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America 250th Celebration presented by The Friends of Marengo Big Springs Old Town Church

July 4 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
America 250th Celebration

The Friends of the Marengo Big Springs Old Town Church AMERICA 250 and-- A Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission Grant Marengo Big Springs Built On Faith est. 1813 CELEBRATION 10AM - 4:00PM Join us at Marengo Big Spring Old Town Church for a special storytelling event celebrating Marengo's past! Everyone is invited to share their stories throughout the day and place them into a time capsule as part of the America 250 commemoration. Come help preserve our community's history, one story at a time. * Jeanie Melton JULY 4 at 11:30AM * Lori is an educator and historical interpreter who will bring First Lady Martha Washington to life. She is a native of Crawford County, Indiana, having grown up in Milltown and graduated from Crawford County Jr.-Sr. High School in 1981. BIG SPRINGS OLD TOWN CHURCH AMERICA 250 CEREMONY - WHERE MARENGO HISTORY BEGAN An accomplished author since 2012, Lori's published works include Lost Letters: A Civil War Love Story, Willow, Cries in the Night, Where the Sweetgrass Grows, All That Is Within Us, Sing a Song of Murder, and This Dark and Bloody Ground. Come see Lori for a book, autograph, or a photo op or all three making for a very special July 4! 9om@&4udeg "74e Qalt'£adg" FOLLOWING THE AMERICA 250 CEREMONY * SHARE YOUR STORY. PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE. Everyone is invited to share their stories throughout the day and place them into a time capsule as part of the America 250 commemoration. Jeanie will be telling Marengo's Founding Mother, Anna Sloan Stewart's Story. Anna rode into the Indiana Territory in 1813 on horseback with her husband, Rev. David Mitchell Stewart, with their two-year-old son on her lap. Their son, Samuel Mitchell grew up to be the first owner of the Marengo Cave in 1883. Jeanie will bring Anna to life on July 4 at 11:30 a.m. Jeanie is a lifelong Milltown leader whose roots in Crawford County run five generations. A retired corporate executive turned dedicated public servant, she has served on the Milltown Town Board for 25 years and held leadership roles within the Crawford County Community Foundation, Methodist Church, and the Milltown Alumni Association. Her passion for ministry shines through her work with jail outreach and recovery mentorship. For Jeanie, community is family as she remains a devoted matriarch, finding her greatest joy in her growing family. With a love of history and a passion of quilting, Donna's presentation combines her hands-on crafting to bring the history of the Underground Railroad to life. As a former educator, Donna developed her first person historical character for an assignment. She has had a long interest in the history of the Underground Railroad especially in Southern Indiana. So, after some research, Donna created "The Quilt Lady" who shares information on how specific quilt patterns were used as a part of the Underground Railroad. HANDS-ON QUILTING CRAFT WORKSHOP TO FOLLOW FOR ALL AGES Local author from Marengo, Rebecca Pierson, will also be there as Donna's guest to talk about her book on the Underground Railroad connecting it to the oral history of Southern Indiana. You can buy one of "Becca's" books and have them autographed the same day. COME HELP PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY, ONE STORY AT A TIME. Storyteller of Marengo's First Family Henry and Martha Hollowell, who were Quakers from North Carolina. The Hollowell Family lived in Marengo from 1811-1813 before moving a few miles north to Valeene and selling their cabin to the Stewart-Sloan Family. A DAY OF HISTORY, HERITAGE & COMMUNITY STORYTELLING • QUILTING • LOCAL AUTHORS FAMILY MEMORIES • TIME CAPSULE 'Come celebrate our past'... * MARENGO BIG SPRINGS OLD TOWN CHURCH * Built on Faith. Rooted in History. Committed to the Future.

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