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The Thorntown Heritage Museum The museum showcases the history of Thorntown. Open Saturdays 11-4, Memorial Day through last day of the Festival of Turning Leaves.

Call for a tour outside of those hours! Owned by Thorntown Public Library, operated by Sugar Creek Historical Society.

Thorntown comes alive for Halloween! Don't forget to stop by the museum for FREE magic shows and CANDY!
10/19/2026

Thorntown comes alive for Halloween! Don't forget to stop by the museum for FREE magic shows and CANDY!

This post might make you a little hungry... It's ! So we thought we would share two recipes from the Thorntown Sesquice...
10/17/2026

This post might make you a little hungry... It's !

So we thought we would share two recipes from the Thorntown Sesquicentennial Cookbook! These recipes look mostly unchanged today.

Like these recipes and want to see more? There are two copies available to check out at Thorntown Public Library !

Here is this week's answer!! This is our Civil War Surgeon's Kit. Although if you ask our volunteers, none of us are s...
10/15/2026

Here is this week's answer!!

This is our Civil War Surgeon's Kit. Although if you ask our volunteers, none of us are sure we want to go anywhere near those scary looking tools!

Did you get it right?

This week's is a popular one during out tours! Do you know what era this crazy kit is from? Let us know in the comment...
10/14/2026

This week's is a popular one during out tours!

Do you know what era this crazy kit is from? Let us know in the comments. We will have your answer on Thursday!

Today . We want to know what questions YOU have about our archives at the museum and Thorntown Public Library! Share al...
10/14/2026

Today . We want to know what questions YOU have about our archives at the museum and Thorntown Public Library!

Share all of your questions below, and we will try to answer them all!

It's now October... and you know what that means! We are once again opening our doors Halloween night for trick or treat...
10/13/2026

It's now October... and you know what that means!

We are once again opening our doors Halloween night for trick or treating a FREE magic show with Magician Marc Lehman! Come visit us if you dare!

Today we recognize . The holiday, only recognized in 17 states, not including Indiana, began as a way to honor the cul...
10/12/2026

Today we recognize . The holiday, only recognized in 17 states, not including Indiana, began as a way to honor the culture, history and resilience of Indigenous Peoples in North America. This replaces Columbus Day in many communities.

We honor this day at Thorntown Heritage Museum, as the original settlers of our community were the Eel River Miami Tribe. This photo here, shows a celebration at the Festival of the Turning Leaves in 1987 under the Society for the Preservation of Our Indian Heritage, our founding organization's original name.

We had a great year. But we want to know what we can do better! Is it our open hours? Different events? Different displa...
10/10/2026

We had a great year. But we want to know what we can do better!

Is it our open hours? Different events? Different displays?

Tell us what YOU want to see at the museum in 2027!

Next week is the Sugar Creek Historical Society's Annual Meeting! Museum Coordinator Kirsten will be sharing a highly re...
10/09/2026

Next week is the Sugar Creek Historical Society's Annual Meeting! Museum Coordinator Kirsten will be sharing a highly requested program on Quakers and their role in the American Revolution.

Join us at 7 p.m. in the Thorntown Public Library's Guinn Room. Simple snacks will be provided. This is a great opportunity to see what our parent organization is all about!

Address

124 W Main Street
Thorntown, IN
46071

Opening Hours

11am - 4pm

Telephone

(765) 436-7348

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