Public Programs
The more you connect with Tippecanoe County history, the more it comes to life.
Stay connected, you don’t want to miss out! TCHA offers unique opportunities to engage with the past, whether you prefer lectures, tours, informal meet and greets, or interactive demonstrations, we’ll have something for you. So jump in – ask questions, offer opinions, listen, learn, and tour. We are constantly working to make the past enjoyable and accessible for you, so check out our programming calendar for the program that’s right for you.
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Learn a little of the history of this final resting place of some 10,000 souls. 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. We’ll visit some graves of old settlers, well-known citizens, and unknown civil war soldiers. NOTE- if it is raining, we will hold the program at the Frank G. Arganbright Genealogy Center, 1001 South, Lafayette, IN
Diane Hunter, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, will speak about the history of Miami people and about the Miami Tribe today. Her talk will include discussion of Miami connections to Fort Ouiatenon and the Miami forced removal from Indiana.
The program will examine the several 18th Century eyewitness accounts regarding the fort’s location, review the 19th Century efforts to locate the fort by interested individuals, and detail a chronology of events in the 20th Century that led to the eventual determination of the fort’s footprint in Summer of 1968. This will be a hybrid presentation, both in-person and via Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted on our website the day before the program.
The discovery, investigation, and interpretation of Fort St. Joseph since 1998 has depended on collaboration with community groups at the local, state, and regional levels. In this presentation, Prof. Michael S. Nassaney, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Western Michigan University and Principal Investigator of the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, discusses the benefits and challenges of public archaeology and suggests some strategies for creating sustainable partnerships. The goal is to highlight best practices that may be applicable to other archaeological projects, including future work at Fort Ouiatenon.
This will be a hybrid presentation, both in-person and via Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted on our website the day before the program.
The Tippecanoe County Historical Association of Lafayette, Indiana, in cooperation with the Tippecanoe County Park and Recreation Department, will be sponsoring the 55th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival on October 1 & 2. Hours are Saturday 9am to 5pm E.D.T. and Sunday 9am to 4pm E.D.T. The “Feast” is held annually along the banks of the Wabash River. Considered by many to be the “must see” event of the year, the Feast represents the time of homecoming, feasting, dancing and celebrating from the earliest days of historic Fort Ouiatenon (1717-1791), the first fortified European settlement in Indiana.
Over 40 different recreated period foods will put the “feast” in the Feast! Food booths are run by area non-profit organizations as fundraisers for their worthy community projects. Different arenas and stages plus numerous locations on the 30 acres of festival grounds feature outstanding performances by musicians, interpreters, military re-enactors and Native American groups.
Advance ticket information will be posted several months before the event.
The Tippecanoe County Historical Association of Lafayette, Indiana, in cooperation with the Tippecanoe County Park and Recreation Department, will be sponsoring the 55th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival on October 1 & 2. Hours are Saturday 9am to 5pm E.D.T. and Sunday 9am to 4pm E.D.T. The “Feast” is held annually along the banks of the Wabash River. Considered by many to be the “must see” event of the year, the Feast represents the time of homecoming, feasting, dancing and celebrating from the earliest days of historic Fort Ouiatenon (1717-1791), the first fortified European settlement in Indiana.
Over 40 different recreated period foods will put the “feast” in the Feast! Food booths are run by area non-profit organizations as fundraisers for their worthy community projects. Different arenas and stages plus numerous locations on the 30 acres of festival grounds feature outstanding performances by musicians, interpreters, military re-enactors and Native American groups.
Advance ticket information will be posted several months before the event.