Wicket World of Croquet® at the President
Benjamin Harrison Home
This 15th annual
competition will be held on Saturday, June 13, from 8:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. on the south lawn of the President
Benjamin Harrison Home site at 1230 N. Delaware St. in
Indianapolis.
Mayor Ballard has declared June 13 as "Wicket World
of Croquet® Day." Teams of men and women dressed in
traditional white will compete on the south lawn in the
spirited Victorian sport for the first-place team prize.
The White River Jazz Band will provide music, and a
lunch with beverages will be served.
The public is invited to watch the croquet
competition and participate in a robust silent auction
which will be held during the hours of the croquet
tournament. Categories of auction items include
restaurant packages, theatre and sporting events
tickets, museum admissions, retail items and gift
baskets.
Competition registration for a team of two is
$100. Croquet equipment will be provided for all
participants.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling
(317) 631-1888 or e-mailing David Pleiss at distance@pbhh.org.
More information is available at: http://www.pbhh.org/croquet/Croquet.php.
More information is available at http://www.pbhh.org/.
Programs at the Indiana State
Library
These programs will be offered at
the Indiana State Library at 140 N. Senate Ave. in
Indianapolis.
- Judging Books by Their
Covers
This program will be held on
Saturday June 13, from 11 a.m. to noon in the History
Reference Room.
Hand cut stamps were used to
emboss cloth book covers in the 19th century. These
stamps had many changing styles and can shed light on
the social and artistic history of the time.
- Researching Manuscript
Collections
This program will be held
on Wednesday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to noon in the
History Reference Room.
Learn how to research
manuscript and/or photograph collections using various
tools available at the Indiana State Library.
- Will Hays
This event
will be held on Thursday June 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. in
the Indiana Author’s Room.
Will Hays Junior is
the son of the “Czar of Hollywood”, Will Hays Senior.
The younger Hays is a published author, Indiana mayor
and an interesting Hoosier personality. Learn about
his life and work at the Indiana State Library.
These programs are free to the public and require no
registration. For more information, call (317) 232-3675.
Restore Calumet Workshops and Expo and
Historic Landmarks Foundation Regional Annual Meeting in
Crown Point
These events will be held on
Saturday, June 13, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Lake
County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana selected
Crown Point as the location for its annual northern
Indiana restoration workshops on June 13. Restore
Calumet will offer a series of “how to” workshops on a
sustainable practices for historic home owners, with a
concurrent expo featuring contractors and vendors of
preservation-approved products at the Lake County
Fairgrounds. Following the workshops and expo, the
foundation will stage its Northern Regional Annual
Meeting, dinner and awards, also at the Fairgrounds.
Nationally recognized expert Mike Jackson will deliver
the keynote address on sustainability and heritage
preservation. While there is a charge for the dinner
meeting, the lecture is free and open to the public.
Restore Calumet will feature workshops each hour from
1 to 3 p.m., offering choices to attendees. Topics
include practical sessions for homeowners on
retrofitting windows for energy efficiency, extending
the life of exterior paint jobs and making old houses
greener. Other sessions discuss the benefits and process
to achieve local and national landmark status, tax
credits for restoration and more.
The Historic Landmarks Northern Regional Annual
Meeting will begin at 5 p.m. with appetizers served on
the Fairgrounds’ 1878 covered bridge. The dinner and
program will begin at 6 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building,
accompanied by a silent auction.
In addition to an update on preservation and regional
preservation awards, the program includes a keynote
lecture, Sustainability and Historic Preservation, by
Mike Jackson, Chief Architect of the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency and visiting professor of
architecture at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. A dynamic speaker, Jackson is a
national leader in the development of green building
standards and sustainable preservation policies.
Reservations are required for both Restore Calumet
and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana’s Northern
Regional Annual Meeting. A discounted annual membership
in Historic Landmarks Foundation is included in the
Restore Calumet cost of $25 per person, the meeting and
program cost of $45 per person and the combo price of
$50 per person (members of Historic Landmarks pay just
$15 less in each category).
To make a reservation for Restore Calumet or Historic
Landmarks Foundation of Indiana’s Northern Regional
Annual Meeting, contact the Historic Landmarks office in
South Bend at (574) 232-4534 or visit http://www.historiclandmarks.org/.
Tribute and Tales of the Greentown
Historical Society
This dinner and program
will be held on Saturday, June 13 beginning with a
social hour at 6 p.m. at Jerome Christian Church located
at 9535 E. County Road 100 S. in Greentown.
This event will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the
Greentown Historical Society and will honor the Founder,
Organizers, Contributors and the many participants who
have made the organization possible as the community
points with pride to their record and growth.
The cost for the dinner is $20 per person. The free
program follows the dinner at 7:30 p.m.
For more information or to make a reservation,
contact Sally Imbler at (765) 628-7174.
Arrowhead and Indian Artifact Collector’s
Convention at the Greentown History
Center
This event will be held on Sunday,
June 14, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Greentown History
Center Annex located at 101 E. Main in Greentown.
The Greentown Historical Society, in conjunction with
their exhibit, The History of Native American
Indians in Indiana, is hosting a one day show for
arrowhead and Indian artifact collectors. The purpose of
this show is for collectors to meet, display and discuss
their “best finds”. The public is welcome to attend and
bring in items to show.
Admission is free.
For more information or to reserve a table space,
call Lisa Stout at (765) 610-8461.
Westfield Washington Historical Society
Museum Program Meeting at the Fern of
Westfield
This event will be held on
Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at the Fern of Westfield
located at 135 N. Union St. in Westfield.
Representatives from the Fern of Westfield will
discuss their efforts to save the historic home. Once
known as the Tourist Home, it provided lodging for
travelers from Indianapolis to points north such as
South Bend and Chicago. Rooms were rented by the night,
week or longer. Additionally, several brochures were
found in those same sleeping rooms indicating meetings
of the Women’s Temperance Union advocating
Prohibition as the Remedy.
At the time of purchase in 2003, the building had
been divided into two living units separated by a
plywood wall covering the original entry to the parlor.
A window had been removed and replaced by a door that
had been sawn off to fit the opening. The Callahans have
restored the building to its historic grandeur. The
original windows, woodwork, stained glass, bathtubs,
sinks and flooring remain. Where restoration was
impossible, carefully selected period replicas were
substituted (light fixtures, for example).
For more information about this event, please contact
the Westfield Washington Historical Society Museum at
(317) 804-5365.
A Lincoln Highway Adventure to South Bend
from Monroeville and Fort Wayne
This event
with Two Ladies Bus Co. will be held on Thursday, June
18.
Noted historian Steve Nagy has volunteered to serve
as narrator/interpreter along the route of the Lincoln
Highway. Bottled water and snacks will be distributed as
you get on the bus.
The total cost for the day is $50. Seats must be
reserved by June 11.
Tickets and additional information are available from
Jan Shupert-Arick, Todd Pelfrey or Lois Ternet at (260)
623-3316 or (260) 623-3017.
This trip is a collaborative project of Four
Presidents Corners Historical Society, Monroeville; The
History Center, Fort Wayne; ARCH, Fort Wayne; Whitley
County Historical Society and the Indiana Lincoln
Highway Association.
For more LHA National Conference information, please
visit http://www.indianalincolnhighway.com/.
Lincolnway Celebrations in South
Bend
The public is invited to these free
events from the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association in
South Bend.
Thursday, June 18:
- 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Come to the Century
Center’s Great Hall and meet the authors who write
about the historic Lincoln Highway and the artists who
capture scenes from coast-to-coast along America’s
Main Street – the nation’s first road built for auto
travelers from New York to San Francisco! Books and
artwork will be for sale. (lunch not included)
- 1:30 p.m.: Meet Rick Sebak at the Century Center’s
Bendix Theatre! From PBS Pittsburgh, this producer of
A Ride along the Lincoln Highway will present his
experiences while creating the documentary. Mindy
Crawford of Pennsylvania will present Preservation
Highlights. The Tin Can Tourists of America will
present their story about traveling America’s two lane
roads with their vintage auto trailers.
- 5:15 p.m.: A plaque will be dedicated at the
Intersection of the Lincoln and Dixie Highways in
downtown South Bend. This event is sponsored by the
Indiana Lincoln Highway Association and the Indiana
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. The plaque
will be placed on the newly restored American Trust
Bank Building at the intersection of Washington and
Michigan streets. Meet descendants of Henry Joy,
President, Packard Motor Car Company, who worked
tirelessly to create the Lincoln Highway.
Friday, June 19:
- 10 a.m.: The Lincoln Highway Parade/MVPA Motorcade
will run from Howard Park to the South Bend Regional
Airport’s Military Honor Park. The motorcade parade
will include the MVPA’s (Military Vehicle Preservation
Association’s) 90th anniversary convoy along the
Lincoln Highway. The first transcontinental motor
convoy made the journey in 66 days and included young
Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
For more information visit: http://www.indianalincolnhighway.com/.
Josh Turner at the Honeywell Center in
Wabash
This concert will be held on June 19
at 7:30 p.m. in the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater with
a pre-show dinner buffet at 5:30 p.m.
Turner, a country music star and the Grand Ole Opry’s
second-youngest member, will perform hits like
“Firecracker,” “Your Man” and “Everything is Fine,”
during his concert. Turner’s last Honeywell Center
performance was sold out, but tickets are still
available for the June 19 performance.
Ticket prices are $18, $38 and $75. The dinner buffet
is a separate cost of $12.95.
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.honeywellcenter.org/,
over the telephone by calling (260) 563-1102 or by
visiting the Honeywell Center box office between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m.
ArchiCamp for Kids at
Delphi
This program will be held on Tuesday,
June 23, and Wednesday, June 24 in Delphi, and is
sponsored by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana,
the Wabash and Erie Canal Interpretive Center, and the
Delphi Preservation Society.
ArchiCamp, an award-winning program,
encourages children to use their imaginations and powers
of observation while teaching them about history,
architecture and renovation.
Participants in the two-day ArchiCamp spend
both days, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., discovering the
fascinating history of Delphi and its landmark
architecture. The camp, based at the Canal Interpretive
Center, is for children ages eight to 12.
Campers will travel back in time to the nineteenth
century to a working farm where they’ll work as a team
to raise a model timber frame barn. At the farm
kids will try their hand at historic building trades
like sawing logs, splitting shingles and cutting wooden
pegs. After a hard day’s work they’ll travel in a
horse-drawn wagon for lunch and climb aboard a canal
boat for a tour of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
This is the third year for the Delphi
ArchiCamp. Historic Landmarks Foundation,
developer of ArchiCamp, won a prestigious award
from the American Association of State and Local History
for the program. ArchiCamps have been offered
in cities throughout the state.
The cost of the camp is $30 and includes
refreshments, educational materials and souvenirs.
Campers should bring a sack lunch both days. To ensure
personal attention, enrollment for the camp is limited
to 20 children.
Reservations are required by June 19. Contact Suzanne
Stanis at Historic Landmarks Foundation at (800)
450-4534 or stanis@historiclandmarks.org.
Celebration of the 175th Birthday of the
Putnamville United Methodist Church
This
event will be held on Saturday, June 27, from 1 to 4
p.m. at the Church located at the intersection of State
Rd. 243 and U.S. Highway 40 in Putnamville.
This gathering will be held to honor both the church
and the history of the Putnamville Community.
Built in 1834 as the Putnamville Presbyterian Church,
the brick structure is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places. Sold to the Methodists in 1861 for
$151 (at a loss of $649), the Greek revival building has
been continuously used for services. Colored glass
windows were added in the 1890s, and they are still
encased in the wooden frames carved by pioneer
carpenter, John Hendrix, as he sat in the window of his
log cabin. Bricks were made locally and the foundation
stones are Putnamville limestone. The wood pews are over
a century old, including one on loan to the Putnam
County Museum. Pioneer pastors, DePauw student ministers
and part-time pastors have graced the pulpit. The small
but active church has been noted for its fine music,
dedicated UMW, and mission work on both local and
international levels.
Activities for the event will include Church tours,
musical entertainment, refreshments, folklore and a tour
of the 1884 office of Dr. Amos Horn located on adjacent
grounds. Parking is available at the Abundant Life
Baptist Church across the street.
Heritage Garrison Weekend at the
Scott County Museum
The Scott County
Heritage Center and Museum will host its annual
Heritage Garrison Weekend on July 11 and 12 on
the museum grounds in Scottsburg.
The two-day reenactment and living history event
features military skirmishes, special exhibits and
demonstrations each day on the museum grounds. The
camp opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday and concludes with an
evening production of Vaudeville for Freedom, a
1940’s era USO show by The Scott County Museum Theatre
Company and Starlight Dance Studio at 7 p.m. Sunday’s
schedule begins at 9 a.m., with camps closing at
noon.
Heritage Garrison Weekend is a timeline
event, and re-enactors from all periods of history are
welcome to attend. Typically re-enactors interpreting
the American frontier era up through the Vietnam War are
in attendance, and they welcome the opportunity to
answer questions about wars, equipment or military life
of their interpreted period. Special exhibits,
demonstrations, battles and uniform and equipment
displays will be available while the camps are
open.
Some special events on Saturday will be a fashion
show featuring men’s and women’s military and civilian
clothing at 2 p.m. on the front porch of the museum and
at 3:30 p.m., re-enactors and museum volunteers will
host a rededication and flag ceremony for the relocated
veteran’s monument. The production of Vaudeville for
Freedom will be staged on the front porch of the
museum and guests are invited to bring lawn chairs and
enjoy the show from the front lawn.
There is no admission charge for the event, which
will be held rain or shine. For more information about
the event, call the museum at (812) 752-1050 or e-mail
Andrew Rowden, event coordinator at ranger1905@yahoo.com.
Pioneer Camp for Children at Navarre
Cabin in South Bend
This three-day camp for
children ages seven to 11 will be held on July 22, 23
and 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center for History’s
Pioneer Camp at the Navarre Cabin in Leeper Park in
South Bend.
At the "hands-on" camp led by interpreters dressed in
pioneer costumes, youth discover how the Navarres and
their ten children lived in one cabin, planted and
harvested crops, preserved and prepared food, completed
their daily round of chores, what they did for fun and
how settlers and Native people turned an untamed
wilderness into the booming town they named South Bend.
On day one, as participants explore the Navarres’ log
cabin, they will make beeswax candles, gather and
air-dry wildflowers, mold a sponge ware clay pot, find
directions using the sun and plant a mini herb garden.
Day two focuses on the St. Joseph River and local
Native and African American cultures. Youth will make a
fishing pole, fish and learn to clean fish, cool off
with homemade soda pop, fetch water using yokes and
buckets, use a washboard and tub for laundry and design
Native and African American beads. Day two is presented
in partnership with Indiana’s Dept. of Natural
Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife.
On the final day, participants learn about the fall
harvest, frontier medicine, pioneer school and pioneer
holidays. They will prepare a stew, chop firewood, sew
quilting squares for bedding, make homemade cough syrup,
cipher on a slate board and mold salt-dough ornaments.
The cost is $45 or $35 for members, and reservations
are required by July 16. Space is limited.
To register, call the Center for History at (574)
235-9664. For information, visit http://www.centerforhistory.org/.
Indiana Genealogy and Local History
Fair
This event will be held on Oct. 24 from
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Indiana State Library in
Indianapolis (Note: this is the correct time; the time
was listed incorrectly in the June 5 edition of
Communique Online).
As a part of this event, the Indiana Historical
Bureau will have a book signing from noon to 1:30 p.m.
at its Book Shop in the Indiana State Library
building.
Book signings will be held by the following
authors/illustrator:
- Dr. James Madison
Slinging Doughnuts for
the Boys; Heartland; Bloomington Past to Present; Eli
Lilly: a Life
- Dr. Nicole Etcheson
The Emerging Midwest;
Bleeding Kansas
- Jeannie Regan-Dinius
Underground Railroad
Research in Select Indiana Counties; Finding Indiana
Ancestors: a Guide to Historical Research
- Teresa Baer
Finding Indiana Ancestors: a
Guide to Historical Research
- Brian Hasler, Author, and Angela Gouge,
Illustrator
Casper and Catherine Move to
America: an Immigrant Family’s Adventure,
1849-1850
- Lucy Jane King
Madame President: 1901-1905
Nellie Fairbanks, Path Finder to Politics for American
Women
- Connie Rendfeld
Peopling Indiana: the
Ethnic Experience
- Ashley Ransburg
Evie Finds Her Family
Tree
Dr. James Madison, Dr. Nicole Etcheson and Jeannie
Regan-Dinius will be speaking during the Fair, and will
sign books after their presentations.
For a complete schedule of events for the Indiana
Genealogy and Local History Fair, please contact the
Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, at (317)
232-3689 or visit http://www.in.gov/library/3505.htm.
For more information on the book signing, please
contact the Indiana Historical Bureau at (317) 232-2535
or ihb@history.in.gov.
Advance orders of the books listed above are
encouraged.