01/07/2026
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’d like to invite all our FB friends to consider supporting the work of the Culver Historical Society with a membership for 2026. Annual dues, Fundraiser tickets, and gifts underwrite the Society’s efforts “to continue its legacy of keeping history alive.”
In 2025, that meant presenting six public programs (including our joint work with the Culver-Union Township Public Library on Stories and Stones), leading staff in-service days for the CUTPL and for our colleagues at the Marshall County Historical Society, and taking AP US History students from the Culver Academies on a walking tour.
The Society’s Maxinkuckee Village Committee installed a new historical marker, to be dedicated this summer, at the northwest corner of the Maxinkuckee Country Club, while our Heritage Park continues to be a central part of the Main Street business district.
Board member Jeff Kenney and our Administrator, James Mechling-Smith, have made recordings of many Society events available on the Society’s YouTube channel, at: https://www.youtube.com//videos
For 2026, the Program Committee plans a May program on the cultural history of Maxinkuckee Village, and one in June by Col. Kelly Jordan on the subject of his new biography, Culver Superintendent Brigadier General Leigh R. Gignilliat. In July, Jeff and I will present about how Culver celebrated the Fourth on previous major anniversaries, while the August program will focus on pioneer ladies of Union Township whose fathers were Revolutionary War patriots. Stories and Stones will return in September.
We also plan to introduce two new physical publications for next summer: Shannon Rezek, Jeff Kenney, and I are working on a historical exploration activity book for kids, while Steve Sturman, Jeff, and I will be preparing a glossy magazine for grown-ups, including feature articles, a look back over last year’s programs, and a President’s report on last year’s business. We hope to have both items out by Memorial Day, 2026.
The Board has adopted a three-level dues structure for the year:
$50: Household—includes the new Society almanac, the children’s activity/exploration book, and a $10 discount on tickets to the August Fundraiser.
$25: Educator—a special rate for teachers, with the same benefits as Household membership.
Free: Student—includes member’s choice of one or the other of the two new publications.
You can join using PayPal or Venmo with our secure on-line registration form at https://www.culverahs.com/membership/: or, if you prefer, send a check to Culver Historical Society, P. O. Box 125, Culver, Indiana 46511, and (if you are not a renewing member) provide the following information:
Pre-nominal (Dr., The Rev., etc.)
First name(s)
Last name
Post-nominal (Ph.D., Jr., etc.)
Primary Street Address
Primary City, State and ZIP Code
Summer Street Address (if different)
Summer City, State and ZIP Code (if different)
Email
Phone
Very best wishes,
John+
The Very Rev. John Wm. Houghton, Ph.D.
President
Culver Historical Society
[email protected]
219-649-0019
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