Happy 4th of July from the Griffith Historical Society!
Our Hess Express Barrel Train has been a proud 4th of July parade participant for almost 10 years! 
And thanks to Strack & Van Til for donating candy for the parade!! 
Happy 4th!
The Hess Express Out and About!
Had a great time again with our Hess Express Barrel Train atย Munster’sย 27th Annual Nationalย Night Outย Against Crime Celebration on August 2nd. Thank you to the Munster Police Department and Officer James Ghrist for inviting us to be part of it. And to top it off, the train made it into The Times newspaper, too, with member Craig Hoot driving it!
New Historical Society Events!
Open House at our Franklin Center Museum, followed by our first Historical Walking Tour.
September 11th – 6 pm
Join us as we tour Broad Streetโs 100 N and 100 S blocks to learn about some old-time businesses, the railroads and early Griffith citizens. This is a first for us, but a couple more tours are planned in coming weeks.
The Hess Express is running at the Fall Harvest Craft Festival in Central Park.
September 28-29 – 10 to 5 pm, weather permitting.
The Hess Express is running at Griffithโs Octoberfest in Central Park.
October 4, 5 & 6 – weather permitting. Friday – 4 pm to dusk; Saturday and Sunday – 1 pm to dusk.๏ฟผ
A new Fun Fall event coming in late October. More details coming soon.
December – Santa dates To Be Announced in November.
The Hess Express Returns!
If itโs late spring, it must be time for The Hess Express barrel train to start running at Central Market!
Central Market begins on May 10th, and our train will be there then, and every week until September, weather permitting. Rides cost only $2.
So bring the kids and grandkids to ride the train, and maybe buy a few Super 7 Raffle tickets, too!
The raffle is so named because it runs seven months, from now to mid-November and whatever we collect, we will split with the winner.
Tickets are $2, or 3 for $5, and will be available for purchase at our Central Market booth every Friday the train is running.
We will also be selling Super 7 tickets when the train runs at:ย
- Broad Street Blues & BBQ Festival, June 28,29,30thย
- Public Safety and Community Day on August 24th
- Rock & Rails Street Festival over Labor Day weekend
- Griffith Octoberfest, October 4th to 6th
