Busy April at museum!

Author, journalist presents lively program during our 136th annual meeting

In terms of annual meetings, this one was most certainly a “keeper.”

Well-known Courier-Times journalist Donna Cronk was guest speaker for the Henry County Historical Society’s annual meeting Sunday, April 23. Her program, entitled “What We Keep: Fun With Heirlooms” drew a big crowd to the Gen. Grose Home.

Cronk, whose most recent book is entitled “There’s A Clydesdale In the Attic: Reflections on Keeping and Letting Go,” led the audience through her own experiences of sorting through the accumulation of items in her own home. She’s seen at the top row of photos here displaying items, such as furs and interesting newspaper clippings saved by her mother.

Then Cronk invited audience members to share their unique heirlooms, which Judy Baranski (l) and Sharon Roberts (r) did.

Cronk is available to speak with your group. Call us at 529-4028 and leave a message.

Catherine Winters presentation draws more than 70 to museum

It was most appropriate that on late author Charlene Perry’s birthday, the Henry County Historical Society host a PowerPoint presentation on the disappearance of Catherine Winters. Perry and her daughter, Lisa, authored a book about the mystery that began on March 20, 1913, when she disappeared from the busiest street in town and was never seen again. Above is Catherine with brother, Frank. At the right is the beginning of a newsreel that was part of the museum’s presentation.