BECOME A PART OF THE PAST. Relive history as you step back to the time and place where Lincoln grew up. A day of fun and education for all ages, with costumed interpreters, sheep-shearing, candle-dipping, rope-making, blacksmith, storyteller Susan Fowler, a visit with Abe, plant sale, museum tour, music, food, and more. Learn more about…
The Carnegie Center for Art and History is pleased to present the annual Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie exhibition, featuring 28 quilts selected by guest jurors Kathleen Loomis, Kate Lydon, and Clara Nartey. This exhibition will be on display May 11 through July 22, and our Opening Reception will be held Thursday,…
Go behind the scenes of the historic Lincoln/Douglas debates. This play from author Norman Corwin takes audiences behind the scenes of the 1858 debates between incumbent Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas and a then-unknown lawyer named Abraham Lincoln. Children ages 12 and under may attend free of charge but must download a ticket from the Lincoln…
Live Music, Car Show, Ice Cream Eating Contest, Parade, Pedal Tractor Pull and SO MUCH MORE!!
Since 1975, each August the E'ville Iron Street Rod Club has put on a rod run for street rod owners. It is held at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center in Evansville Indiana. At the first event, they had 44 registered street rods. Since that time the Frog Follies has grown to average over 4000 street…
Come enjoy the historic town of Rome, Indiana. Take a tour of the Rome Courthouse, shop their market and food booths. The ladies of Rome prepare their famous Fried Chicken Dinners with all proceeds going directly back to the Rome Courthouse repairs, updates, etc.
Listed as the 5th highest-attended festival in Indiana, Harvest Homecoming continues to thrive and grow each year! Celebrated in downtown New Albany and on New Albany’s Riverfront, the festival celebrates 55 years in 2023. Officially beginning Oct. 7 with a morning hike and then opening ceremonies at 2:30 PM and the parade starting at 3…
Join us for a family adventure returning to life in our area in the 1850's. Enactors are at each cabin, school, mercantile, jail, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, etc. There is fun to be had with a petting zoo, your own applebutter & broom making, and much more!