Happy Birthday Wayne County Historical Museum
Celebrating 90 Years!!
When: September 18th 5:30pm
Where: Via Zoom -Attendees will receive the Zoom Link prior to the program.
Admission: Suggested Donation of $10
Tickets Available through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/happy-birthday-wchm-tickets-118362279765
Or Call 765-962-5756 to reserve your spot today!
Description: YOUR Wayne County Historical Museum is celebrating its 90th anniversary
Background: YOUR Wayne County Historical Museum has been in its current building since 1930, 90 years ago. Julia Meek Gaar wanted to bring world history to the children of Wayne County and loved traveling the world. Julia’s collection had gotten too big for the space that she had at Richmond Art Museum, and found an old Hicksite Quaker Meeting house, which still houses our museum today.
Join YOUR Wayne County Historical Museum in this virtual event with our panel of expert speakers. Sue King will have a talk about the Pre-history of the Wayne County Historical Museum including the creation of the local historical society. Tom Hamm will talk about Quakers and having the museum in an old meeting house. Gunty Atkins and John Shipley will talk about Wayne County Industry. Finally, Karen Shank-Chapman will give a talk about our founder Julia Meek Gaar.
These 90 years would not have been possible without all the hard work throughout the community for all these years. Thank you all for continuing Julia’s Legacy. We would love to hear from all of you in the community for our video compilation celebrating OUR Birthday! Send us a video explain why you love YOUR Wayne County Historical Museum, what your favorite artifact/ exhibit is or just wishing us a happy birthday day!
You can sign up for free on Eventbrite, there is a suggested $10 but feel free to give more! Join YOUR WCHM after the talk on Facebook live with Emcee Ginger Martin who will be leading our silent auction with donations from business around Wayne County and Indiana.
Thank You to our partners who made this program and the silent auction possible:
Ullery’s
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site
Model T Museum
Black Dog Printing
Little Sheba’s
Warm Glow Candles
A Special Thanks to Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Their CARES Act Grant supports educational and public programs.
Funding has been provided by Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020.