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Jay County Heritage Festival
Posted by Chris Harris in Heritage Festivals - Past, Other Events
The 9th Annual Jay County Heritage Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 2 at the Jay County Historical Museum grounds. The theme of this year’s event is From Farm to Factory–The History of Manufacturing in Jay County. As usual, admission to the festival is free!
On the menu are the customary ham and beans and corn bread on Saturday and chili on Sunday, both cooked over the open fire. In Jay County tradition, foot long hotdogs will also be available. These were the idea of Mrs. Nellie Smith of Redkey, who first served them at the Indiana State Fair. Also on the menu are porkburgers, carmel corn, strawberry shortcake, an ice cream Sundae bar, cotton candy, apple fritters, and other goodies.
The children’s area will include the usual pumpkin painting, leather crafts, tin punching, hoop rolling, and walking on stilts, along with other activities–all free of charge. A second stage will be added here for programs of special interest to the children.
Returning after a year’s absence, the popular Voyagers Drum and Fife Corps from Lafayette will be appearing on Sunday. Also returning from last year are Les Gustafson-Zook, a multi-instrumentalist, the Jay Community Band, and Joan Witherspoon’s Harmony String Band.
Appearing for the first time will be storyteller, Carol Knarr, the Robotics Team from Jay County High School, and the Asbury Bells, a handbell choir from the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland.
Along with the usual reenactors, demonstrators, and crafters who will be returning from last year, will be a stone grist mill and an exhibit from the Indiana Bee Keepers Association. The lawn at the Gilpin Annex will again be filled with antique tractors and farm machinery.
Displays of industries, past and present, will be located inside and outside of the museum, along with a Power Point presentation in the museum. Nurses will again be in the medical room to answer questions, and classes will be conducted in the schoolroom.
Next to the booth staffed by the Historical Society will be an area where guests may greet various Jay County authors and have books autographed.
A Meet and Greet area will be available on Sunday afternoon for festival goers to talk with Jack Imel, Portland native and retired star of the Lawrence Welk Show and his wife, the former Norma Denney.
As in past years, Jane Spencer is preparing a book about early manufacturing in Jay County which will be available for purchase at the festival.
Naas Canning Factory and Gillum Memorabilia
Posted by Chris Harris in Museum Open House
The Jay County Historical Museum will be open for visitors on Sundays August 7 and 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. As always, admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
A new display this month features items from the Naas Canning Factory and other local industries.
Coming in early August and staying through September will be a display prepared by Dr. Eugene Gillum, featuring family history and items from his professions and hobbies. Dr. Gillum’s display will outline his medical accomplishments, his military career, samples of his rock collecting and polishing, and his interest in aviation, including the first airplane he bought as a child.
Watch for future announcements about these displays.
History on Display at Jay County Fair
Posted by Chris Harris in Other Events
Visit the Jay County Fair Historical Display in the Women’s Building during the Big Jay County Fair, July 22 – 30, 2011!
Jay County Fair Board member, Rosie Grapner, takes charge of the Women’s Building in the fairgrounds each year. Several months ago she started collecting information about the history of the fair to be displayed in the Women’s Building. The Jay County Fair began in 1853 and the current fair system started in 1871. Be sure to visit the display in the Women’s Building. You are in for a treat!
And don’t forget to visit the Jay County Historical Society at our booth in the Round House!
Annual Picnic Meeting Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30 PM
Posted by Tom Young in Museum Events
| July 19, 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
The meeting this month will be the Annual Picnic at the Museum. Everyone is invited to bring a covered dish to share and enjoy a relaxing evening.
Home and Garden Tours and Garden Party
Posted by Chris Harris in Museum Events, Other Events
| June 12, 2011 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
A new feature sponsored by JCHS this year is a Home & Garden Tour & Garden Party on Sunday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature tours of several Portland area homes and gardens as well as a Garden Party with light refreshments and drawing for a door prize at the home of Barry and Elizabeth Hudson. The door prize is an overnight stay at the Holiday Inn Express of Portland.
Included on the tour are the homes and gardens of Hugh and Sabrina Kelly and Don and Jane Spencer, the home, garden, and barn of Barry and Elizabeth Hudson, and the home in the barn of Darlene Schell. Another stop is Randy and Ramonda Fisher’s renovated school house and garden playground with several figures carved from tree trunks.
Those inviting visitors to tour their gardens are Fred and Virginia DeHoff, Larry and Alice Paxson, and master gardener Dale and Ruth Ann Widman. The tour will also include the orchid greenhouse of John Elwood and possibly other locations to be announced.
Tickets for the event are $10 and may be purchased after May 25th at the following locations: Cook’s Nursery & Trim, Country Creek Primitives, Holiday Inn Express, Jay County Chamber of Commerce, Jay County Historical Museum, Locker’s Touch of Country, Remember When, Strohl’s Appliances, The Flower Nook, and The Gilded Willow.
A committee chaired by Sandy Bubp is being assisted by the Plant, Hoe, and Hope Garden Club in planning this event. Proceeds will go to the Jay County Historical Society to help preserve our county’s history and genealogy.
Click the link below for more information:
Next Museum Open House is May 22! FREE ADMISSION!
Posted by Tom Young in Museum Open House
The Portland Rockets Baseball Team is featured at the museum in a new display prepared by Rockets president and head coach, Randy Miller. The display includes the Rockets’ championship banner from the first nationally sanctioned title in 1985, trophies, pictures, old and current hats and uniforms, posters, a Hall of Fame bat presented to former coach Ray Miller who was the first inductee in the Indiana Semi-pro Baseball Hall of Fame, and other items.
A large display of Barbie dolls from the collection of Kathleen McClung and her daughter Shannon Sadler is also featured at the museum through June. This is a must-see for every little girl or child at heart!
Many of the items which came to us from the original DAR collection in the Jay County Courthouse are being displayed in the horseshoe showcase in the back part of the museum. These date back to the earliest days of Jay County.
Additional pieces of Indiana Glass from Dunkirk have been added to last year’s display, along with information on the history of the glass industry.
A studio camera used by Portland photographer Roy Hunt in the 1930s is part of a display showing the development of photography. Other cases throughout the museum feature old toys and dolls from the museum collection and several old school newspapers.
Besides the Sunday open house times, displays may be viewed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday each week. Please visit us! Open House hours are from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. ADMISSION is FREE!
Museum Open House
Posted by Chris Harris in Museum Events, Museum Open House
| July 10, 2011 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Monthly Program Meeting
Posted by Chris Harris in Monthly Program Meetings, Museum Events
| June 21, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Museum Open House
Posted by Chris Harris in Museum Events, Museum Open House
| June 19, 2011 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
