March 6, 2009
Museum offers learning about St. Joseph Church, Jasper, other historic treasures
Editor’s note: The following is provided by Kathy Bachman, from the publicity committee for the Dubois County Museum.
Have you ever wondered about where things were in Dubois County? How about Bluebird Rock? Or Jasper College? Do you remember pieces of information, but want to know more? A day for learning more about the county has been set aside on Sunday, March 22, from 1-4 p.m. at the Dubois County Museum. People who have ties to the history of all the towns are invited to come together at the museum to reminisce and to learn more.
The event will be “Historical Treasures of Dubois County.” The treasures are the people and the information which can be put together. Martina Eckert, age 90, will be there to talk about the Depression. Bob Steffe will offer information on St. Joseph’s Church in Jasper and the area, Elsie Neukam and several more persons from the north of the county will bring scrapbooks with facts and photos. Lee Bilderback will offer his knowledge of the Holland area. The list goes on and on. If you have something of interest you wish to show, bring it along. The informal gathering will be in Exhibit Room II.
A wall-sized map of Historical Sites of Dubois County will be displayed to show where the museum’s largest artifacts were found. It marks the spots where the giant Fruit Press was located, the Double Pen Log House, the Lindauer Stone Cutting Machine, the Meyer Planing Mill, and the Silver Smelter to name a few. Find out historical spots you never were aware of.
The book store is well stocked with histories of local towns such as St. Henry, Ferdinand, Dubois, Birdseye, Duff, Huntingburg, Celestine, and Northeast Dubois County. The best of the area history books are available.
The museum staff consists entirely of volunteers.
It is located in Jasper at 2704 N. Newton Street (US 231). Phone (812) 634-7733. Call for hours and days available.