Press Releases

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Dubois County Museum presents Fall Harvest Day

Ah, Fall.  It is that time again to take a step back in time and visit the old homestead.  There is a lot of work to be done on the farm. Much help is needed (or come to view). Come to the Dubois County Museum on Sunday,...

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Model Train Show and Swap at the Museum

The Dubois County Museum welcomes the public to their third annual Model Train Show and Swap Meet on Saturday, October 20, from 10:00-3:00pm, at the museum at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper.  About thirty vendors will be on hand to buy or sell different types and...

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Purchase a 2019 Membership & Planned Programs

The Dubois County Museum is holding a Membership Drive.  Beginning in September, the 2019 memberships are available and prospective new members are invited to take advantage of a special offer. By purchasing a 2019 membership now new members will be granted free...

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Museum Offering Storytime Monthly on Second Saturdays

Continuing the popularity of the Storytime on Tuesday program, the Dubois County Museum, at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper, announces Storytime on Saturday.  Once a month, on the second Saturday of the month, the museum volunteers welcome children ages pre-school to...

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People Needed to Decorate Tree at Museum

“Americana / God Bless America” will be the theme of the 2018 Festival of Trees event at the Dubois County Museum.  Twelve 7’ lighted green artificial trees will be set up in Exhibit Room III, and interested  families are being solicited to decorate the trees using...

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20th Annual Membership Dinner

A Night to Celebrate our Charter Members, our 20th Anniversary, and the 200th Birthday of Dubois County.  The Dubois County Museum Board of Directors invite the museum membership to the annual Membership Dinner on January 25, 2018, at the museum. Hear Richard Day as...

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Upcoming Winter Programs

The Dubois County Museum announces these programs for the winter at the Dubois County Museum.  Come in out of the cold and enjoy a day at the museum. Brr…it is cold outside.  The Dubois County Museum again invites members and the public to come in for fitness...

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Cloggers bring show to museum

The Dubois County Museum welcomes the Dubois County Country Cloggers to the museum for a special show on Sunday, December 10, at 1:30pm.  Be sure to make time to see this group of talented people perform their fast stepping show.   The show will feature some dances...

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Museum sponsors Cookie Walk

The Dubois County Museum will sponsor their annual Cookie Walk on Saturday and Sunday, Dec 9 and 10, from 10-2pm on Saturday and 1-4pm on Sunday. The Cookie sale is organized and cookies made by Museum Volunteers and the ladies of Alpha Delta Kappa’s Dubois County...

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Christmas schedule at the museum

The Dubois County Museum has decked out itself in the finest Christmas decorations for the holiday season.  The museum elves have decorated about 20 trees throughout the museum with bright lights, bold colors, and lovely ornaments and decorations.  The Santa...

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Girl Scout program at Museum

All Dubois County Girl Scouts and their families are invited to Girl Scout Day at the Dubois County Museum located at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper, on Saturday, December 9 from 1-3pm EST.   The cost is $5 per Girl Scout family which includes admission to the...

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Log hewing added to Fall Harvest Day at the Museum.

A new addition has been made to the Fall Harvest Day program for Sunday, October 15, at the Dubois County Museum.  Jason McCoy and his family will be demonstrating hewing a log using the early pioneer process of taking a log from its natural rounded shape to a more or...

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Dubois County Museum presents Archaeology program

September is Archaeology Month in Indiana.  In cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the Dubois County Museum will present a special archaeology program on Saturday, September 9, 2017. From...

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Hands on History Program in the Museum’s Schoolhouse

The Dubois County Museum presents a program called “Reading, Riting, Rithmatic” at the Dubois County Museum one room schoolhouse on Saturday, August 19 from 10:30-12 p.m. Experience a day of “Hands on History” as you go back in time in a one-room schoolhouse as a...

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Fall Harvest Day Sunday, October 2

Fall Harvest Day returns to the Dubois County Museum on October 2, 2016, from 1 to 4:00pm EST. Come out and visit the museum to take in the wide variety of activities and the tastes of fall. Located in the large Exhibit Room II, many activities will be situated around...

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Archaeology Day

September is Archaeology Month in Indiana.  In cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the Dubois County Museum will present a special archaeology program on Saturday, September 10, 2016. From...

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Military Appreciation Day at the Museum August 14

On Sunday, August 14, beginning at 1:15pm EST and ending at about 2:45pm, the Dubois County Museum will host Military Appreciation Day, at the museum.  Light refreshments will follow the program. The program speakers will speak about the Civil War, the Vietnam War and...

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Strassenfest Exhibit 2016

The Dubois County Museum invites all to visit the museum during the 2016 Jasper Strassenfest.   Here is a listing of programs planned at the museum during Strassenfest. Thursday, August 3, the museum will display their complete sets of Strassenfest mugs, buttons, and...

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Museum Participating in Blue Star Museums Program

The Dubois County Museum is proud to announce to the public that they are participating in the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across...

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Bicentennial Legacy Exhibit on German Immigration Opens

The Dubois County Museum was recently honored by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission when it named the upcoming exhibit, “A Bicentennial Remembrance: The Story of German Immigration to Dubois County” a Bicentennial Legacy project.  By naming this exhibit as a Legacy...

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Little Critters Day at the Dubois County Museum

The Dubois County Museum would like to personally invite you to “Little Critters Day”, one in a series of programs in their “Little Pioneers Kid’s Room, on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 10:30am in an Open House format, and closing at noon.  This program is geared to...

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Support the Museum’s Fund Drive

The Dubois County Museum Board invites the public to become a Supporting Member of the Dubois County Museum with a 100 X a $50.00 Donation to the Dubois County Community Fund-for Museum Matching Dollar Foundation Financial Growth Drive. Thanks to John Fierst and his...

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Membership Dinner

The Dubois County Board of Directors invite you to attend the annual Membership Dinner and meeting on Thursday, January 28.  Doors will open at 6:00pm.  Dinner will be served at 6:30pm.  Cost of the meal is $20.00 per person. Please RSVP by completing the form that...

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Membership Now Available

Membership to the Dubois County Museum for 2016 is now available. By becoming a supporting member to the museum, benefits include free personal admission when purchasing an individual membership, free admission for family with a family membership, quarterly and...

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