The Annual Meeting is rescheduled to be held in the Fellowship Hall of Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30 PM.  Rob Weaver will show a video on Moments from Jay County Past.  The cost of the dinner is $10 per person.  Money and reservations are due by November 1st at 4:00 PM.  

Plan now to ...

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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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Thank you to all who have donated toward the purchase of the property on East Water Street, directly across the alley from the Gilpin Annex.  It will be used for storage of items related to Jay County's heritage and will also provide additional parking. 

We are still accepting donations, large or small, toward the $97,000 purchase price for this ...

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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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Through the generosity of a grant from the Portland Foundation, The Jay County Historical Society website

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Are you a Facebook user?  Like our page, “Jay County Historical Society,” and you will continue to see our posts.  We try to keep you posted about Open House events, Program Meetings, etc.  There are also several photos of the ...

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