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Look What's on Display!


The altar and several other items from the St. James Lutheran Church at the south edge of Salamonia are now on display at the museum. When the decision to close the church was made, the members decided to sell the land and have the church torn down because they did not want it to become an eyesore. They salvaged what they could, donated several items to the museum, and sold others at an auction. The church was recently demolished.

Now hanging in the Jay Garment display area is a memory quilt that was recently given to the museum by Mary Boozier.  It was her retirement gift from fellow employees of the Jay Garment when Mary retired in 1997.  Joyce Oakes hand embroidered the employee’s signatures and machine quilted the quilt, which contains almost 80 signatures.   

A blind hemmer sewing machine which was used at the Jay Garment is also located in the display.

The museum is open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there is no admission charge.

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  • Membership
  • Geneaology
    • Jay County Genealogy
    • Indiana Genealogical Society
    • Rootsweb For Jay County
  • Our Collections
    • Our Displays
    • Open House for the Portland Class of 1961
  • Merchandise
  • About
    • Our History
    • Jay County History
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us