From September to Thanksgiving weekend, the Westchester Township History Museum will have its first Westchester at War exhibit, a series of annual exhibits that highlight Westchester Township residents at home and abroad during times of war and uncertain times of peace.

This year’s exhibit will focus on World War II servicemen and women and activities on the home front, such as those of the Forget Me Not Club. The museum needs help creating an exhibit that will accurately portray life at home and at war. It has some artifacts from the war period — including numerous ration books, newspapers and one diary — but there are probably many WWII artifacts in local homes from Westchester servicemen and women.

Museum officials would like to borrow letters, uniforms, papers, signs, photographs and more from this period that are specifically tied to Westchester Township. Local WWII veterans and residents who have memories of the time are invited to participate in an upcoming oral history project. The museum will be collecting oral histories focusing on Westchester Township and its WWII-era veterans through August. Anyone interested in loaning or donating items or being interviewed for the oral history project should come by the museum, 700 W. Porter Ave., or call (219) 983-9715, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .