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Posted by Tom Young in Our Collections
About 1,000 items which had been originally displayed in the Daughters’ of the American Revolution room at the Jay County Courthouse and several large wooden and glass showcases were brought to the museum to begin our collection.
We have a large framed collection of graduating class pictures from the eight high schools which once covered the county. These are a focal point for individuals and families wanting to remember old friends or family members.
Our medical room contains a variety of medical and dental apparatus and instruments. We also have an iron lung which was used locally during the polio outbreak which devastated Jay County in the late 1940′s and early 1950′s.
The History of the Interurban in Jay County
Posted by Tom Young in Society News
March 25, 2009
We had a standing room only crowd for our program on the interurban. President Kay Locker updated those attending on the goings on at the Society and then turned the program over to Tom Young. Tom gave a short explanation of our new website and showed everyone how to navigate around it. He then presented the slide show and DVD as described below. After the show there were refreshments served by Luetta Bowen. Thanks to all who attended.
Are you fortunate enough to remember the Muncie & Portland Traction Co.’s interurban cars which ran through Albany, Dunkirk and Redkey, as well?
They operated from 1906 to 1930. The tracks, power lines, and some buildings were around for a long time after. If you don’t remember or simply want to know more about this nostalgic time in Jay County’s history, come to our program meeting Tuesday, March 24, to watch a slide show of those times. The pictures are accompanied by snippets of music actually recorded in those early days. There will also be a movie showing interurban cars in action and stations from Northern Indiana routes which operated into the 1940’s. The slide show is short. The movie will run during refreshment time, and you can stay and watch as much or as little of it as you wish. As always, admission is free. Please join us.
Location: Jay County Historical Museum, 903 E. Main St., Portland, IN
Contact info: 260-726-7168
