We're off and running, working toward meeting the benchmarks in our Strategic Plan.Back in the fourth quarter of 2018, I continued to focus on the excellent strategic plan started by Woodburn & Kyle. I hope to build on that framework and continue to...
Read More The Indiana Historical Society is bringing it’s “Underground Railroad Tour” to Jefferson County March 21 and March 28, 2019. This is the third year for the event and the first time the tour has come to the Madison area. Historian Jeannie Regan-Dinius of the Indiana Department of...
Read More Thanks to our generous contributors, we raised more than $5,000 last year to cover our operating expenses. Our biggest expense the past 10 years has been a $108,000 loan, which included a balloon payment due in this year. With help from our local MainSource bank manager, we...
Read More The Robert Jefferson family's history includes two Eleutherian students in the 1850s.Who were they?That is the most important question for researchers interested in the students who were educated at Historic Eleutherian College – from it’s inception in the late...
Read More Not long after settlers came to Jefferson County, Indiana, a group of Baptists formed the Neil’s Creek Anti-Slavery Society in 1839, in a town named Lancaster. They brought in speakers and collected dues, but were more than a social organization. These families were involved...
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