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Museum Hosts Fifth History Camp

June 17, 2011

There are still openings left for campers in The Westchester Township History Museum’s fifth annual summer history camp, All Aboard the Westchester Express!. The camp will run July 12-15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.and is free of charge.

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern locomotive and depot in Chesterton, c. 1914

Students entering fourth and fifth grades and living in the Duneland School district are invited to join the museum staff for an exciting week exploring area railroad history.  The campers will make model trains, hear about local train wrecks, play games, take a train ride, meet Mitch Markovitz (creator of many South Shore posters and a former South Shore engineer), learn about and design model railroads, and make new friends. Fun activities and hands-on projects will fill each day.

Pre-registration at the museum is necessary as the event is limited to 16 campers.  Students who will be in fourth and fifth grades in the fall are invited to sign up at the Westchester Township History Museum, 700 West Porter Avenue, Chesterton. Parents or guardians are asked to register in person at the museum. No registrations will be accepted over the phone.

Westchester Township History Museum, an educational and cultural service of Westchester Public Library, is open to the public free of charge Wednesday – Sunday and by appointment.  For more information, please call the museum at 983-9715.