Mattix farm receives centennial status fordcountyrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fordcountyrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Courtesy of ISDA
EDINBURGH, Ind. – A longstanding Bartholomew County farm was recently presented a Hoosier Homestead award for being in operation for 200 years.
The Weinantz Farm, in Edinburgh, has been in operation since 1820 and received a Hoosiers Homestead Bicentennial Award. The family was among 51 farm families honored at the Indiana State Museum for their commitment to Indiana agriculture.
The Hoosier Homestead Award Program recognizes and celebrates Indiana farms that have been owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or longer. Families can qualify for the centennial, sesquicentennial, or bicentennial awards. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
Longstanding farms presented Hoosier Homestead Awards kpcnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kpcnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by: Reed Parker, Inside INdiana Business
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Jan 19, 2021 / 10:29 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) Five Indiana counties have new county historians after their appointments by the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Historical Bureau. The new historians in Pulaski, Delaware, Vigo, LaPorte and Shelby counties will serve three-year terms.
Mary Conner is the new appointee in Pulaski County as she currently serves as a docent at the Pulaski County Historical Society, and also owns a family farm awarded the Hoosier Homestead Award.
New Delaware County Historian Karen Vincent serves as board president of the Delaware County Historical Society and recently retired from Minnetrista in Muncie. She has also served as past president of the Association of Indiana Museums.
BATESVILLE – The Ripley County Community Foundation (RCCF) recognizes the service of two out-going Board Members, Steve Huff and Bill Narwold.
Per policy, both gentlemen are stepping down after serving their maximum number of terms. With this, the board of directors will gain three new creative members: Megan Gray, Ben Peetz and Jill Tunny.
The board of directors determine, monitor and strengthen the RCCF’s programs and services, while also managing resources effectively and providing guidance and support to employees within the organization. The board is composed of community members that represent all areas of Ripley County, and each member can serve two, three-year terms. The officers of the board of directors include a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.