Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events
Oct
26
Sun
Spring Vale Cemetery Tour: Grim Tales @ Spring Vale Cemetery
Oct 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 
In December 1868, the Spring Vale Cemetery Association was organized, and a 150 acre tract two miles northeast of the city in the Longlois Reserve was purchased. It was laid out into 35 sections, in the rural cemetery style. Come learn more about the grim and macabre tales of residents of this cemetery.
 
This walking tour is self guided, and a map will be provided. Docents will be stationed around the cemetery to talk about various burials.
 
Parking will be indicated inside the cemetery, to the left after entering the grounds.
 
This event is free and open to the public, no reservations required. Donations will be accepted and appreciated.

 

Nov
1
Sat
Battle of Tippecanoe Commemoration and Veterans Ceremony @ Tippecanoe Battlefield
Nov 1 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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 1 at Tippecanoe Battlefield Park in Battle Ground, Indiana. This year’s event commemorates the 214th anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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 Prof. Christopher J. Young, “Father Black Robe: The Loving Ministry of Benjamin Petit to the Potawatomi 1837- 1839”

11:30 American Legion posting of colors and laying of wreaths by DuBoise’s Company of Spies and Guides.

12:30 Speaker: Dr. Trey Gorden, “Reliving the Battle of Tippecanoe: A Walking Tour of the Tippecanoe Battlefield.”

4:00 Event closes.

Nov
11
Tue
The Lafayette/ Tippecanoe County Join Centennial Celebration @ The History Center
Nov 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Lafayette / Tippecanoe County Joint Centennial Celebration

Presented by Kelly Lippie TCHA Curator of Collections

100 years ago, the city of Lafayette and the county of Tippecanoe celebrated their centennial anniversaries with a series of events that brought the community together like never before. Three parades, a theatrical production of thousands, historical exhibits, musical numbers, and publications were just some of the major ways the community recognized the city’s founding and the establishment of the county. Join TCHA’s curator to take a look back at the celebration with photographs, documents and other artifacts from the official archive of the 1925 centennial celebration.

Dec
6
Sat
Members Christmas Parade Warm Up @ The History Center
Dec 6 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

TCHA Members Christmas Parade Warm Up

Saturday December 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Hosted by the TCHA Membership Committee

TCHA members can join TCHA at the History Center for hot chocolate and cookies (and bathrooms) before the downtown Christmas parade starts at 5:30 pm. Members are also invited to bring guests. 

Dec
13
Sat
Joyeux Noel a Post du Ouiatenon @ Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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