JUNE 2, 2016 — Issue 116A News and Tribune Publication

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The Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site kicks off its Throwback Thursday Summer Lecture Series with a presentation today, Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. The lecture series is part of the museum’s celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial and has been endorsed as an Official Legacy Project by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. | FILE PHOTO

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FLOYDS KNOBS — The inaugural MountFest will be held this weekend at Mount St. Francis, replacing the decades-old Mount St. Francis Picnic.

The event features music from The Hart Strings and Melissa Combs, local food and adult beverages and many Louisville and Southern Indiana-area arts and crafts vendors will make for a fun afternoon. A raffle with over $8,000 in prizes also will be featured.

Wineries and breweries will offer libations, including Against the Grain

Brewery, Turtle Run Winery; food vendors include Carr’s BBQ and Market, Mimo’s Pizzeria and more.

People filled the streets for one last time at the Mount St. Francis Picnic last year, marking the end of a tradi-tion that dates back to the 1920s.

The annual fundraiser event was replaced with MountFest, targeting the adult crowd, with wine, beer and food tastings, along with other events.

“I’ve been coming to the picnic for

30 years myself and I think this is a good move. We’re hoping to bring out the regulars and draw out some new people too,” Karen Krider, re-treat coordinator for the Mount, said at the closing of last year’s picnic.

Krider said the change will help by requiring fewer volunteers, with the vendors bringing their own workers versus in years past, with volunteers being needed to work the food and game booths.

A new party on the MountSOIN THE KNOW• WHAT: MountFest• WHEN: 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday,

June 4• WHERE: Mount St. Francis,

Paoli Pike and U.S. 150, Floyds Knobs

• INFO: Call 812-923-8817 or visit MountSaintFrancis.org

The Culbertson Mansion State Historic site is partying like it’s 1869.

New Albany’s crown jewel of homes will take center stage today for a talk on “Historic Houses of New Albany” in the first of a series of lectures that is an official piece of Indiana’s bicentennial celebration.

We’re lucky to live in an area so steeped in history. Speaking of that, I hope you get a chance to check out the new steeple atop Town Clock Church in downtown New Albany. A sight to see, for sure.

For the first lecture, authors Steve Wiser with the Louisville Historical League, Floyd County Historian David Barksdale, and Greg Sekula, Director of Indiana Landmarks Southern Regional Office, will discuss their book, “Historic Houses of New Albany.”

The lecture series continues with daytime events at noon on Thursdays, July 7 and Aug. 4.

On July 7, Kaitlyn Markert, archivist for the Indiana

Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library will present “Historic Photography of New Albany, Indiana.” The final lecture in the series on Thursday, Aug. 4 features “Artifacts and the Lies We’ve Told You”, presented by Kristina Kimmick, program developer for the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site.

And on Saturday, June 11, the facility will host “Shakes Beer,” its annual garden party and important fund-raising event. At 2 p.m.

there will be a Shakespearean-themed lecture and at 4 p.m. the party starts with games, music, food and drink. The event is $10. Call 812-944-9600 for more informa-tion.

The Culbertsons certainly would appreciate it.

— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsand-tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

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A HIKE INTO HISTORY EDGE OF EXTINCTION• WHAT: Rose Hill Exhibit Hike• WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 3• WHERE: Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind. 62

CharlestownMeet at the Trail 3 Parking Lot for an exciting hike

and history lesson of the once famous Rose Island, including learning about Rose Island’s swimming pool during the 1920s. See the new renovations that help bring this historic amuse-ment park back to life. Transportation available as needed. With scenic vistas of the Fourteen-mile Creek valley and the Ohio River, with eleva-tion changes of over 200 feet, Charlestown has much to offer the visitor with its rugged hills and deep ravines.

• WHAT: Movie in the Park: “The Good Dinosaur”• WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 3• WHERE: Gateway Park, 500 Little League Blvd.,

Clarksville• INFO: clarksvilleparks.comLuckily for young Arlo, his parents and his two

siblings, the mighty dinosaurs were not wiped out 65 million years ago. When a rainstorm washes poor Arlo (Raymond Ochoa) downriver, he ends up bruised, battered and miles away from home. Good fortune shines on the frightened dino when he meets Spot (Jack Bright), a Neanderthal boy who offers his help and friendship. Together, the unlikely duo embark on an epic adventure to reunite Arlo with his beloved family. 

GOTTA GO: Interested in seeing your event in our 3 To Go? Email SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

• WHAT: “Bank On It” reception•WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 3•WHERE: The Parthenon, 203 E. Main

St., New AlbanyAttend the closing reception of the

Arts Council of Southern Indiana’s “Art on the Road” series, “Bank On It” — an exhibit featuring local artists’ works displayed throughout the historic Parthenon building in down-town New Albany. Local artists and IUS alumni, Chelsea Markuson, Jack-son Taylor, Angie Howard, Christina Stettenbenz, David Spencer-Pierce, Angela Bolen, Angela St. Vrain, and Cody Presley will display their recent works at the Parthenon.

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ew Albany’s crown jewel of homes will take center stage today for a talk on “Historic Houses of New Al-bany” in the first of a lecture series that is an official

piece of Indiana’s Bicentennial celebration.The Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site kicks off its

Throwback Thursday Summer Lecture Series with the presen-tation today, Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. The lecture series is part of the museum’s celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial and has been endorsed as an Official Legacy Project by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.

Two more lectures will be held July 7 and Aug. 4 focusing on photography and artifacts at the historic Culbertson home.

EVOLVING STYLESFor the first lecture, authors Steve Wiser with the Louisville

Historical League, Floyd County Historian David Barksdale, and Greg Sekula, Director of Indiana Landmarks Southern Regional Office, will discuss their book, “Historic Houses of New Albany.”

“We’re talking about historic houses, and what better setting could we have than the Culbertson Mansion,” said Barksdale.

The French second empire style mansion was completed in 1869 for William Stewart Culbertson, an industrialist, philan-thropist, and financier. The 20,000 square foot house boasts 25 rooms and has been open to the public as a museum since 1964.

“Historic Houses of New Albany”, published in Novem-ber 2015, grew out of a presentation the authors gave at the Culbertson a few years back on the subject. That presentation looked at around 50 New Albany residences, while the book features 105.

“We obviously won’t talk about every one,” Barksdale said. “For the book we focused on the grand mansions, but then again we focused on the simple homes too. There are some bungalows, things along those lines. It takes all styles and sizes to make the community so eclectic.”

One home that will undoubtedly be discussed is the Scrib-ner House, built in 1814 for New Albany’s founding family and the oldest documented home in the city. “What’s remark-able about the Scribner House, if you think about it, is that most people in the Indiana Territory at the time were living in modest one and two room log houses,” said Sekula.

“That house sort of set the stage for the townhouse form

that became the mainstay of New Albany architecture through the 1850s,” he said.

Styles evolved as the town grew wealthier. Many of New Albany’s historic home’s designs came from pattern books, such as the 1851 Italianate Pepin Mansion across the street from the Culbertson Mansion.

Shotgun-style homes started to appear around 1880. Wealthy businessman Washington C. DePauw built himself a grand mansion in the Second Empire style in 1870, but he also “was building cottages for some of his workers,” Barksdale said. “That’s why a lot of these shotguns came about. They were the workers’ homes.”

“The shotgun is probably one of our greatest assets,” he said. “There’s a tiny house movement. We’ve got tons of tiny houses just waiting to be restored.”

By JENNA ESAREYnewsroom@newsandtribune.com

SOIN THE KNOW• WHAT: Culbertson Mansion Summer Lecture Series• WHERE: Culbertson Mansion, 914 E. Main St., New

Albany• ADMISSION: Free• CONTACT: Preregistration is requested; call 812-944-

9600

• “HISTORIC HOUSES OF NEW ALBANY”Authors David Barksdale, Greg Sekula, and Steve WiserWhen: 6 p.m. June 2

• “HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHY OF NEW ALBANY”Kaitlyn Markert, archivist for the Indiana Room of the New

Albany-Floyd County Public LibraryWhen: noon, July 7

• “ARTIFACTS AND THE LIES WE’VE TOLD YOU”Kristina Kimmick, program developer for the Culbertson

Mansion State Historic SiteWhen: noon, Aug. 4

• The month closes with a Funeral Murder Mystery Dinner June 24 and 25. For more information on any of these events visit indianamuseum.org/culbertson-man-sion-state-historic-site.

 

 

Building a community

Lecture series brings to life historic Culbertson home

The ceiling in Anne Culbertson’s bedroom was restored to its former glory, which sits next to the dressing room on the second floor of the Culbertson Mansion in New Albany. | FILE PHOTOS

Many of New Albany’s historic home’s designs came from pattern books, such as the 1851 Italianate Pepin Mansion across the street from the Culbertson Mansion. Pepin is part of a lecture series titled “Historic Homes of New Al-bany” that is part of the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial and has been endorsed as an Official Legacy Project by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.

One home that will undoubtedly be discussed as part of a lecture series titled “Historic Homes of New Albany” that is part of the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial is the Scribner House, built in 1814 for New Albany’s founding family and the oldest documented home in the city.

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ew Albany’s crown jewel of homes will take center stage today for a talk on “Historic Houses of New Al-bany” in the first of a lecture series that is an official

piece of Indiana’s Bicentennial celebration.The Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site kicks off its

Throwback Thursday Summer Lecture Series with the presen-tation today, Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. The lecture series is part of the museum’s celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial and has been endorsed as an Official Legacy Project by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.

Two more lectures will be held July 7 and Aug. 4 focusing on photography and artifacts at the historic Culbertson home.

EVOLVING STYLESFor the first lecture, authors Steve Wiser with the Louisville

Historical League, Floyd County Historian David Barksdale, and Greg Sekula, Director of Indiana Landmarks Southern Regional Office, will discuss their book, “Historic Houses of New Albany.”

“We’re talking about historic houses, and what better setting could we have than the Culbertson Mansion,” said Barksdale.

The French second empire style mansion was completed in 1869 for William Stewart Culbertson, an industrialist, philan-thropist, and financier. The 20,000 square foot house boasts 25 rooms and has been open to the public as a museum since 1964.

“Historic Houses of New Albany”, published in Novem-ber 2015, grew out of a presentation the authors gave at the Culbertson a few years back on the subject. That presentation looked at around 50 New Albany residences, while the book features 105.

“We obviously won’t talk about every one,” Barksdale said. “For the book we focused on the grand mansions, but then again we focused on the simple homes too. There are some bungalows, things along those lines. It takes all styles and sizes to make the community so eclectic.”

One home that will undoubtedly be discussed is the Scrib-ner House, built in 1814 for New Albany’s founding family and the oldest documented home in the city. “What’s remark-able about the Scribner House, if you think about it, is that most people in the Indiana Territory at the time were living in modest one and two room log houses,” said Sekula.

“That house sort of set the stage for the townhouse form

that became the mainstay of New Albany architecture through the 1850s,” he said.

Styles evolved as the town grew wealthier. Many of New Albany’s historic home’s designs came from pattern books, such as the 1851 Italianate Pepin Mansion across the street from the Culbertson Mansion.

Shotgun-style homes started to appear around 1880. Wealthy businessman Washington C. DePauw built himself a grand mansion in the Second Empire style in 1870, but he also “was building cottages for some of his workers,” Barksdale said. “That’s why a lot of these shotguns came about. They were the workers’ homes.”

“The shotgun is probably one of our greatest assets,” he said. “There’s a tiny house movement. We’ve got tons of tiny houses just waiting to be restored.”

By JENNA ESAREYnewsroom@newsandtribune.com

SOIN THE KNOW• WHAT: Culbertson Mansion Summer Lecture Series• WHERE: Culbertson Mansion, 914 E. Main St., New

Albany• ADMISSION: Free• CONTACT: Preregistration is requested; call 812-944-

9600

• “HISTORIC HOUSES OF NEW ALBANY”Authors David Barksdale, Greg Sekula, and Steve WiserWhen: 6 p.m. June 2

• “HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHY OF NEW ALBANY”Kaitlyn Markert, archivist for the Indiana Room of the New

Albany-Floyd County Public LibraryWhen: noon, July 7

• “ARTIFACTS AND THE LIES WE’VE TOLD YOU”Kristina Kimmick, program developer for the Culbertson

Mansion State Historic SiteWhen: noon, Aug. 4

• The month closes with a Funeral Murder Mystery Dinner June 24 and 25. For more information on any of these events visit indianamuseum.org/culbertson-man-sion-state-historic-site.

 

 

Building a community

Lecture series brings to life historic Culbertson home

The ceiling in Anne Culbertson’s bedroom was restored to its former glory, which sits next to the dressing room on the second floor of the Culbertson Mansion in New Albany. | FILE PHOTOS

Many of New Albany’s historic home’s designs came from pattern books, such as the 1851 Italianate Pepin Mansion across the street from the Culbertson Mansion. Pepin is part of a lecture series titled “Historic Homes of New Al-bany” that is part of the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial and has been endorsed as an Official Legacy Project by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.

One home that will undoubtedly be discussed as part of a lecture series titled “Historic Homes of New Albany” that is part of the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial is the Scribner House, built in 1814 for New Albany’s founding family and the oldest documented home in the city.

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T.V. PREMIERES: BOOKS:MOVIES:JUNE 7é “End of Watch” by Stephen

King “The Boy at the Top of the Mountain” by John Boyne

JUNE 5 “Feed the Beast” (AMC)

JUNE 6é “Angie Tribeca” (TBS)

JUNE 3é “Me Before You”

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”

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CLARKSVILLE – Derby Dinner

Playhouse will present the world

famous Glenn Miller Orchestra

on Monday, June 6, for a special

Dessert Matinee, as part of its 2016

Concert Series. Doors open at 3

p.m. and the show begins at 4 p.m.

For more information or to make

reservations call 812-288-8281 or

visit derbydinner.com. Ticket price

is $25 each.

The legendary Glenn Miller was

one of the most successful of all

the dance bandleaders back in the

Swing era of the 1930s and '40s,

according to a Derby Dinner news

release. Miller disbanded his musical

organization in 1942, at the height

of its popularity, volunteered for the

Army and then organized and led

the famous Glenn Miller Army Air

Force Band.

They went to Europe to enter-

tain servicemen, and then, on Dec.

15, 1944, Maj. Miller took off in a

single-engine plane from England

to precede his band to France, never

to be seen again. Because of the

popular demand, the Miller Estate

authorized the formation of the pres-

ent Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956.

The 19-member band continues

to play many of the original Miller

arrangements that keep exciting fans

who have not heard them played for

a while. You will hear such familiar

tunes as “In The Mood,” “Tuxedo

Junction,” “Stardust,” “Begin the

Beguine,” and “Don’t Sit Under the

Apple Tree.”

In the mood with MillerSOIN THE KNOW• WHAT: World Famous Glenn

Miller Orchestra• WHEN: 4 p.m. Monday, June 6• WHERE: Derby Dinner

Playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville

• COST: $25• INFO: To make reservations

please call 812-288-8281 or derbydinner.com

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Feeling left out? Send your establishment’s and/or orga-nization’s upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S• WHAT: Live on State• WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New AlbanyFriday, June 3: Rob & Jeremy, Dogville; Saturday, June 4:

Lyndsey Henken; Saturday, June 11: Jack Brizendine; Friday, June 17: SPKR, Lacee & Wyndell; Saturday, June 18: Rick Monroe; Saturday, June 25: Billy Davis Group

BANK STREET BREWHOUSE• WHAT: Live music• WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New

Albany• WHO/WHEN: Friday, June 3: Chris Wigley, 7 to 10

p.m.; Saturday, June 4: Your News Vehicle, 7 to 10 p.m.; Friday, June 10: The Hollow Ends with Tawaine Noah and Christian Johnson, 7 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, June 11: Winston on Wheels, 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday, June 17: Clint Ackerman 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 18: Whisky Ginger, 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday, June 24: Joel Curtis, 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 25: The Blues Redemption, 7 to 9 p.m.

7 p.m. every Tuesday: Tuesday Night Talent Review

CORYDON LIVE• WHAT: Live country music• WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon• INFO: Admission, adults $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6,

free. For tickets call 812-734-6288.Saturday June 4: Tribute to Country Legends Show: Allen

Hilbert, Brady Meenach, Christina Walton; Friday, June 10: Rockin’ Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band; Saturday June 11: Richard Douthitt “Wichita”, Felicity Burkhead, Leon Collard; Saturday, June 18: The Lloyd Wood Show; Saturday June 25: Evan Twitty, Tracy Jo Brown, Josh Ranke

RIVERSTAGE CONCERTS/MOVIES• WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays, 8 p.m. Saturdays• WHERE: RiverStage, Spring Street and Riverside Drive,

JeffersonvilleFriday, June 3: The Wulfe Brothers w/ guest Doo Wop All Stars

& Bag of Hammers; Saturday, June 4: Twilight Cinema Fea-turing: “Norm of the North”; Friday, June 10: Dark Side of the Wall (Pink Floyd Tribute); Saturday, June 11: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Hotel Transylvania 2”; Friday, June 17: Endless Summer Band w/ guest The Decades; Satur-day, June 18: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “The Spongebob Movie”; Friday, June 24: Velcro Pygmies w/ guest Thunder-struck; Saturday, June 25: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”; Friday, July 1: The Monarchs w/ guest Turning Point; Saturday, July 2: Twilight Cinema Fea-turing: “Minions”; Friday, July 8: Culture Night: Ark Band w/ guests Flew Crew & Cosa Sierra; Saturday, July 9: Twilight

Cinema Featuring: “Goosebumps”; Friday, July 15: The Devonshires w/ guest Lefty and the Lunatics; Saturday, July 16: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “PAN”; Friday, July 22: Riv-erPops Featuring: “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Saturday, July 23: RiverPops Featuring: “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Sun-day, July 24: RiverPops Featuring: “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Friday, July 29: Jefferson Tarc Bus w/ guest The Mad Tax-payers; Saturday, July 30:Papa John’s Jeffersonville Goes Country; Friday, Aug. 5: Jake, Elwood and the Boys w/ guest Kudmani; Saturday, Aug. 6: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “In-side Out”; Friday, Aug. 12: 100% Poly w/ guest The Rumors; Saturday, Aug. 13: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Aladdin”; Friday, Aug. 19: Rumours (A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac) w/ Radiotronic; Saturday, Aug. 20: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014); Friday, Aug. 26: Juice Box Heroes w/ guest Big Steel Train; Saturday, Aug. 27: Twi-light Cinema Featuring: “Shaun the Sheep”; Friday, Sept. 2: Seamboat Days Featuring: The Louisville Crashers; Saturday, Sept. 3: Steamboat Days Featuring: EXILE w/ guest The Newbees; Sunday, Sept. 4: Steamboat Days Fea-turing: Dance-A-Thon & Kidz Rock the Boat; Friday, Sept. 9: River Breeze Featuring: Wine Tasting Event benefiting Jeffersonville City Pride; Saturday, Sept. 10: Zumba Glow Party!; Sunday, Sept. 11: Childplace’s Rock on Water Featur-ing: Sidewalk Prophets

CONCERTS IN THE PARK• WHERE: Warder Park, Spring Street and Court Avenue,

Jeffersonville• WHEN: 7 p.m. FridaysFriday, June 3: Tom and RickyVariety & Standards; Friday,

June 10: Grand SlamOldies/Variety with some songs of the late Randy Atcher; Friday, June 17: River Cities Concert BandMarches, Show Tunes and Standards; Friday, June 24: Early AutumnBig Band Swing; Friday, July 1: The Don Krekel OrchestraBig Band Swing Classics; Friday, July 8: Take Two and Company featuring June Kelley-RoySultry Ballads, Bossa Novas, Swing Tunes & Contemporary Classics; Fri-day, July 15: IndigoPlaying hits from yesterday and today; Friday, July 22: Wulfe Bros. 50s, 60s, 70s Oldies Pop; Friday, July 29: The Saints Blues Band; Friday, Aug. 5: June Kelley Roy and the Ovation OrchestraBig Band Swing; Friday, Aug. 12: Rascals of Ragtyme; Friday, Aug. 19: Signature Jazz OrchestraBig Band Swing; Friday, Aug. 26: The Rhein-gold German Band; Friday, Sept. 2: The Cloigheann Irish Band; Friday, Sept. 9: Moonlight Big Band

ENJOY PHOTOS OF NATURE• WHAT: ‘Amazing Nature’• WHEN: Through June 3• WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E.

Court Ave., Jeffersonville.• INFO: visit jefflibrary.org; or call 812-285-8599.The photography exhibit “Amazing Nature” by Christine Hayden

will be on display through Friday, June 3, at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.

“I see a lot of historic homes and buildings as probably one of New Albany’s greatest assets,” Barksdale said. “If you lose it you’re not going to get it back. Look at downtown and the historic struc-tures there. It can only make things better if we restore and learn the history.”

Copies of “Historic Houses of New Albany” are available at the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site, Destinations Booksellers, and online at Amazon and other booksellers.

THE SERIES CONTINUESThe lecture series continues with daytime events at noon on

Thursdays, July 7 and Aug. 4.On July 7, Kaitlyn Markert, archivist for the Indiana Room of

the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library will present “His-toric Photography of New Albany, Indiana”. She will discuss New Albany’s photographic past and provide tips on photo conservation. Photos of the Culbertson Mansion will be highlighted.

The Indiana Room is the keeper of an outstanding collection of historic photos, newspaper archives, birth/death/marriage records, and much more relating to Floyd County history.

The final lecture in the series on Thursday, Aug. 4 features “Arti-facts and the Lies We’ve Told You”, presented by Kristina Kim-mick, Program Developer for the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site.

This lecture aims to dispel some rumors surrounding artifacts in the museum’s collection. “Over the years some artifacts have got-ten these really amazing stories attached to them,” Kimmick said. “What we are now finding out through additional research is that they are not all quite true.”

“In some cases the true stories are much more exciting than the lies,” she said. The lecture will lay to rest some of the misinforma-tion shared in the past, as well as “some general myths you will hear in just about any historic house museum you visit.”

Each lecture is expected to last about an hour, with time for questions at the end. Refreshments will be served. While there is no admission fee, preregistration by calling the museum is requested.

The museum maintains a busy schedule year-round. Other events this month include a Night at the Museum Sleepover on Saturday and a Shakes-Beer celebration of the Bard June 11 with Shakespear-ean Tailgating, games, food, and a lecture “How Chances It They Travel?: Touring Shakespeareans on the 19th Century American Stage” by Dr. John Gatton of Bellarmine University.

A light fixture sits at the base of a staircase in the Pepin Mansion, located at 1003 E. Main St., in New Albany. | FILE PHOTO

SERIES: Final lecture on artifacts, rumorsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4