Pioneer Women
The Pioneer Women’s Club meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St. Interested women are welcome.
Veteran Bible study
The Brown County Veteran’s Chaplain Corps Bible Study for Veterans meets the first Thursday of each month at Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane, from 9 to 10 a.m. The next meeting will be Nov. 7. For more information, call 317-439-0207.
Cemetery preservation
The Brown County Cemetery Preservation Society meets the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be in the archives room at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St., Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 4:15 p.m.
The society is a committee of the Peaceful Valley Heritage group. All are welcome.
Peaceful Valley Heritage
Peaceful Valley Heritage Inc., a preservation group, meets the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at the Brown County Community Foundation building, 209 N. Van Buren St., on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Genealogical society
The Brown County Genealogical Society has three upcoming events:
- Thursday, Nov. 14: Author Jen Selinsky will visit for a special presentation, “Written Heritage: Finding My Ancestry Through a Journal,” at 1 p.m. at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. She will talk about her great-grandmother, Alwine Baurman, and her travel journal, “First Generation Abroad.” After the presentation, Selinsky will have copies of the book available for purchase, as well as the original journal for browsing.
- Thursday, Dec. 12: Annual Christmas party, 1 p.m. at the library. Members will bring desserts and/or finger foods. Visitors are welcome.
- Thursday, Jan. 9: Annual membership meeting, 1 p.m. at the library. Agenda includes election of a board member, discussing ideas for upcoming meetings, sharing of research successes and “brick walls.”
For more information, call the library at 812-597-5636.
Herb society
The Brown County Herb Society meets the third Monday of each month. The club will meet in the lower level at the Brown County Public Library on Monday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. All are welcome to join.
Call the library at 812-988-2850 for more information.
