If you're looking for a magnificent historic site that showcases an elegant, 38-room Victorian mansion, a charming cottage reflecting the 1930s, a gallery that chronicles local history, a gallery of Notre Dame history, a children's museum plus compelling exhibitions, that place is the Northern Indiana Center for History.
See WHAT’S NEW at the Center for History:
Do you like history?
Do you love old houses, local history and talking with people? The Center for History is accepting registrations for docent training for those interested in giving guided tours of the museum’s two historic houses, Copshaholm and the Worker’s Home. more...
Summer Camps at the Center for History
Have the kids in your life ever churned butter? Would they like to discover historic woodworking through the eyes of a craftsman? Or learn about life at the turn-of-the-century by reading the memoirs of Mary Stull Studebaker? Exciting and unique experiences can be found at the Center for History's summer camps. Get the summer camps brochure in pdf format by clicking here
Rockne: A Notre Dame Legend
Opening August 31, 2007
Explore how Knute Rockne skyrocketed the Notre Dame football program
to national fame and became a man who will never be forgotten. By
popular demand, many of the components of the 2006 exhibit, Rockne:
Crossing the Last Chalk Line are showcased in this exhibit.
Hispanic Heritage Initiative Launched
The Center for History has launched a new initiative to tell the story of
the local Hispanic community. The exhibit is sponsored by
CommunityWide Federal Credit Union. more...
New Board Members Elected
New NIHS board members were elected at the June 21 Annual Meeting.
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Please consider a donation to the Center for History. Remember, it's easy to double the dollar value of your gift if your company has a matching gift program.
www.shopformuseums.com
Did you know you can turn your online shopping into a donation to the Center for History? By going to www.shopformuseums.com, your purchases are converted into a donation to the Center for History. You first need to register (using your email address) and then select the Center for History as your museum partner. Once you have done that and are logged in, you can shop by using the category and store links (you must shop through these links for your purchases to be converted to donations). As you shop, the museum will receive a percentage of your total purchase amount. This amount comes from the retailers themselves and doesn't cost you anything. Many retailers, including Ebay, participate.
Spanish Tours of Copshaholm
The Center for History has launched a new program, Mansion de Oliver, in which tours of Copshaholm will be available in Spanish, by appointment. Individuals or groups who wish to schedule a Spanish tour may contact the Center for History at 235-9664. Standard admission rates apply, $8/adults, $6.50/seniors 60+, $5/youth 6-17, and $$6.50/groups of 20+.
The Museums at Washington and Chapin
The Museums at Washington and Chapin - It’s easy to do the math at the Center for History and Studebaker National Museum: one fabulous museum (Center for History) + one fabulous museum (Studebaker National Museum) = one outstanding museum campus (The Museums at Washington and Chapin). With the October 28 move of Studebaker National Museum to a new facility adjoining the Center for History, visitors can enter one front door, buy one ticket and can visit two museums. Click here to learn more about the Studebaker National Museum, now adjacent to the Center for History.
