Historical Society of Ogden Dunes

05/14/2026

CALLING ALL KIDS (and their parents)!

THIS SUNDAY at the Historical Society!

Sunday, May 17, 2026 4 p.m. Hour Glass Museum 8 Lupine Lane Kids (and parents)! Come to the Hour Glass Museum to learn about native plants from our town's own National Park Ranger, Laura Brennan! After learning, you'll be able to participate in beautifying our Historical Society by planting some nat...

04/15/2026

This Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Hour Glass Museum!

OD Historical Society Presents Birds and Local Ecosystems, by Susan Kirt, Ecologist/Photographer The Hourglass, 8 Lupine Lane April 19th, 2-3pm In honor of Ogden Dunes being a member of Bird Town Indiana, The Environmental Advisory Board and The Historical Society have coordinated

02/04/2026

Upcoming event on March 15th in the OD Community Room at 3 p.m. Author Michael McColly will be here to talk about his book (and his experience of) Walking Chicago's Coast!

A presentation by Michael McColly, about his book, Walking Chicago's Coast: A 63-Mile Journey to the Indiana Dunes.

11/29/2025

Good evening, Neighbors!

We are so excited to introduce you to a fellow neighbor, Jen Giovingo, who attended a French Chef School! She has her own business: Pastries So Tasty. Jen will be baking the blueberry-lemon and cheddar-thyme scones for our Holiday Tea!

She will also be there in person at a special table where she will have some decorated Christmas cookies available for sale at the Holiday Tea. Come and meet your neighbor, Jen, and feel free to support her small business by buying some Christmas cookies while you are there.

There are still tickets available for the 3 p.m. seating! Click the link below for a PDF of the ticket form. You still have time to print that off, write a check, and drop it in the mailbox before December 7th! A copy of the form was also sent in the most recent newsletter from the HSOD, if you are a member and received that.

We hope to see you there!

https://odhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-Holiday-Tea-flyer-and-gift-membership-form.pdf

11/12/2025

Join us for our annual Holiday Tea on December 7th! Seatings at Noon and 3 p.m.

https://odhistory.org/event/hsod-holiday-tea-december-7-2025/

10/09/2025

Event this Sunday, October 12th at 3 p.m. in the Community Hall!

Dr. Larry McClellan: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Illinois and Northwest Indiana In the decades before the Civil War, more than 4500 enslaved people escaping from the South traveled across Illinois, with many coming to and