Cemetery society
The Brown County Cemetery Preservation Society, a committee of the Peaceful Valley Heritage group, meets at 4:15 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the archives room at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St. The next meeting will be April 9. The public is welcome.
Preservation group
CEO of the Brown County Community Foundation, Maddison Miller, will be the guest speaker for the Peaceful Valley Heritage Preservation Society annual meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the BCCF building, 209 N. Van Buren St. All are welcome.
Photography club
The Brown County Photography Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in a lower-level room at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting will be April 9. Anyone interested in photography is welcome.
Pioneer Women
The Pioneer Women’s Club meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the History Center, 90 E. Gould St. Interested women are welcome.
Rotary club
Rotarian Bob Willsey will moderate a panel discussion of local business owners when the Brown County Rotary Club meets for breakfast Thursday, April 11 at Nashville’s Artists Colony Inn. The meeting begins at 7:15 a.m. at the inn, 105 S. Van Buren St.
The topic for the discussion will be “The State of Retail Economy in the Village.” According to the U.S. Census Bureau, retail sales in Brown County exceeded $58 million in 2012, which shows that retail impacts the local economy.
Members of the community, especially those interested in learning about and helping with Rotary activities and projects, are welcome.
Genealogy group
The Brown County Genealogical Society meets at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting is April 11, with a roundtable discussion on veteran ancestors. Meetings are free and all are welcome.
Widowed group
The Brown County Widowed Group will meet at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the Sycamore Valley Community Center, 746 Memorial Drive at the fairgrounds.
Two sections from the first chapter of the book, “The Elderly” will be discussed. The chapter is titled, “Is the Growing Elderly Population a Serious Problem?”
Any widowed person is welcome to bring a friend. For more information, contact Keith Bradway at 812-597-0811.
Lions club
The Brown County Lions Club meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. on third Tuesdays at The Seasons Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East.
The club has been serving the community since 1943 and members live by the motto, “We Serve.” Local, state, national and worldwide programs include: Leader Dogs for the Blind; speech and hearing needs; vision screening, including working with Brown County Schools; cancer and diabetes programs; college scholarships and more.
For more information, like Brown County Lions Club Facebook page, visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/browncounty, or call Membership Chairman Mel Hoefling at 812-327-6875.
WRAPS
The Writers, Readers and Poets Society meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on first and third Thursdays each month to read and discuss the literary compositions of those present. The next meetings will be April 18 and May 2 at the Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane. All are welcome.
Discussion group
The adult fourth Wednesday discussion group meets at 1 p.m. at the Brown County Public Library for about 90 minutes to discuss pre-selected topics designed to foster conversation, companionship and laughter.
For more information, stop by the library at 205 Locust Lane or call 812-988-2850.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of Brown County has a monthly board meeting from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month. Meetings are in lower-level meeting room A of the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting will be May 13. The public is welcome.
