Deadline approaching for donation matching
The Lilly Endowment Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, is helping the Jennings County Community Foundation by matching $1 for every $2 donated in 2019 to an existing endowment.
The deadline for that match is Tuesday.
The endowment, set up in 1996 to benefit the Hayden Historical Museum, helps provide the museum income for operation and maintenance expenses. It also gives $250 to fund a scholarship for a Jennings County High School senior who was a member of the Hayden Little Hoosier Historians in grade school.
Donations can be dropped off at the museum from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Checks should be made out to the Jennings County Community Foundation and designated for the Morrison Fund.
Contact museum with any questions at 812-592-8445 or [email protected].
Smithsonian exhibit still running at museum
The Smithsonian Crossroads to Rural America exhibit opened its doors at the Stellar Plaza in North Vernon on Dec. 12. Jennings County is one of six Indiana counties chosen to showcase the traveling exhibit, brought to Indiana by Indiana Humanities as a part of the INseperable initiative.
This exhibit is part of the Museum on Main Street program, which is a division of the Smithsonian dedicated to bringing quality exhibits to small towns.
The exhibit will run for six weeks, until Jan. 26.
Several special events related to the exhibit will be held at the Stellar Building through Jan. 26. The exhibit is open from 5 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, 12 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 12 to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. For a full list of planned special events and holiday closings, visit jenningscounty.org.
