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Five Medals: His Life and Times

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Hear Mike Judson share fascinating stories of Five Meals, a prominent regional leader, and view numerous artifacts from the 1812 era.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hear Mike Judson share fascinating stories of Five Meals, a prominent regional leader, and view numerous artifacts from the 1812 era.

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Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

tallow

Heritage Skills: Tallow

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cube at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Cooking and Food
Age Group:
Adults

Heritage Skills, an informative and interactive program for adults
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Heritage Skills, an informative and interactive program for adults
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle.

Evie's History Bytes

All Day
Podcast Platform at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Martha is joined by Jeanne Focht  

Episode Name: Antiquing in Nappanee 

Virtual Event
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Podcast Platform
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Martha is joined by Jeanne Focht  

Episode Name: Antiquing in Nappanee 

Brown Bag Lunch Series

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Heritage Collection Staff for lunch! Grab your lunch and come and learn about Nappanee History. Each month, we will be discussing and discovering a different topic. 

Topic: Understanding our Land 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Join the Heritage Collection Staff for lunch! Grab your lunch and come and learn about Nappanee History. Each month, we will be discussing and discovering a different topic. 

Topic: Understanding our Land 

Maggie Book Bites Podcast

Maggie's Book Bites Podcast

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Podcast Platform at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Teens 12-18, Adults

Listen to the newest episode of Maggie's Book Bites. Maggie and her book-loving guests will be talking about all things books - The good, the bad, favorites, and books we are looking forward to. Listen for reviews and recommendations.

Virtual Event
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Podcast Platform
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Listen to the newest episode of Maggie's Book Bites. Maggie and her book-loving guests will be talking about all things books - The good, the bad, favorites, and books we are looking forward to. Listen for reviews and recommendations.

Genealogy Club

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Get help researching your family history using library genealogy resources.
Drop in. No registration needed.

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Get help researching your family history using library genealogy resources.
Drop in. No registration needed.

Pokégnek Bodéwadmik, The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians: Survival and Revival through Storytelling

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Dr. John Low, Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University and citizen of the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi, will lead a discussion on the Potawatomi in northwest Indiana with a focus on the Nappanee area. 

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dr. John Low, Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University and citizen of the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi, will lead a discussion on the Potawatomi in northwest Indiana with a focus on the Nappanee area. 

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

elderberry syrup

Heritage Skills: Elderberry Syrup

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Cube at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Cooking and Food
Age Group:
Adults

Heritage Skills, an informative and interactive program for adults
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Heritage Skills, an informative and interactive program for adults
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle.

Maggie Book Bites Podcast

Maggie's Book Bites Podcast

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Podcast Platform at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Teens 12-18, Adults

Listen to the newest episode of Maggie's Book Bites. Maggie and her book-loving guests will be talking about all things books - The good, the bad, favorites, and books we are looking forward to. Listen for reviews and recommendations.

Virtual Event
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Podcast Platform
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Listen to the newest episode of Maggie's Book Bites. Maggie and her book-loving guests will be talking about all things books - The good, the bad, favorites, and books we are looking forward to. Listen for reviews and recommendations.

vinegar

Heritage Skills: Crafting Vinegar

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Cube at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Cooking and Food
Age Group:
Adults

Heritage Skills, an informative and interactive program for adults
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle.

Learn how to brew different types of vinegar. 

Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Heritage Skills, an informative and interactive program for adults
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle.

Learn how to brew different types of vinegar. 

Brown Bag Lunch Series

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Heritage Collection Staff for lunch! Grab your lunch and come and learn about Nappanee History. Each month, we will be discussing and discovering a different topic. 

Topic: Henry Frazier

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Join the Heritage Collection Staff for lunch! Grab your lunch and come and learn about Nappanee History. Each month, we will be discussing and discovering a different topic. 

Topic: Henry Frazier

Genealogy Club

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Adults

Get help researching your family history using library genealogy resources.
Drop in. No registration needed.

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Get help researching your family history using library genealogy resources.
Drop in. No registration needed.

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

minnie pearl

Who Was Minnie Pearl?

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Always wearing a straw hat with $1.98 price tag hanging from it, Minnie Pearl was a well known comedian and country singer who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Always wearing a straw hat with $1.98 price tag hanging from it, Minnie Pearl was a well known comedian and country singer who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years.

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

bee keeper

Michiana Bee Keepers

Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping