Memorial Gardens 2017
The 6th Annual Memorial Gardens Tour will be presented on the grounds of the La Porte County Historical Society Museum, Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The Museum is located at 2405 Indiana Avenue (US#35) at the south entrance to La Porte. This tour will be a World War 1 Commemoration Tour. Seven Gold Star veterans of that war will be featured. They are representative of the many who served from La Porte County. Readers will present information about the service and family of each. Four were returned home for burial in La Porte County cemeteries. Two still remain in France and one is in Arlington National Cemetery.
Tour information has been researched and compiled by Fern Eddy Schultz, La Porte County (IN) Historian, who will be the tour guide, introducing readers who will be providing each veteran’s information. Veterans included on the tour are Lt. Hamon Gray, Pvt. Rhen A. Hilkert, Cpl. William Louis Hubner, Pfc. George Luebker, Pvt. John Franklin Miller, Pvt. Earl Clifford Price and Pvt. Albert Emanuel Swanson.
Perhaps you have heard these names and this is an opportunity to become acquainted with them through the tour. A handout will be provided. Regular Museum admission fees will be charged which includes admission that day to the Museum following the tour. In the event of rain, the tour will be conducted in the meeting room in the Museum. Museum hours are from Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The facility is handicapped accessible. For further information, please e-mail netster@csinet.net or telephone (219) 324-6767 or (219) 326-6458.
Date and Time
Saturday Aug 5, 2017
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
August 5
1:00 p.m.
Location
La Porte County Historical Society Museum
2405 Indiana Avenue
Fees/Admission
Regular Museum Admission Fees
Contact Information
219.324.6767
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