Housed in the historic Brown Mansion, the Westchester Township History Museum offers a variety of activities and research opportunities for local residents, area visitors, and researchers.
You may be asked to wait approximately minutes for entry. For more information or to schedule, call or email museum wpl. Our temporary exhibits celebrate different elements of area history; these exhibits change approximately every four months.
Access our collection of digitized photographs. Les and Mary Pratt Local History Archives include maps, phone books, newspapers, and other materials highlighting local people, places, and businesses. Prairie Club Archives include papers, photos, scrapbooks, and more from this Chicago-based group that was active in the Indiana dunes from into the s. Chesterton Tribune Photo Archives include historic Duneland images published in the local newspaper.
Professional help with your family history research, including assistance with Ancestry. Details are transcribed as they appear in original records; information in italics was added by the Museum for clarification.
Question marks indicate that the original writing is illegible. For a scan or copy of original records, contact the Museum with the name and date as it appears in the index. John B. Email educator wpl. Annual Holiday Closures. Westchester Township History Museum. Hours of operation. Our permanent exhibit highlights local history from prehistoric times to today.
