Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events
May
24
Fri
Walking Tour of State Street @ West Lafayette Public Library
May 24 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join History Librarian Devon Roddel and volunteers on a FREE walking tour of Historic State Street! This self guided tour will begin at the West Lafayette Public Library with docents stationed throughout State Street.
 
This program is presented in partnership between the Tippecanoe County Historical Association and the West Lafayette Public Library.

 

May
30
Thu
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Sewing Circle @ Arganbright Research Center
May 30 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Sewing Circles are back for 2024! This is a great opportunity to evolve (or start!) your Feast closet in the “off-season” so you feel prepared and well-dressed for the big event.

ALL listed sessions will take place from 5-7 PM at the Arganbright Genealogy Center and led by Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter.

Stay tuned for Fall session dates to come! Questions? Email Feast@tippecanoehistory.org. This year’s Feast of the Hunters’ Moon will be October 5-6, 2024.

Jun
8
Sat
Walking in Their Footsteps: Educational On-Site Tour of the Tippecanoe Battlefield @ Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum & History Store
Jun 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
An informal, educational tour of the Tippecanoe battlefield led by Battlefield Museum Manager, Dr. Trey Gorden. Meet at the monument at 2 p.m.
Visitors will have the opportunity to stand in the footprints of the original battle participants as we explore troop deployments, tactical decisions, and the course of the November, 1811 conflict, which was a foundational event in the formation of the State of Indiana.
 
Jun
13
Thu
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Sewing Circle @ Arganbright Research Center
Jun 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Sewing Circles are back for 2024! This is a great opportunity to evolve (or start!) your Feast closet in the “off-season” so you feel prepared and well-dressed for the big event.

ALL listed sessions will take place from 5-7 PM at the Arganbright Genealogy Center and led by Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter.

Stay tuned for Fall session dates to come! Questions? Email Feast@tippecanoehistory.org. This year’s Feast of the Hunters’ Moon will be October 5-6, 2024.

Jun
21
Fri
A Taste of the Past @ The History Center
Jun 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

A Taste of the Past: From the Archives with renowned Chef Lauren Reed

June 21, 6:00 pm

Experience foods created from recipes and cook books in the TCHA archives, including those of Lafayette’s founding families!

Menu:

  • Sparkling cranberry punch
  • Homemade yeast rolls with honey butter
  • Ayres’ Tea Room chicken velvet soup
  • Potato ham croquettes, purple grits
  • Steak au poivre with local fresh greens, bacon green beans
  • Lemon verbena pound cake with raspberry sauce

Program: View the cookbooks that these recipes originated from, as well as other beloved local cookbooks that will be emerging from the archives just for this event!

Reserve your seat today by calling 765-476-8411 ext. 1

Tickets are $60.00 per person (open to attendees ages 16 and up)

Jun
22
Sat
La Fête de St Jean Baptiste @ Fort Ouiatenon
Jun 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
This free living history event will showcase the material culture, life ways and skills of the French Occupation of Fort Ouiatenon circa 1740-1760. Additionally vignettes and activities of period Midsummer Festivals will be held to showcase what colonial french people’s may have done to celebrate religious holidays in the time.
 
While life was often hard and unforgiving on the edges of the fledgling colonial empires in North America, people still knew how to have fun. In France, and in the New French Colony of Canada which included today’s State of Indiana and Fort Ouiatenon, feast days of the Saints in the Catholic church often were used as excuses to stop working and to have a celebration. The most famous of these midsummer celebrations for the French Colonists, traditionally celebrated with food, bonfires, and in Canada an odd twist on the Maypole ceremony, is the Feast of Saint John the Baptist.
 
Parking is free and available on site!
 
Sponsored by La Compagnie des Beaux Eaux.
 
Jun
27
Thu
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Sewing Circle @ Arganbright Research Center
Jun 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Sewing Circles are back for 2024! This is a great opportunity to evolve (or start!) your Feast closet in the “off-season” so you feel prepared and well-dressed for the big event.

ALL listed sessions will take place from 5-7 PM at the Arganbright Genealogy Center and led by Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter.

Stay tuned for Fall session dates to come! Questions? Email Feast@tippecanoehistory.org. This year’s Feast of the Hunters’ Moon will be October 5-6, 2024.

Jul
27
Sat
A Taste of the Past @ The History Center
Jul 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

A Taste of the Past: Indiana Summer with renowned Chef Lauren Reed

July 27, 6:00 pm

Refreshing, delicious foods that bring back memories of warm summer days in Indiana’s farm country, some you may even find in your own garden!

Menu:

  • Sweet corn soup with bacon, pesto crouton
  • Cucumber & tomato salad with fresh herbs, lemon, goat cheese and dijon vinaigret
  • Beef filet crostini two ways: Chimichurri, blue cheese butter
  • Smoked pulled pork with white cheddar mac-n-cheese, raspberry BBQ, fried onions, cornbread crumble
  • Local honey pie with chocolate bee

Program: Presentation and discussion with special guest pertaining to the ag industry

Reserve your seat today by calling 765-476-8411 ext. 1

Tickets are $60.00 per person (open to attendees ages 16 and up)

Aug
9
Fri
A Taste of the Past @ The History Center
Aug 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

A Taste of the Past: A Meal from Eras Past with renowned Chef Lauren Reed

August 9, 6:00 pm

Featuring flavors from the last 100 years, with a medley of iconic foods highlighting decades of our past with flavorful modern twists.

Menu:

  • Classic Caesar salad with homemade Caesar dressing, toasted parmesan, basil crouton
  • Vichyssoise (Leek and Potato soup with chives, served chilled!)
  • Tomato tea sandwich, featuring local sourdough, Heirloom tomatoes, cream cheese, red onions, and summer herb sauce
  • Beef Bourguignon featuring local beef with red wine gravy, garlic smashed potatoes, roasted maple summer squash
  • Carrot cake cupcake with cream cheese frosting, candied walnuts, candied carrot

Program: Stay tuned for more infomation!

Reserve your seat today by calling 765-476-8411 ext. 1

Tickets are $60.00 per person (open to attendees ages 16 and up)