers, will have their camp open during the event demonstrating the equipment and skills that kept American military personnel alive and ready for action, both on the field of battle and off. In addition, the event will include representatives of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma sharing cultural activities, art, dances and Miami cultural history as well as discussing the current revitalization efforts that the tribe is undergoing.
9:oo am: Battlefield Museum and historic interpretation camp opens. The Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum and History Store will be open, free of charge from 9:00 am- 5:00 pm.
10:00 Keynote Address: Guest speaker Dr. Donald R. Hickey- “Forgotten Conflict: Why the War of 1812 Matters Today.” Dr. Hickey will also be signing copies of his latest book, Tecumseh’s War: The Epic Conflict for the Heart of America.
11:30 American Legion posting of colors and laying of wreaths.
12:30 Speaker: Rick Conwell- “A Tour of the Tippecanoe Battlefield: Reliving the Battle of Tippecanoe”.
1:30 Speaker: Trey Gorden- “US Army & Native Confederacies in the Struggle for the Old Northwest”.
4:00 Event closes.
Joyeux Noel a Post du Ouiatenon
How different would your holiday season be without electricity, or central heat, or lights and decorations, or even without gifts as we expect today? Midwinter has been marked and celebrated since the beginning of human history in various ways and with numerous customs and traditions. The early French colonial settlers who came to the area of modern-day Lafayette brought with them their own midwinter traditions. Even thought these colonial people observed the same holiday of Christmas that many of us do today, the ways and traditions of their celebrations were much different than they are currently. Please Join Les Garnison de Pays d’en Haut and TCHA at Fort Ouiatenon to see and learn how the Holiday Season was celebrated 260 years ago. Living history volunteers will present demonstrations on French Colonial holiday traditions, food ways and winter skills of the 18th century.
Presented by Living History Interpreters
Sponsored by La Compagnie des Beaux Eaux