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Local Historians to be Honored

(La Porte County, IN) - Some local history experts will be recognized next week.

 

The Historian of the Year program is scheduled for September 20 at 7 p.m. at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum on U.S. 35 on the southern edge of La Porte.

 

Greg Fruth will be honored for his many years in education at La Porte High School and for teaching local history to his students through research projects.

 

Teams of his students worked on various themes on La Porte County history and created projects that were shared and presented to local groups within the community, said La Porte County Historian Bruce Johnson.

 

Local photographer Mark Williams is a volunteer taking pictures of various groups and organizations promoting and preserving the history of the community.

 

These groups and organizations include the La Porte County Fair, Pioneerland, Farm Bureau, the Rumely/Allis Chalmers Museum, and the La Porte County Historical Society Museum.

 

All society members and the public are welcome to attend.

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