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Annual Dinner Our Annual Dinner Meeting was held April 19th at the Meshingomesia Country Club. After a brief business meeting, author Ray E. Boomhower presented on Lew Wallace: Savior of Washington, D.C.
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World War 2 in Grant County At our March meeting, Bill & Karen Creech presented on World War 2 in Grant County and displayed items from their personal collection.
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Weaver-Pettiford History At our February meeting, genealogist Norma Johnson led a Zoom presentation on the Pettiford-Weaver families and the history of free Black settlement in Grant County. The Weaver settlement in Liberty Township began in the 1840s, and by the 1880s had about 2,000 residents. Additional resources can be found at https://www.marion.lib.in.us/local-history-1
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In The Community The Grant County Historical Society presented a display booth at the Matter Park Fall Fest in order to let the community know more about our organization. Individuals stopped by the booth to look at the photos and identify the people in them. We look forward to participating in other community events around…
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UFOs in Grant County On October 22, 2022 the Grant County Historical Society hosted a program by researcher Phil Leech at the Marion Public Library. This event was well attended with over 70 individuals in attendence.
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Settlement of Grant County At our October 2022 meeting, the Society heard from Grant County Historian Bill Munn on the early settlement of Grant County. This was part one of a multi-part series. Stay tuned for more information.
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Kiss Lori For Me The Society was honored to have Dr. Lori Goss-Reaves speak at our September 2022 meeting about her father, Senior Corpsman HM2 Larry Jo Goss, and her quest to find out the truth about his death in Vietnam. She shared stories of his Home Corner days, letters home from Vietnam, and the…
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History Preserved The Grant County Historical Society was approached by the publisher of the book, Marion : A Pictorial History, by June R. McKown to know if we would like to obtain the rights to the publication and the negatives used to produce the work. A call went out to the membership and to the…
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Salute to Veterans On Saturday, August 27th, the GCHS hosted a “Salute to Grant County Veterans” at the Marion Public Library, featuring Indy Honor Flight. Testimonies of local veterans who had participated in Honor Flights were heard and information on the program was distributed. Grant County Veterans Service Office also participated in the event.
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Community Survey The Grant County Historical Society is taking a community survey. Please take a moment and answer a couple of questions so that we can help gauge the pulse of the community.
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