Upcoming

Event Schedule

July 18th - 24th
Johnson County Fair

Visit our booth at the Johnson County Fair for an opportunity to win a Johnson County Historical Atlas ($80 retail value) from the Johnson County Historical Society.

July 23rd, 6:00 to midnight
Late Night in Genealogy

Visit the genealogy library for extended hours Friday July 23rd.  In addition to extended hours in the library, A Beginning Genealogy class will be held at 6:30 and a DNA Research for Genealogists class will he offered at 8:00.  These classes are  free to attend but reservations by close Thurs. July 22nd are required.  Light snacks will be served.  Admission to the Museum and Genealogy Library is free.

July 26th - 30th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Time Travelers' History Camp

Children who completed 3rd or 4th grade in the Spring of 2010 are invited to spend a week traveling through history with artifacts, crafts, stories, and games.  The camp is $20 per child for members of the Johnson County Historical Society and $25 for non-members.  Please call 317-346-4502 for more information.

August 14th, 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Poetry Open Mic

Join us as at the museum as we team up with the Johnson County Library to celebrate poetry!  Bring one or a couple of your own poems to read aloud, and don’t forget to bring some friends or family to appreciate your poetry.  You may also read poetry of local poets, which will be available at the program.  Light refreshments will be provided.

August 14th, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
"A Saturday Made for Legacy Writing" Workshop OPPORTUNITY!
(This workshop is given by TWS and sponsored by The Johnson County Museum of History and Central Indiana Writers' Association)

Join Robin Waldron, Personal Historian, writer, and editor for a six-hour workshop where you are given the tools to write one life story at a time, and then are asked to use those tools to write a first draft legacy story.  It's a brown bag lunch event where for one hour you will have an opportunity to share your new knowledge with your fellow students. After lunch, you will commit to paper what you have learned with the guidance of two on-site Professional Personal Historians.  Registration is $69 Early Bird Special if received by July 19, 2010, $79, July 20, 2010 if received by August 13, 2010, $99 at the door.  A portion of the registration fee will be donated to the Museum.  Contact The Write Source at 317-736-5674 or e-mail twswritesource@comcast.net.