Calendar of Events
Presented by Leslie Martin Conwell and Rick Conwell
Tippecanoe County Historical Association’s “School of the Artifact” is a fun and engaging way to learn about the many artifacts found at Fort Ouiatenon (1717-1791), the first European settlement in Indiana. In this session, many of the glass, shell, ceramic, and bone beads found at Ouiatenon will be out on display, for viewers to learn about what beads were traded with the Indigenous local tribes. Viewing these beads will also help Feast participants learn what would be appropriate beads to wear for their Feast interpretation.
Incorporated in 1848 by 23 prominent citizens, Greenbush was Lafayette’s second public cemetery, and its purpose was to provide the public with affordable burial plots. Learn more about the earliest Lafayette residents buried here in celebration of the Bicentennial!
Presented by staff and volunteers of TCHA
FREE! Registration is suggested but not required.
Register at bit.ly/TCHABicentennialTours25
A Taste of the Past with renowned Chef Lauren Reed
June 6 Theme: A Meal on the Monon Rail Line
Chef Lauren is taking us on a train-ride with her take on iconic dishes that were served on the Monon Rail Line, which traveled through Indiana and Lafayette until it merged with CSX in 1971.
Plus…add our other dinners to your calendar:
June 20, July 26, August 15. All at 6 PM.
$65/person, call (765) 476-8411 ext 1 to register.
Menu:
- The Monon Mocktail: Sparkling Ginger Lemonade
- Cream of Asparagus Soup with Crouton and Chive
- Egg Salad Bacon Canape with Tomato Jam and Greens
- Composed Salad, topped with 1,000 Island or Celery Seed Dressing
- Braised Beef Roulade with Whipped Duchess Potato
- Railroad Cake topped with Raspberry Swirl and Chantilly Cream
- Thursday, June 12 from 1-4 p.m.: Members of TCHA are invited to the Fort Ouiatenon Preserve to tour the preserve and watch field school students excavate. Members can watch excavations, learn about archaeological research from archaeologists, and see some artifacts recovered during the 2025 excavation season.
Other related events:
- Saturday, June 14 from 10 am – 12 pm: Members of TCHA are invited to the Fort Ouiatenon Preserve to tour the preserve and see the excavation areas in a show-and-tell format. No excavations will take place during this time.
- Then join us again on June 18th at 6 PM for the Field School wrap up presentation, at the History Center! (Artifact Show and Tell and Excavation Progress Report from the 2025 Field Season. This program is open to the public, and free. Talk to Archeology students, anthropologists, and see the newest findings from their ‘25 Field School.)
- Saturday, June 14 from 10 am – 12 pm: Members of TCHA are invited to the Fort Ouiatenon Preserve to tour the preserve and see the excavation areas in a show-and-tell format. No excavations will take place during this time.
Other related events:
- Thursday, June 12 from 1-4 p.m.: Members of TCHA are invited to the Fort Ouiatenon Preserve to tour the preserve and watch field school students excavate. Members can watch excavations, learn about archaeological research from archaeologists, and see some artifacts recovered during the 2025 excavation season.
- Then join us again on June 18th at 6 PM for the Field School wrap up presentation, at the History Center! (Artifact Show and Tell and Excavation Progress Report from the 2025 Field Season. This program is open to the public, and free. Talk to Archeology students, anthropologists, and see the newest findings from their ‘25 Field School.)