Vol. 139 No.38

COMMUNITY

Birthday

Rice

Births

Dunavent

Engagements

Hill-Osborne

Anniversary

Wallace

Georgia on my mind

Memories of 9/11 in a pair of shoes

Historical society picnic is Friday

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Owen County Historical Society members travel to Ohio fair.

The Kentucky Wild Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the home of Jeannie Williams, 1 mile out of Gratz on Hwy. 355 and 6 miles from Monterey. Hot dogs and sodas will be sold during the event. Bring your own folding chair or blanket. This will be a fundraiser for the Owen County Historical Society. John Harrod plays Bluegrass music and has been presented with a Kentucky Arts award.
The annual picnic for society members and their families starts at 6:30 p.m. The band plays at 7:30 p.m. for the fundraiser.
The Woman’s Club tour will be from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, beginning at the Owen County Historical Society Museum. Refreshments will be served and tickets are on sale for the open house tour.
Six of the Owen County Historical Society members attended the New Boston Fair in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 1 where they saw a reenactment of the Revolutionary War. Those in attendance were Larry Dale Perry, Margaret Murphy, Ruth Ann Hazlett, Doris Ann Riley, Peggy Trinkle and Jeannie Williams. Approximately 100 tents were set up simulating the dress and articles of that time period. Tom and Bonnie Strassell set up their printing press, making indentures and explaining old ways of printing. It was an enjoyable day of colonial times with Native Americans and everyone being in costume, learning of their traditions through story-telling and encampments.