Calendar of Events
TCHA Members are encouraged to bring in their antiques and curiosities and share with us their unique story. This is followed by a special presenter who will then talk about an object in more depth and its history as it relates to Tippecanoe County.
This month’s special presentation is on the unique artifacts from veterans of the Civil War with our guest presenter, Craig Hadley. He will talk about Civil War veteran reunions and their significance to both local and national history.
Author Angie Klink will talk about the late Kirby Risk, who called himself “a small-town businessman from the banks of the Wabash.” Klink wrote Kirby’s Way: how Kirby and Caroline Risk built their company on kitchen-table values, a compelling biography of kind, quirky Kirby Risk and his founding of Lafayette’s Kirby Risk Corporation in 1926 with $500 her borrowed from his father. Filled with history of Lafayette, Indiana, and America, Kirby’s Way is a feel-good story about a self-made man. Klink will talk about the Risks’ love of community, charity work, Purdue University, and much more. books will be available. www.angieklink.com
Complimentary wine and cheese provided by Wild Cat Creek Winery.
The History of IU Health Arnett
Join Koreen Kyhnell as she shares insights into the history of Indiana University Health Arnett in Lafayette and the surrounding communities. It all began with two distinguished physicians, Dr. A. C. Arnett and Dr. Franklin Smith Crockett. From this partnership the Arnett- Crockett Clinic was founded in 1922, based upon Dr. Arnett’s vision of a clinic of specialists offering a broad spectrum of medical treatment in one facility. Now almost 100 years later, IU Health Arnett continues to build upon Dr. Arnett’s vision.
Bring your own brown bag lunch and enjoy a mini presentation. Snacks and beverages are available for purchase.
Come dressed in your holiday best, as TCHA puts on a festive celebration of the season!
The Tippecanoe County Historical Association is hosting a fun filled evening at the History Center. Enjoy live music, food, cash bar, and great company. Join in the spirit of giving with a Toys For Tots donation and a silent action to help raise funds for TCHA in 2020.
Attire: Cocktail
“Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970) The true story of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 as told from both the US and Japanese perspectives. Utilizing an American director for all the US sequences and a Japanese director for all of the Japanese sequences, this riveting film is considered the most historically accurate film on the events leading up and including the attack.
TCHA members can share artifacts from their personal collections and hear a special presentation on local history.
This month’s featured topic is Richard B. Wetherill’s and Thomas Duncan’s African Expedition. In 1923, two of Lafayette’s leading personalities traveled the length of Africa documenting their expedition with journal entries and photographs. Hear about their journey and the way it impacted people back home in Tippecanoe County.
“Wine and Tippecanoe”. Being the owner of Wild Cat Creek Winery means that you must be prepared to do everything. You must be there because your guests want to meet you. You created something that did not exist, and now it has a heartbeat of its own. It is demanding but the greatest feeling ever! Join Ms. Black as we dive into the history of wine in Tippecanoe.
Complimentary wine and cheese provided by Wild Cat Creek Winery.