The museum is in need of volunteers who are computer literate to help with indexing some of our records.

If you have some spare time and would like to help with this, please stop by the museum or give us a call at 260/726-7168.

Christmas at the Museum has begun! Sixteen trees decorated by community groups, plus others done by museum volunteers, are on display throughout the museum. The museum will be open from 10 to 4 on Tuesday through Friday from now until December 31st, except on December 24 and 25, for viewing the trees.

Family Day will be ...

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Three generations of wedding dresses were recently donated to the museum by Claire Smith. The first dress was worn by Etta Barkley when she married James Stephenson on August 7, 1908, in Allen County, Indiana.
Their son, Reverend Paul Stephenson, wed Ernestine Pask on June 30, 1938, in Millville, New York. The new Mrs. Stephenson wore the second gown. Rev. ...

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The 17th Annual Jay County Heritage Festival, which was held on September 28 and 29, was a very successful celebration of Jay County as the "only Jay in the USA."  Many thanks to all who served on the festival committee, providing funding, volunteered to help in any way, or attended the event.  A large crowd filled the museum and grounds on Saturday.  ...

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Show your pride for Jay County throughout the summer and at our Heritage Festival in September.  Get your "Only Jay in the USA" shirt now!

Jay County was named after John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.  To publicize that we are the only Jay County in the USA, the JCHS is selling t-shirts.  The shirts are ...

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Co-presidents Phil Rager and Rob Weaver have appointed the following committees for this year.

Building and Grounds:  Claudia Jones & Eldon Morrical, co-ch.; Carter Leonard (recycling); Harold Blankenbaker; Jeff Bowen; Richard Jones.

Finance:  Judy Zearbaugh, Karen Resler, Pam ...

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