ANGOLA â Colleen McNabb Everage is a busy woman.
A real estate broker, an avid volunteer worker, a homeschooling mother of two and even a private music instructor, Everage is constantly on her toes but enjoys everything she gets involved in.
âI think you can find joy in all things, so find the fun,â she said.
Everage currently works as a broker with Fred Beck & Associates, and she also volunteers as the president of the Downtown Angola Coalition, a non-profit group that seeks to promote and maintain a thriving downtown community. She joined the organization in 2018 before becoming president in 2019.
During her time with the DAC, she has helped with various projects around the city, including the recent Sojourner Truth statue that was unveiled at the Steuben County Courthouse on Sunday. That project started in early 2020 and culminated with a grant application in May 2020. The project received a $40,000 Preserving Women s Legacy grant from the Indiana Office of Comm
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The head of the Sojourner Truth sculpture is shown. The statue will be unveiled Sunday in Angola. Previous Next
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Statue of abolitionist set to be unveiled in Angola
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
It has been 160 years since Sojourner Truth spoke on the porch of the Steuben County Courthouse in Angola.
At the time, the Indiana Constitution forbade Blacks from settling in the state.
On Sunday, the Downtown Angola Coalition will host a ceremony in the city s public square to unveil a life-size statue of Truth, commemorating the June 2, 1861, speech she gave in Steuben County.