First Friday, Pearl Bryan Talk & Tour

As part of National Historic Preservation Month, The Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County is taking part in Downtown’s First Friday on May 4.

The Pearl Bryan murder was the most sensational crime of the gilded age and the roots are here in Greencastle.… Read the rest

Annual Meeting, USS Indianapolis Talk

USS Indianapolis expert Dr. Jeffrey McCall will be the headliner at the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County’s annual meeting on Thursday, March 15, at 6:00PM at the Putnam County Museum. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.… Read the rest

Preservation Month Events with Rose Wernicke, Tommy Klckner & Wesley Wilson

Last Wednesday evening, Rose Wernicke, a consultant qualified by the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, presented her findings on the proposed nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the downtown neighborhood of Roachdale. Her talk was sponsored by the Historic Preservation Society of Putnam County as part of the ongoing observation of May as National Historic Preservation Month.… Read the rest