Potawatomi Trail Festival and Caravan
The 33rd Trail of Courage Living History Festival will be held on Sept. 20 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday on the grounds of the Fulton County Historical Society on U.S. 31 north of Rochester.

Frontier Indiana comes alive with music and dance on two stages, Indian dances, pre-1840 crafts and trading, foods cooked over wood fires, contests, goats and horses, muzzleloader shoots, cannon demonstrations and canoe rides on the Tippecanoe River.

Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children ages six to 11, and free for children ages five and under. 

For more information on this event, contact the Fulton County Museum at (574) 223-4436 or fchs@rtcol.com, or visit  www.icss.net/~fchs.

On Sept. 22, the day after the Trail of Courage Living History Festival, the Trail of Death Commemorative Caravan will start out on its 660 mile trek to travel the original route from north central Indiana to eastern Kansas.

The group will meet at the Fulton County Museum at 8 a.m. on Sept. 22, then will caravan to the Chief Menominee statue south of Plymouth for a special ceremony at 9 a.m. in which George Schricker will sing the song he wrote, about Menominee, The Man Who Would Not Sign.

The public is invited to the ceremony at the Chief Menominee Monument and also to come along with the caravan as far as they wish, half a day or all the way, 660 miles to Kansas. The first day they will eat lunch at Logansport hospital, visit the Wabash and Erie Canal Center in Delphi, and spend the night in Lafayette. They will be traveling in cars and staying in motels in each town:

• Springfield, Ill. on Sept. 23
• Quincy, Ill. on Sept. 24
• Moberly, Mo. on Sept. 25
• Independence, Mo. on Sept. 26
• Lawrence, Kan. on Sept. 27

To register for the caravan or for a complete itinerary, visit http://www.potawatomi-tda.org/, or contact Shirley Willard at (574) 223-2352 or the Fulton County Historical Society.

Program Honoring Starke County’s Last Civil War Veteran
William Wallace Garner will be recognized as Starke County’s Last Civil War Veteran in a special program that will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Knox.

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, David D. Porter Camp, will conduct the ceremony and will be assisted by Ed Hasnerl and Marvin Allen.

Mr. Garner, who was born in 1847, attended grammar school in Knox and enlisted at the age of 17 in Company D 29th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. This unit was engaged mainly in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. After the war, Mr. Garner returned to Knox, tried his hand at operating a general store known as the Bee Hive and then established The Enterprise, a forerunner to the Starke County Republican newspaper. Upon selling the newspaper, he joined the railroad and worked in their mail department in Chicago for many years. Later in life, Mr. Garner moved back to Knox and took up residence at the Home Hotel.

Each Veterans Day, Mr. Garner would march down to Crown Hill Cemetery and say a few words. Soon it became expected, and local residents looked forward to his presence. Mr. Garner made his last march July 4, 1940 and passed away just 3 months later at nearly 93 years of age. Uncle Billy, as he was known to everyone, is buried in the old section at Crown Hill with many of his fellow Civil War Veterans.

For more information call the Starke County Historical Society at (574) 772-5393.

Concert Featuring Traditional American Tunes
This event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library in Plainfield.

The Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society will perform on mountain and hammered dulcimers, guitars, auto harps, mandolins, fiddles and washboard. The Society, formed in 1971, recently presented the 34th Annual Eagle Creek Folk Music Festival in Indianapolis. 

Registration is required at (317) 839-6602, x 114 or at http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/.

2nd Annual Plymouth History Walk
This event from the Marshall County Historical Society Museum will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Oakhill Cemetery in Plymouth. 

With the support of the Marshall County Historical Museum, researchers from the Beta Delta Chapter of Tri Kappa have once again mined the archives to bring some of Plymouth’s early history to life. Local actors will be portraying former Plymouth residents who are buried in the oldest section of the cemetery. The event will raise awareness of life in mid-19th century Plymouth and will share some of the interesting stories and faces of Plymouth’s past. The Marshall County Historical Museum will be on hand, as well as Dr. Sue Rodgers of Earthworks, both with educational and fun information, demonstrations and displays for both adults and kids.

Parking is available at Miller’s Senior Living Center, and a shuttle will be provided to the tour site. Tours will head out at intervals and should last about 45 minutes, so guests are encouraged to arrive by 5:20 p.m. to ensure they enjoy the entire tour.

The event is free to the public, but free-will donations are accepted.

For more information call (574) 936-2306 or e-mail mchistory@mchistoricalsociety.org.

3rd Annual Buffalo Tro
This event will be held on Friday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Chief Richardville House, located at 5705 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne.

Since 2004 the History Center in Fort Wayne has thrilled audiences with its one-of-a-kind Buffalo Tro historical interpretation at the Chief Richardville House. In a unique combination of education, entertainment and food, the Buffalo Tro presents an introduction to Great Lakes Region Indian cooking, followed by the cooking of hearty buffalo steaks directly on a large bed of smoldering coals. The result is a tasty meal of traditional and contemporary Native American fares that guests and participants are not soon to forget! Coupled with music, Miami Indian cultural presentations, tours of the house and a silent auction, the History Center has made its annual Buffalo Tro the most memorable fundraiser in Fort Wayne for the past two years.

The cost is $50 per person.

RSVP to Kelly Coffee at (260) 426-2882 x 308 by September 19.

For more information, call the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit http://www.fwhistorycenter.com/.

41st Annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon
This event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park at 3129 S. River Road in West Lafayette.

The Feast of the Hunters' Moon is a re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans which took place at Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid 1700s. It is held annually in early autumn on the banks of the Wabash River, four miles southwest of West Lafayette.

Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more.

For handicapped accessibility, authorized vehicles may use the handicapped parking area located near the west entry gate. Handicapped accessible toilets are available. A handicapped accessible shuttle bus is available from the from the Purdue University parking lot. Please note that the terrain of the Feast grounds is uneven. Some programming is interpreted for the deaf. Large print versions of the schedule of events are available.

Except for assistance animals, no pets are permitted on the festival grounds during open hours. A free “Check-A-Pet” facility is available at the west gate.

If you are coming from outside Lafayette, we recommend you use the free parking available at the Purdue University Lot L - M, north of Ross-Ade Stadium at the corner of Northwestern and Cherry Lane. You can follow the signs for the Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium.

Shuttle Buses run continuously from the Stadium to the Feast from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on  Saturday and until 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Information on area accommodations and other general information can be obtained by calling the Lafayette/West Lafayette Convention and Visitors Bureau at (888) 841-3244.

For more information visit http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm.

Museum Day with the Gary Historical and Cultural Society
This event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Gary Land Company Building and Museum, located at 4th and Massachusetts streets in Gary.

The event is free to the public.

Museum Day is sponsored annually by Smithsonian magazine so that museums across the country can better reach out to broader audiences in their communities. The GHCS event will also premiere a special exhibit highlighting the accomplishments of a member of an historic Gary Family, The Bushemi Family, as well as other displays and exhibits.

Community members are encouraged to attend and bring their family or Gary local history photos and scrapbooks to share with others.

For further information, please contact Gary Historian and GHCS founder, Mrs. Dolly Millender at (219) 882-6873.

Museum Day at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville will participate in the 4th Annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine, by offering free general admission for the day.

Attendees must present Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry to participating institutions. The card is available in the Sept. 2008 issue of Smithsonian magazine or can be downloaded at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday. Listings and links to other participating museums and sponsors can also be found at the site.

For more information about the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum call (765) 362-5769 or visit http://www.ben-hur.com/index.html.

Voices of the Land: Music, Words and Images in Celebration of Regional Nature Writing
This event from the Westchester Township History Museum will take place on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Westchester Library Service Center located at 100 W. Indiana Ave. in Chesterton.

Joel Greenberg, writer, naturalist, environmental consultant and research assistant at the Field Museum will read from his new anthology of regional nature reading, Of Prairie, Woods, and Water, accompanied by nature photographs and the music of singer/songwriters Tom and Chris Kastle.

This presentation is in memory of Dunes naturalist and conservationist Lois Howes (1914 to 1985).

For more information contact the museum at (219) 983-9715.

Book Reading and Signing with Author Michael Martone
This event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. at the Fort Wayne History Center, located at 302 East Berry St. in Fort Wayne.

The event is free to the public.

Martone will be doing readings from his two new works which touch significantly on Fort Wayne, Double-Wide: Collected Fiction of Michael Martone, and Racing in Place.

Martone is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, including Seeing Eye, Pensées: The Thoughts of Dan Quayle, The Blue Guide To Indiana, Fort Wayne Is Seventh on Hitler's List, Safety Patrol, Michael Martone, and Alive and Dead in Indiana.

Martone was born and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English. He is also a graduate of The Writing Seminars of The Johns Hopkins University. He edits Story County Books, and is a Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Alabama, where he has been teaching since 1996. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with the poet Theresa Pappas and their two sons, Sam and Nick.

For more information, call (260) 426-2882.

Lincoln Highway Event in Historic New Carlisle
This celebration of the original route of the Lincoln Highway through New Carlisle will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11.

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association received grant funds from the national LHA to underwrite the fabrication for two Lincoln Highway interpretive kiosks. Kiosks will be placed in Warsaw and in New Carlisle. Historic New Carlisle coordinated the New Carlisle project that will add historical interest to the downtown shopping district. The kiosk will share the heritage of the Lincoln Highway with thousands of visitors each year. 

Special street banners will be displayed in celebration of this event and in honor of Abraham Lincoln. A reception will follow the dedication at the Inn at the Old Republic until 4 p.m. Come along to enjoy a house tour and refreshments. The Inn’s Gift Shop will be open and LH merchandise will be for sale. Attendees are invited to bring Lincoln Highway artifacts and memorabilia to share.

• At 10 a.m., a walking tour of New Carlisle’s National Register District led by Dana Groves, Ex. Director, HNC will take place. Meet at the Town Gazebo in Memorial Park.
  Lunch on Your Own
• At 2 p.m., the Lincoln Highway Kiosk Dedication will be held at City Hall, located at 124 E. Michigan St. (on old Lincoln Highway).
• A reception and open house at the Inn at the Old Republic will be held following the program.

The event is free to the public.

For additional information contact Jan Shupert-Arick, at janshupert@yahoo.com or (260) 452-8140.

For more information on the Lincoln Highway visit http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/.

Resources Available to Aid in Disaster Recovery
Heritage Emergency National Task Force resources help archives, libraries, historic sites, museums and the public cope with damage from disasters.

Submit damage reports and find contact information for state cultural and emergency management agencies at the Task Force Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2008 Web page at www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TFcurrent.html.

Each of the following is available from this central resource page:

• Expert advice for libraries, museums and the public on rescuing treasures from water damage is available as free streaming video. Practical tips on safety, salvage priorities and equipment help the viewer get started on the rescue of photographs, books, documents and other valued items.
• The award-winning Field Guide to Emergency Response and Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel provide clear and practical advice on dealing with disasters that affect cultural resources. An instructional DVD accompanies the Field Guide. A rapid collections assessment form and supply lists are available to download.
• Guide to Navigating FEMA and SBA Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions (in print or online) leads cultural institutions through the process of applying to FEMA and the Small Business Administration for assistance after major disasters. All of the necessary forms are included.
• Working with Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions (poster) provides practical advice on how to find and build relationships with local emergency responders, what responders need to know to better protect cultural institutions, and how to interact with emergency response professionals before, during and after an emergency.
• Save Your Treasures the Right Way provides simple guidelines for the public to help them salvage family photographs and other heirlooms. Streaming video illustrates the guidelines. Both resources are ideal for use online or in newspaper and newsletter articles.

The Task Force is a partnership of 40 national service organizations and federal agencies created to protect cultural heritage from the damaging effects of natural disasters and other emergencies. The Task Force was founded in 1995 and is co-sponsored by Heritage Preservation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Local Lutheran History Exhibit at the Dubois County Museum
All of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregations in Dubois County are participating in a month-long celebration of Lutheran history at the Dubois County Museum during October.

The exhibit will feature the story of Martin Luther and the Reformation, the faith tenets of Lutheranism, the arrival of German Lutheran settlers to Dubois County 160 years ago and displays from each current congregation, as well as the former Emanuel (Hill) Lutheran Church which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

On Sunday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m., a combined Lutheran choir will entertain museum guests and Rev. William Andrews will speak. Andrews is Pastor Emeritus of the area’s oldest Lutheran congregation, St. Paul, in Haysville.

Like the exhibit, this event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The Dubois County Museum is located at 2704 N. Newton St. (U.S. 231) on the north side of Jasper.  Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For additional information contact the museum at (812) 634-7733.

History Education Specialist - Web Manager at the Indiana Historical Bureau
The History Education Specialist, together with the Program Coordinator, form the Programs and Publications Division. Bureau programs and publications are achieved through a team approach, which encompasses all agency staff. Each History Education Specialist may take the lead for various functions in the job description. The incumbent of this position being advertised will be the manager of web functions for the agency.

History Education Specialists, along with other employees, play an active part in the planning, implementation and evaluation of Bureau programs, publications, activities and projects and advising the Director on various topics. Because of the small number of employees in the Bureau, the History Education Specialists, and other employees, are called upon to carry out various administrative duties necessary to the operation of the agency.

Position duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Participate as a member of the Historical Marker Program team
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of all Bureau program components.
• Participate in the development, research, writing and production of educational and other publications as assigned.
• Participate in long and short term planning for the agency.
• Interact with various constituents of Bureau programs, publications and activities.
• Market products for sale by the Bureau and create higher visibility for the agency.
• Carry out required administrative needs.

Qualifications:
Four years full-time professional experience in the development or coordination of an historical or cultural program. Substitutions: Accredited college training in any of the following areas may substitute for the required experience with a maximum substitution of four years. (Fifteen semester hours in Anthropology, Archaeology, Education, History or in a related area.)

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities include knowledge of and ability to carry out historical research in primary sources; to evaluate sources and evidence; to prepare accurate, clear, and concise narratives; to carry out the Web-related aspects of the job description (including familiarity with Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Adobe Illustrator, GoLive, Acrobat Professional); experience with databases; public programming and educational programming experience; knowledge of Indiana and U.S. history.

This job opportunity will be posted Friday, Sept. 19 in the State of Indiana Job Bank. It is in the Environment and Natural Resources job category with a posting title of History Education Specialist. The posting number is 559894.

You must apply before midnight on Oct. 3.

Please go to http://www.in.gov/spd/2334.htm for a full lob listing and to begin the process. You must include a copy of your resume in your online profile.

Applicants must also send their resume and a cover letter to pbennett@history.in.gov in addition to entering materials in the Job Bank.

Museum Educator with the Lake County Forest Preserves in Libertyville, Ill.
This position provides educational services at Lake County Discovery Museum and other District sites and schools.

Responsibilities include the development, presentation and evaluation of school and public programs. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in museum studies, education, history or closely related field.
• One year of experience in a museum setting with program coordination including audience analysis, program research and development, artifact interpretation techniques, script writing and public relations.
• Experience with volunteer recruitment and training.
• Must possess valid driver's license.

The hiring salary range is $40,804 to $50,524.

To apply, submit a resume or completed Forest Preserve employment application, available at http://www.lcfpd.org/ or the Lake County Forest Preserve District, Human Resources Department, 2000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL  60048.

Applications must be received by Oct. 3, 2008.

Historian II – Collections Manager with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
This is professional work that involves thorough research, interpretation, preservation and presentation of Mississippi's history and the history of the Manship House Museum.

The starting hourly rate is $14.47 plus benefits.

The deadline for receiving applications is Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Care of the museum buildings, grounds and collection and collections management tasks including conducting historical research to identify artifacts, objects and records relating to the Manship House Museum
• Entering and maintaining collections data on Past Perfect collections management software
• Processing objects according to the site's collections management policy
• Maintaining collections in the Manship House Museum and collections storage
• Maintaining seasonal changes and exhibits in the Manship House Museum and Visitors Center
• Responsible for conducting tours of the museum, assisting in the development and presentation of educational programming and managing the site's reference library 

The work involves independent decision making under the general supervision of a director. The position requires integrity, honesty, a commitment to quality public service, self management and interpersonal skills and strong communication and public relation skills. Occasional Saturday and after-hours work is required. Experience in museum collections management, historical research and public programming is preferred.

Education and experience must meet one of the following criteria:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university, on an academic field acceptable to the employing authority.
• Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED), and four years of experience in work related to the above described duties.

Send all applications for employment directly to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Human Resources Office address:
Human Resources Office
MS Department of Archives and History
P.O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 576-6865
Fax: (601) 576-6917
Email: chall@mdah.state.ms.us

Internship Opportunity to Preserve Cultural Property with Heritage Watch
Heritage Watch is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the world's cultural legacy.

Heritage Watch has been working since 2003 to raise awareness of looting and to research the illicit trade in antiquities. While founded and still based in the small Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia, Heritage Watch is now a thriving organization with a high global profile. It has witnessed firsthand how global efforts to protect cultural heritage are hampered by the lack of a single reference that those working in heritage preservation can turn to for comprehensive and current legal information. Heritage Watch is filling this conspicuous gap with the creation of DHARMA - the Database of Historical and Archaeological Regulations for the Management of Antiquities. For the first time, lawyers, archaeologists, law enforcement officers, government officials and collectors will have easy access to current national and international legislation affecting the management of heritage resources.

Through its internship program, Heritage Watch is giving undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to become involved in this exciting project. For either academic credit or on a volunteer basis, interns will research and analyze municipal and international legislation affecting cultural heritage in Southeast Asia. Due to the project's large scope – both legally and geographically – there is much room for accommodating individual research interests. Furthermore, interns have the choice of working remotely or on-site at one of HeritageWatch's offices in Singapore or Cambodia.

In addition to making a valid contribution to an important global effort, interns will also benefit from their work by:

• Developing a pragmatic understanding of numerous foreign legal systems and public international law
• Becoming competent in international legal research, using both print and electronic resources
• Learning standard international legal citation
• Gaining hands-on experience in cultural property law, a fast growing legal field of increasing importance

For more information, contact the Project Director, Terressa Davis, at tess@heritagewatch.org or go to http://www.heritagewatch.org/.