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.
Pick up a copy of the 2020 program guide at the TCHA History Center, the Arganbright Genealogy Center or the Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum or CLICK HERE for the 2020 Program Guide PDF.
Media, image, and celebrity play a prominent role in American politics. But it wasn’t always this way. Dr. Kathryn Cramer Brownell will share her research about the ways in which new forms of mass media—radio, motion pictures, television and now social media—have transformed public functions and expectations of the modern presidency. This will be a Zoom presentation, with the link to be posted later.
Presented by Dr. H. Kory Cooper
This presentation provides a brief selective overview of innovation in beer container technology from the hypothesized beginnings of beer several thousand years ago to the 20th century. These changes in beer-related technology were the result of, and sometimes facilitated, changes in technologies as well as changes in human social organization. A few items from the TCHA collection will be shown to highlight historical, but relatively recent technologies. This will be a Zoom presentation, with the link to be posted later.
Sketch image from a Picture Gallery of Canadian History, 1942.
The Tippecanoe County Historical Association of Lafayette, Indiana, in cooperation with the Tippecanoe County Park and Recreation Department, will be sponsoring the 54th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival on October 9 & 10. 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 54th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival on October 9 & 10. 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.