Local links and information

The Cole Porter Festival
The local festival honoring Peru native Cole Porter.  The festival is held annually on the weekend nearest June 9th (Cole's birthday).  Fun for all ages!

The Cole Porter Birthplace
See the history and details of THIS home!... the ongoing restoration process; what's been done and what's coming soon!

The Cole Porter Online Archive
Created in collaboration with his family, this is THE definitive site for all things Cole Porter!

Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre, Inc.
The local civic theatre troupe formed in 1964 in memory of of vaudevillian and Peru native John Siguard "Ole" Olsen.

Northern Indiana Community Foundation
The NICF is a public trust, a public charity that gives donors flexible and tax-effective ways to ensure their charitable giving. Operating under state and federal laws, they work to build substantial endowment funds for our community through contributions large and small.

 

Cole Porter - born in Peru, Indiana, June 9, 1891.