Dubois County Museum fall schedule
Visit the Dubois County Museum in the fall as they host a variety of programs.
Model Train Club meets Mondays, September 10, 2018, October 8, 2018, and November 5, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at the museum. Open to the Public. Join the Train Club by being a Member.
Saturday, September 8, 2018: Archaeology Day—10 am to noon EDT Featuring locally collected artifacts, a discussion on stone tools and weapons, and artifact identification by an archaeologist.
Saturday, September 22, 2018: Storytellers Tammy and Mike Deicken present Corsets and Chamber Pots at 10:30 a.m.: The storytelling duo, The Taleweavers, Tammy and Mike Deicken, will help you experience the hilarious things that can happen when you engage in time travel and you don’t know as much about the past as you thought. Their program, Corsets and Chamber Pots will have you laughing, singing, and re-living Midwestern life 100 years ago with plenty of interaction for the whole family.
Sunday, October 14, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Bicentennial Fall Harvest Day: Lots of activities from our farming heritage. Followed in evening 6 p.m. by Farm to Table Dinner prepared by a local chef using foods grown locally. Need reservations for dinner. TBA
Saturday, October 20, 2018: Third annual Model Train Show and Swap Meet 10 to 3 p.m. Buy or sell train cars, sets, toys, and accessories. View model train sets running.
Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 2 p.m.: Cheerios in Tuscany: Poems by and for a New Grandpa. Jasper native Norb Krapf will do his first reading from his new book of poetry. In the conference room.
Sunday, November 11, 2018: Kinder Karneval at 1 p.m. German Festival for children put on by JHS students studying German
About the Dubois County Museum
The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00-2:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00-4:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m. Closed on Monday. The Dubois County Museum is a local nonprofit organization committed to the collection, preservation and interpretation of historical artifacts and information important to the citizens of the county. Museum operations are funded by annual memberships, admissions, donations and gifts from visitors, area residents and businesses. The DCM staff consists entirely of volunteers. It is located in Jasper at 2704 N. Newton Street (US231). Call (812) 634-7733. Please allow two hours to view exhibits. Visit the museum website at http://www.duboiscountymuseum.org. Like them on Facebook at Dubois County Museum.
