By Locals. For Locals. Wayne County, Indiana
Below are just a few pictures taken at area festivals this season. For more pictures visit our Facebook site. For videos you can visit our youtube site at GoWayneCounty (same as Facebook). Please send us any lovely pictures of the season you would like to share to Karole@GoWayneCounty.com. We will post them either on the site or on Facebook.
Making A Reindeer Ornament At Christmas In Cambridge
Visiting Santa At Fire Station In Cambridge
A Very Festive House In Richmond
Creitz Park 2010
when you enter Cambridge City on Saturday, November 26th.
Lights will illuminate the quaint town and shops will be open with special treats for the kids. A lighted parade begins around 8 p.m. with live carolers on the corners, and Creitz Park will have a beautiful light display. Drive through the park and stop to see a new train display just added this year. Then on to the firehouse to visit with Santa!
This is an event you will not want to miss and your kids and grand kids will thank you for taking them. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. and run until 9 p.m.
Creitz Park will be illuminated every weekend until Christmas.
See you there!
Whether you were in Cambridge City to purchase antiques or to show them, many walked away happy last weekend.
bringing some unique antiques with them for display. A local collector from Richmond, Robbie Lee, said he had been busy all that morning at his booth set up with items including books, refinished furniture and other collectibles.
Both sides of main street were lined with vendors, as well as antique shops being opened such as the Log House Antiques whose owner was one of the coordinators of the event. Several vendors were set up around the grounds of their establishment. (see more photos on GoWayneCounty’s Facebook site).
Lumpy’s Café and The Pour Houseboth reported being very busy last Saturday, with lines at the counter in both places. It was a success as well for many who came to find a one of a kind antique or collectible, savor some good homemade food and purchase decorative gourds for the holidays. There was something for everyone and it will hopefully become an annual event.
If you have an event coming up and would like us to cover it or need advertising, just let us know. Go to GoWayneCounty.com and click “contact.” Send us your request and we will put your event on our calendar, and if we can we will cover it for you as well. We love to be invited—but we may show up anyway.
Cambridge City Indiana
If you are an antique lover, you won’t want to miss the Antique Fair this Saturday in the quaint town of Cambridge City, IN.
Held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., side roads will be closed in order to accommodate all the antique vendors expected to line the streets, according to Vicki Alexander, owner of Undiscovered Treasures, a unique consignment store in Cambridge.
Many other shops will be open for business including the Pour House- home of the best homemade fudge around Wayne County and other homemade delicacies and lunch menu items. For a great country style breakfast you can start your day at Lumpy’s Cafe on Foote Street.
At Undiscovered Treasures, next to the bridge into town, if you mention you read this article on GoWayneCounty.com you will receive an extra 10% off your purchase. Many items including purses and other accessories will already be at lower sale prices.
It is not too early to knock off some of the items on your holiday list, or add a unique item to your antique collection– while getting great deals.
For more information you can call Shane Hawkins at Log House Antiques: 765-967-5082.
Building 125, One of the many antique shops in Cambridge City
Canal Days Parade 2010
So many things are happening this weekend. As you plan your outings don’t forget to put Canal Days on your list of things to do. This annual event is always a treat with fun for all ages. See the schedule of events for the weekend below: (Cambridge City is just a 15 minute drive West on 40 from Richmond IN).
Friday September 9th
Saturday, September 10th
Photo Courtesy of IndianaLandmarks.org
Cambridge City, IN—Indiana Landmarks will reopen its 1841 Huddleston Farmhouse in September with an entire floor of new exhibits focused on the historic National Road, from the pioneer era to the present.
The Huddleston Farmhouse is on the National Road (U.S.40) at the eastern edge of Cambridge City. The new exhibits will debut on September 10 with a free open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. held in conjunction with Cambridge City’s Canal Days festival. The open house will feature refreshments and live music from the Peach Pickers.
The Huddleston Farmhouse has been closed for two years as the exhibits were being developed and the ground floor of the house prepped for the installation. The exhibits tell the 200-year story of the National Road from its start in Cumberland, Maryland in 1806 through Indiana in mid-1820s, to its end in Vandalia, Illinois.
The new exhibits allow visitors to hear from a covered wagon traveler about the conditions on the road, the food they ate, and where they found lodging. Visitors will experience the road surfaces over time, from a bumpy mud track dotted with tree stumps to brick, concrete, and the current asphalt.
Children can try out the straw-filled mattress like the ones pioneers used on the floor of the travelers’ kitchens. At an interactive wall-sized map, visitors can click on places from Maryland to Illinois to learn more about sites to visit on the National Road today. A simulation allows tourists to drive along the road viewing important National Road landmarks, including those lost, save and endangered.
The National Road Heritage Site at Huddleston Farmhouse promotes public awareness of one of the first significant national engineering achievements in American transportation and its role in nineteenth and twentieth Century American society and culture.
Indiana Landmarks received a National Scenic Byways Grant to create the new exhibits, which were produced by Split Rock Studios in collaboration with Ball State University’s Department of Telecommunications and the Indiana National Road Association. The project also received support from private donors across the state.
The Huddleston Farmhouse played an integral role in early National Road travel. The Huddleston family converted the ground floor of the house, barn and yard to cater to pioneers on the road. From 1841 to 1853, travelers stabled and fed animals and took shelter in the ground floor of the farmhouse, using the hearths there to cook meals and buying supplies from a general store. The main floor of the house depicts the Huddleston family’s living quarters.
For more information on the National Road Heritage Site at Huddleston Farmhouse, contact J.P. Hall, Indiana Landmarks’ Eastern Regional Office 317.822.7937, jphall@indianalandmarks.org.
Pete's Corner Cafe Depot District Mural - 2010
The Festival of the Arts announces the mural and sculpture projects that will be created this summer for this year’s competition. Formerly called the Festival of Murals, sculptures have been included this year to add a new medium of public art to Wayne County, Indiana.
The designs of the proposed works will be displayed on Monday, July 25 at Lamplight Inn at the Leland, 900 S. A St. in Richmond, Indiana. The exhibit is free and open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. along with a reception to meet the artists from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Murals will be painted at the following locations:
Greensfork
Happy Days Records by Ron Deane, formerly of Richmond
Kid’s Territory by Mark Gardner of Centerville
Cambridge City
On the Canal Wall by Carly Mattingly Dee, formerly of Cambridge City
Richmond
Dils Building, 416 N. 10th and D St. by Diana Toschlog of Richmond
Knollenberg’s, 809 E. Main St. by Jon Terzini of Richmond
Readmore Cafe 900 E. Main St. by Charles Guess of Richmond
Skateboard Park in Glen Miller by Miguel Villaneuva of Richmond
Roger Richert property, 310 N. 8th St. by Pamela Bliss of Indianapolis
Sculptures will be created for the following locations:
Richmond
Veteran’s War Memorial area by George Stallings of Richmond
Glen Miller Park Playground by Dayle Lewis
Private property, 1884 Reservoir Rd also by Dayle Lewis
Glen Miller Park by Joe Thompson of Centerville
Ghyslain Chocolatier, 416 N. 10th St. by Brandon McFadden of Milton
Firehouse BBQ and Blues, 400 N. 8th St. by Tom Broyles of Greensfork and Rick Bolen of Pershing
Some of the works have already began and the public can watch the progress. Some of the sculptures will be created at another location and set at their location by August 28. The date and information for the public to vote on their favorite mural and sculpture will be announced at the end of August.
FOTA is hosted this year by the Neighborhood Services Clearinghouse Association. Awards and events have been made possible by grants and donations from the Wayne County Foundation, the Economic Growth Group of Richmond, First Bank Richmond, Richmond Furniture Gallery, Jetmore, Bawa and Hirons, Wayne Bank and Trust, and Warm Glow Candle Co., Sherwin Williams and Airworx Co. of Indianapolis.
Maps and information of the proposed works will be available at each location mentioned and at the Richmond City Building and Wayne County Convention and Tourism Bureau. Maps are also online at www.waynefestivalofthearts.com or sent by email to info@waynefestivalofthearts.com. Sign up for the email list for ongoing information or call 317.696.7349.
With the holiday weekend upon us, the buzz around Wayne County is sizzling with talk about which fireworks displays to go see this weekend.
If you can’t get enough of the excitement in the air as the night sky blazes in glory to celebrate America’s birthday, then Wayne County is the place to be!
With a different show every night, you can get your fill of 4th of July Fireworks. Start off Friday night in Fountain City, then Richmond on Saturday afternoon for fun, music and good food. Cambridge City is continuing their 175th Anniversary on Sunday as they light up the night sky. Hagerstown will be wrapping up the fun-filled holiday weekend on Monday night.
For more information, including specific locations, Click Here for GWC Events Calendar.
By Karole Passmore
If you haven’t been to Cambridge City yet to celebrate their Anniversary of 175 years, there is still plenty to enjoy from now until Sunday, July 3rd.
Keystone cops are beating the streets through the day, looking for makeup and facial hair vilolators who are missing their “get out of jail” buttons, through Friday.
Starting tomorrow, city-wide yard sales begin and will run through Saturday. For the avid yard salers this is the place to be. Also on Saturday the Golay Center, as you enter Cambridge City, will host a “Museum” for the 175th Celebration. Displays will be filled with memorabilia from residents and others shared for this special occasion. On the same day, the center will house the cake decorating contest.
And as always the wonderful antique shops will be open for business as well as unique places to dine. Lumpy’s is a great place to catch a sumptuous breakfast or lunch and the Pour House has wonderful homemade sandwiches, pies, cakes and other goodies (including their well-known fudge).
Sunday celebrations will include food and music throughout the day, and a fireworks display in Creitz Park in Cambridge City at dusk. A short drive from surrounding Wayne County towns, be sure to make it over and let the town know how much they are appreciated.
Benny Kenworthy painting the historic Vinton House
Saturday, June 25, was a great day to be in Cambridge City for the 175th Anniversary of their founding. There were up to 20 artists set up all about town painting/drawing with different mediums and creating wonderfully creative pieces.
Many sang the praises of Bess Sturgis who organized the art portion of the celebration. Look below for some of the artists and their work. (to see all the artists you can click to go to Go Wayne County’s Facebook site). Judging began at 2:30 and the winner was to be announced at around 4:30. The winner of this competition is listed at the end of this article.
Don’t miss the rest of the week’s celebrations. Today includes the interactive walk through the Riverside Cemetery to meet some famous folks from the past.
Next week will be keystone cops around town putting people in jail who are not wearing their buttons and many more events and activities. We will keep you updated each day at GoWayneCounty.com.
Ron Mack using oils to paint building 13 on Main Street, Cambridge City
Marilyn Witt using pastels to create her piece
See more visitors from the past in period clothing today during the tour of the Riverside Cemetery. Jerry Mattheis and his wife Phyllis, who submitted articles for Go Wayne County in print and online for the celebration, toured the town in their garb yesterday.
Jerry Mattheis, in period clothing, stands behind Katherine Mote Shumaker as she uses acrylic for her piece
Diana Yount capturing the allure of the Overbeck home in pastels, also creating from the view was Lynn Johnstone who drew a crowd of children as she created on a tree stump (see her picture on Facebook)
The winner of the “Mick Fowler Cash Purchase Award” commemorating the “Cambridge City 175th Anniversary Celebration” is Betsy Davis of Carthage Indiana.
Her painting of St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church will become part of the Cambridge City Public Library History Room Collection.
By Phyllis Mattheis
You’ve heard about how people spend their lives in that dash between their birth and death years on their cemetery stones?
To prepare Riverside for the walk on Sunday, June 26, Jerry and I have been cleaning stones so that names and dates are revealed. It’s a puzzle why some stones are so covered that nothing can be read, and yet one next to it may be clear. The green lichen scrapes off fairly easily on the smooth parts but it takes some digging to get it off the names and dates. We are spraying most stones with a bleach mixture after we’ve removed most of the loose material, then we scrub them with water and a plastic scrub brush. It is rewarding to see the names and dates clear again.
And those dashes bring questions to mind. Why did a child die so young? What happened to the teenager who didn’t live to maturity? Why did a father die at a young age? How did his wife feel being a widow for a very long time? Did she have help raising their children? Why would a person put only their death year on their stone?
Stop In For Down Home Cooking At Lumpy's Cafe On Foote St
The larger stones make one think that a family must have been wealthy. But they still lost family members. We each have only one life to live that makes that dash on our own stone someday.
As of June 9, we have cleaned forty-seven stones and a set of steps in three trips to Riverside. The community is invited to spend an hour or two helping to clean the stones. There are plenty for everyone! Just pick out one to start with, and you may do the whole family and wonder about their history.
The new library has an obituary file that may give you clues about a family’s history here in Cambridge City. Visit the History Room on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2 and 4 p.m.
I was gratified to find the Mosbaugh names on stones that were completely covered with lichen. Frank was a newspaper man and lived in East Cambridge. And surprise! I found another newspaper man, Roy Copeland. Share your stories about the names and dates that you uncover in Riverside. And join us for the afternoon walk on Sunday, June 26 to learn about some of the prominent people that helped make our community a pleasant place to live.
Check back in to GoWayneCounty.com to read more about the history of Cambridge City and the events planned for this very special week, that started today and ends on July 3rd with special fireworks. You can also read more stories like this in the GWC print edition.
Mini Park In Cambridge City, Wayne County
We are now distributing the latest special edition all over Wayne County. Focused on the 175th Anniversary of Cambridge City, this edition has fun and interesting historical stories.
The celebrations in Cambridge City begin this Friday (tomorrow) the 24th and run through July 3rd. As an insert into this edition you will find a full schedule of events to commemorate this historic year in the city’s history.
Beginning with a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow on Foote Street in the small park opposite the beautiful mural of “Single G” the renowned racehorse, the festivities will include live music, caricature portraits, food–and that’s just the first day.
Be sure to pick up a copy of GWC at the following locations and don’t miss this wonderful celebration in Cambridge City:
(And many more sites to come!) Check in for other places to pick up a copy. We will also be passing them out at the 4H Fair this week!
NEWS RELEASE
The Overbeck Sisters...You Could Play One of Them
WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE?
As one of the events for Cambridge City’s 175th year celebration, a guided walking tour for the public of Riverside Cemetery is planned. Included will be the well known General Solomon Meredith and Al Hunter, a Civil War buff (but without a beard). Meredith’s monument is the largest, tallest one in Riverside, at nearly 40 feet and is located in a single section. Initialed footstones of his family are on the west side of the monument..
Volunteers are invited to portray one of the characters buried here. The History Room of the new library has the resources to learn the details of the Cambridge City people’s lives. Volunteers will research, then give a five minute talk about the person they portray, as they wear clothing similar to the time in which the person lived.
Some of the well-known people buried at Riverside are Buckskin Ben of the Wildwest Shows, Valentine and Sarah Sell who operated a Whitewater Canal boat here, Elbridge Vinton and his two daughters, who operated the Vinton House Hotel, Benjamin Conklin who operated a store in his big brick home on the National Road at the southeast corner of Lincoln and Main.
Kathleen Postle, who wrote the book about Overbeck Pottery, Will Creitz who donated the land for our park, Lewis Lutz, an art instructor at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Joseph Kimmel, who built his brick home ‘Rosehill’ in East Cambridge, Virginia Meredith, the first woman on the board of trustees at Purdue University, and the three sons of General Meredith, two of whom died from Civil War injuries.
From the Cambridge City Library "Uncle Will" Creitz
William Barefoot owned our famous race horse Single G. Louis P. Kleiber, an agriculturalist and town board member, had his statue erected a few years before his death in 1941.The Boden family did heavy construction work in the area and in 1908 moved the Meredith monument from the old Capitol Hill first burying ground at the southeast corner of town a mile north to the larger new Riverside Cemetery north of town. Thanks to the Whitewater Valley Junior Historical Society, who published a booklet in 1977, we know that at least 127 graves were moved to Riverside. The Juniors were instrumental in restoring the first burying ground by probing for monuments, repairing and resetting them and recording information from the stones. Also, the Juniors should be given credit for the list of forty- seven Civil War veterans who are buried at Capitol Hill Cemetery. This year marks the 150th year since the start of the Civil War. Reenactors are invited to be present for the Riverside walk. Veterans of other wars could also be represented.
Would you like to portray one of the persons mentioned above? Or perhaps you have an ancestor buried in the front part of the cemetery whom you would like to describe for the public Riverside Cemetery walk tentatively scheduled for 2-5 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, June 26th. The celebration event is sponsored by Western Wayne Heritage. If you would like to participate, call 478-5993 for more information. It will be an informative, fun afternoon for families to learn about former residents of Cambridge City.
In preparing to dedicate the June/July print edition to the 175th Anniversary of Cambridge City, we have asked business owners in the town to help sponsor the next edition by placing an ad.
So far, we have two new advertisers….let us introduce them to you:
Lumpy's Cafe
Lumpy’s Cafe…
has been a well known landmark in Cambridge City for decades. Under the management now of Nancy and George Todd, it is a warm and welcoming place with yummy food. Today we enjoyed a fruit plate with tuna salad and cottage cheese, very reasonably priced. The fruit tasted so fresh and my daughter’s hamburger ..well she gave it a big thumbs up!
At Lumpy’s it is like stepping back into a time when everyone knew you and your family …a place where you could touch base with friends and catch up on the latest news. It is a family operated and locally owned place that we hope everyone will enjoy (if you haven’t already). You will be glad, as we were, that you did.
Undiscovered Treasures
in Cambridge City, is only two weeks old, celebrating their Grand Opening today. As you cross the bridge into Cambridge it sits directly to your left. Vicky Alexander, owner and operator of the store offers a wide variety of gently used clothing, accessories and many other unique items. If we had only had time to shop! But we will be back because we love this kind of store and look forward to seeing what new things are there each time we go. Take a ride to Cambridge and check them out.
If you would like to advertise your business with GoWayneCounty.com either online or in print click on Advertise and see how!
We are looking forward to covering the 175th anniversary in our next print edition and online at GoWayneCounty.com. Keep checking back on the latest news as well as a rundown of events for the great celebration!
At least sixteen personalities in Cambridge City’s rich history will be explored during the 175th year celebration walk in Riverside Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, June 26, beginning at 2 p.m.
Drivers are asked to enter the south gate and park on the grass between the pine trees near the south line. Donations to support the celebration will be accepted. The walk is sponsored by Western Wayne Heritage, our local historic preservation group.
Walkers will meet in front of the mausoleum in groups of about twenty. The tour will begin with the stone of Benjamin Conklin, builder of the well-know Conklin-Montgomery-King home at the southeast corner of Main and Lincoln, and will conclude with the stone of artist Lewis Lutz, perhaps a lesser-known person. The walk will take about an hour through the east part of the cemetery and will include some costumed interpreters.
We expect to start the walk again at 3 p.m. and at 4 p.m., depending on the number of attendees. If more show up, walks will start also on the half hours.
If the afternoon is hot, it might be wise to bring an umbrella for shade and carry a bottle of water.
Brand New Library March 20, 2011
Last Sunday, March 20th 2011, was the grand opening of the new Cambridge City Library. According to Vicki Meek, head librarian, there was an estimated crowd of between 300-500 people.
The day after the grand opening the library was a bustle of excitement. People were checking out the new computers and rows of books. Children were reading, coloring and trying out the large screen computers in the children’s section.
Dionne & Rayna Shank
People of all ages were searching for and enjoying books and the beautiful new library. On the lower floor of the library is the Overbeck sisters museum. The Overbeck family siblings were comprised of six sisters and one brother. All of the Oberbeck women were accomplished artists in pottery, paintings and water colors. One of the sisters was a musician, having studied music abroad.
Jaren Harris, enjoying the new children's section
Though none of the sisters had children of their own (only one sister actually married) they adored their brother’s two children. They also enjoyed other children as Mary Frances indicated in the creation of a ship with figurines for the children of the library to enjoy.
Overbeck Museum, Pottery Pieces On Display In New Library
Pottery, paintings, figurines and the ship are all on display in the Overbeck Museum. Vicki shared that the original cases are still being used and that the builders actually designed the room to fit those cases. It was a difficult job, according to the builders, but well worth it once you witness the results. To learn more about the family there is a book available in the library and a video created by Natalie Richert, native of Wayne County, which you can see when you visit the museum.
Another room of interest on the lower level is the “History Room.” About two days a week historians from the community use this space to share history with others or to do their own research.
Jade Brown, Enjoying a Book In Front of Large Front Window
And with this year being the 175th anniversary of Cambridge City, there will be many stories to tell of the history of this town in Wayne County. We look forward to hearing and sharing these stories on GoWayneCounty.com and in our monthly print edition.
Congratulations, Cambridge City residents, on your new library and the Overbeck museum. What a wonderful addition to our County.
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