March Historical Society Meeting

Please join us at the monthly meeting of the Pike County Historical Society. Special program for the evening is Dr. Browning of Evansville, IN. All members and the public is invited to attend. We hope to see you there!

Browning Genealogy in Southwest Indiana including Pike County

March 28, 2016 at 7 pm Pike time

Pike County Historical Society & Museum

Mark D. Browning, M.D. will review the "Easily Retrieved Information" from Pike and surrounding counties updated daily on their Free Website.

www.browninggenealogy.org

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www.browninggenealogy.org

Obituaries from Pike County from 1990 to present time that were listed in the local newspaper.

Zeb's Ready For a New Coat

Zeb the Bison has been spotted hanging out at Pike Collision in Petersburg, Indiana. He must be getting ready for his spring coat!

Zebulon the Bison has arrived in Petersburg!

Here are a few photos of Pike County's newest resident. Zebulon the Bison, named after Zebulon Pike, is one of Indiana's Bicentennial Bison. Through United Way, each county was available to sponsor a bison for their community. Local artists could paint the bison and have them on display in celebration of the Bicentennial year for Indiana. Zeb the Bison arrived tonight from his previous home in Nebraska. He will be on display for about a week before heading off to be clear coated and then out to Pike Central for his new artsy coat. Be on the lookout for Zeb!

 

  

White Oak Springs Fort

Terry Beadles gave a very interesting program at the February meeting for the Pike County Historical Society on the White Oak Springs Fort. There were quite a few members and guests in attendance. He has a book available for sale at the History Center.

Quilting Ladies

We had a wonderful group of quilting ladies at the History Center today. They meet the 3rd Saturday of the month. They welcome new ladies (or gentlemen) that are interested in quilting. All skill levels welcome.

Local History Services Workshop

Alan Rowe of the Indiana State Historical Society held a local history services workshop at the History Center this past Thursday. We were excited to have him here for ideas on programs and services that we can offer to the community. 

The weatherman predicted flurries with no accumulation...

First Snow of the Season!

A few of us volunteers had a late night work session cataloging some new items into the History Center. There was a prediction of flurries with no accumulation. The flurries are in the first photo. By the time we were done and packing up, we noticed the "no accumulation".