Country Corner Gift Shop revisited at museum
Every season, the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum highlights a business fondly remembered from the past or a current business which has become a favorite with residents.
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Local History 3-day Series This Weekend
Chautauqua-Wawasee and Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum are collaborating to offer the fifth annual series of three programs as part of the museum’s “Digging Through History” as part of September Archaeology Month.
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Local History Three-Day Series Return
Chautauqua-Wawasee and Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum are collaborating to offer the fifth-annual series of three programs as part of the museum’s “Digging Through History” during September Archaeology Month.
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Oakwood Resort Boat Has A New Captain At The Helm
This summer Oakwood has had a new crew manning its resort boat during its weekend cruises around Lake Wawasee.
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Major players in the Centennial presentation
The Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum presented a Centennial program “A Sportsman’s Paradise” Saturday, July 8, featuring the creation of Lake Papakeechie by the Northern Indiana Improvement Company which led to the development of the Wawasee State Fish Hatchery.
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Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum Hosting Centennial Program July 8
The Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum will be hosting its first Centennial program of the summer.
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Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum Hosting Special Events
When visiting the lakes community this summer, consider taking a step back in time.
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‘A Sportsman’s Paradise,’ Creation Of The Wawasee State Fish Hatchery
The creation of Lake Papakeechie by the Northern Indiana Improvement Company led to the development of the Wawasee State Fish Hatchery.
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Seth Ward To Be Featured During Centennial Celebrity Program
Seth Seaton Ward, “Grand Old Man of Lake Wawasee,” will be featured by Ann Garceau during the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum’s Centennial Celebrity program at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Syracuse Community Center across from Lakeside Park.
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Chautauqua Announces Upcoming Program Schedule
Chautauqua-Wawasee has completed plans for the 2022 season of programs.
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First In-State Grant Awarded To Digitally Preserve Newspapers
A new project is underway between the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum and the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library and it is the first of its kind in the state of Indiana.
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Kroh And Crow Families Featured In Centennial Homes Program
The Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum’s second Centennial Homes program of the summer will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14. in the Syracuse Community Center.
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Lake Wawasee – “Did You Know?” Cruise To Set Sail Oct. 10
Chautauqua-Wawasee has asked local historian Ann Garceau of the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, and Erin Lomax of the Smithsonian Institute to share their knowledge of “What’s in the Depths of Lake Wawasee?” This historic boat cruise aboard the Lillypad will take place from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.
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A Look At Women’s Suffrage In Indiana With Marsha Miller
Over the past month, area residents have learned quite a bit about the woman’s suffrage movement which began in 1848 and culminated with the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote on Aug. 26, 1920.
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Mapping Indiana Women’s Suffrage Movement At Oakwood Resort
The women’s suffrage movement spanned decades. In 1911, the Woman’s Franchise League of Indiana was formed and became the propelling force for the right to vote. Women from all walks of life participated in the many marches, campaigns and demonstrations that finally resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
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Helen Gougar: Lawyer, Reformer And Women’s Rights Advocate
Helen Mar Jackson Gougar (1843-1907) was an advocate for women’s suffrage as a lawyer, writer and lecturer.
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