Hazel Harrison, born in LaPorte and a 1902 graduate of LPHS, was a renowned classical pianist in both America and Europe. She later taught piano at Tuskegee Institute and Howard University. (Photo courtesy africanamericanregistry.org)
In honor of Black History Month, LaPorte County Historian Fern Eddy Schultz will present “Early Black History of LaPorte County” on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. at the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum.
Fern will give the history on schools, churches, Civil War veterans, businessmen, a world-renowned female pianist, and much more.
The monument for African-American Civil War soldier William Banks in Patton Cemetery.
The museum is located at 2405 Indiana Ave., LaPorte, and is handicapped accessible. There is no charge for the program; regular museum admission price of just a few dollars will be collected.
For more information, visit www.laportecountyhistory.org, call (219) 324-6767 and email feschultz@laportecountyhistory.org.