The museum is “beginning to look a lot like Christmas”. By the time you read this, the trees and other decorations should all be in place. Our very creative Bonnie Coffel is using the
theme of “Christmas Trees Through the Years”. The museum will be open for viewing the trees during regular museum hours, Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 ...

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All cemetery books, including Cemetery Locations. are now back in print.  

Limited copies of some other books are available.  We hope to have all books available by Christmas. 

Call the museum to check for availability.

History books make great Christmas gifts!

There will not be monthly program meetings during the winter months.  Watch for information about meeting resuming in the spring.

Several antique brass medallions honoring wars from the Civil War through Iraqi Freedom are for sale at the museum for $5 each. These were manufactured in Portland by The Falcon Mint.

As mentioned last month, we have several yearbooks from the former high schools for sale for $5.00 each. These are copies which have been donated, but we already have. Most are Tifoons and Typhoons from Portland High School, but some others are available. Call to see if we have what you are wanting, as our supply changes frequently.

We also have some ...

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The bright red “Only Jay in the USA” t-shirts have been selling well. An order for eight shirts was sent to California before Christmas. These shirts tell everyone that Jay County, which was named after the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay, is the only Jay County in the United States.

The shirts are available in crew or V-neck and ...

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A home-made wooden two-wheeled cart has been added to the museum’s collection. It was used by Jesse and Cora (May) Locker on their farm a mile north of Salamonia until they quit milking. Twice a day, the Lockers milked five or six cows by hand and then poured the milk through a strainer, which removed any impurities, into ten-gallon milk cans. This cart, which held ...

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