This museum not only gives a glimpse of life in old South Bend, it features travelling exhibits which look to be quite good. Unfortunately, we arrived in between exhibits, but we still were able to happily spend a couple hours in this beautiful museum. DO NOT MISS the tour of the magnificent Copshaholm house, built by the historic Oliver family.... More

another little gem found by accident. The house tour is a bit long, but very interesting. The basement exhibits of the progression of common items from old to new (bowl and spoon to food processor) is very well done and would be of particular interest to younger visitors. More

We've been members of the Northern Indiana Center for History off and on (mostly on) for over a decade. When the kids were younger we'd take them to the museum winter weekends to play in the Kidsfirst Children's Museum, a big room in the basement, which was recently refurbished but now has much more limited hours. There they'd play with... More

It was a little surprising to find this museum. We parked in front of a large Victorian home, and walked to the location behind it. There's loads of parking behind this building, but no signs. The museum is basically a collection of photographs with history information added, and some period artifacts. There was an initial charge for one area, and... More

I have lived in South bend all my life, but this is the first time I visited the museum and Copshaholm home with my son's third grade class. The tour guide was so knowledgable and the grounds were well kept. I would highly recommend this place. More