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To tea or not to tea, that is the question. Let’s do! Be enchanted with Shakespeare at this tea presented by The History Museum. You will be shown to your table, festive with decorations. This one-of-a-kind experience offers a menu of savories, sweets, and classic teas, and includes visits to the exhibit Full Circle: Shakespearean Culture at Notre Dame. Tickets are $25/general; $20/members; and $20/youth 4-17. Reservations are required by September 19 and can be made online by clicking here or by calling 574.235.9664.

6:00 p.m. – Cocktail Reception
7:30 p.m. – Dinner
Join The History Museum in honoring the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. The elegant evening will take place under a tent in the Historic Oliver Gardens of the Oliver Mansion. Tickets are $300 per person. Underwriting tables are available, beginning at $3,000 for a table of 8. Attire is Business Formal. Seating is limited. Reservations are required; contact Randy Ray, 574.235.9664, ext. 227 or

The History Museum is joining with institutions across the country to participate in “Museum Day,” presented by Smithsonian magazine. Visitors who present a Museum Day Admission Card receive free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that day. The Admission Card is available at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.

Kristie Erickson, Deputy Executive Director, explores the history of the recently reconstructed Tea House, one of the iconic structures of the Historic Oliver Gardens. A tour of the Tea House will be offered. Admission is $3 or $1 for members. Reservations are required by September 30. Insights in History is sponsored by Tuesley, Hall, Konopa, LLP.

It’s 1958 and a visitor from Scotland, MacKenzie Wilson—also known as Lady Mac—has been found dead. Apparently poisoned by a glass of wine, she is clutching a note that reads: “…and thus the whirligig of time…” Who had possible motives for committing this crime? Was it the two gentlemen from Verona? How about the lovebirds whose families are at odds with each other?  Participants will need to listen carefully to all the clues to discover the villain at The History Museum’s Mystery at the Mansion. Tickets are $20/adults, $15/members, and $13.50/youth and reservations are strongly recommended. Purchase tickets online by clicking here.

It’s 1958 and a visitor from Scotland, MacKenzie Wilson—also known as Lady Mac—has been found dead. Apparently poisoned by a glass of wine, she is clutching a note that reads: “…and thus the whirligig of time…” Who had possible motives for committing this crime? Was it the two gentlemen from Verona? How about the lovebirds whose families are at odds with each other?  Participants will need to listen carefully to all the clues to discover the villain at The History Museum’s Mystery at the Mansion. Tickets are $20/adults, $15/members, and $13.50/youth and reservations are strongly recommended. Purchase tickets online by clicking here.