The Dubois County Museum will present a special program to remember our special 250th celebration on
Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. with Holland resident Carol Braymer sharing her knowledge on the
American Revolution and George Washington with her program titled: “Grandmother Speaks”. Doors
will open at 10:00 a.m. Admission will be charged. (Admission is $5 per adult, $3 per high school
student, $2 per middle and elementary student. Members may enter free.)
The year is 1776 and a young adult grandson is conversing with his grandmother about the unsettling
news circulating in the young colonies about war with Great Britain. In 1776 the 13 colonies broke away
from British rule and named their new county the United States of America. In a written statement
called the Declaration of Independence, they wrote that they were no longer under British rule. Fighting
broke out between the British and Americans and this war was called the American Revolution. George
Washington had been named the commander of the Americans. The grandson and grandmother are
conversing on the reasons for war and the conversation turns to why this war is important.
Grandmother gives her thoughts on the importance of this war. This is where our story begins.
Carol Stevens Braymer grew up in Holland and graduated from Holland High School before moving and
living in California for many years. She has since returned to live in Holland, IN. Braymer has studied
George Washington and the colonies quest for freedom. She is looking forward to presenting this
program at the museum.
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