The probationary period of pay for the newly installed Assistant Director of the Marshall County Museum was discussed by the Marshall County Council this week.
Museum Director Linda Rippy presented the request.
“The assistant director who’s working there now, Sue Irwin, has been there over three years,” explained Rippy. “In the last year, at least, she’s been doing the same duties that an assistant director would have been doing. So, we’re asking to waive that probationary period.”
The Marshall County Museum is hosting activities at the facility during the week of spring break.
On Wednesday, March 29, the Farmer’s Market teaches children how to use a cash register along with fishing in the Yellow River, picking vegetables, collecting eggs, and making a meal.
Funding for the assistant director position at the Marshall County Museum was discussed by the county council this week.
The Marshall County Museum is moving ahead with upgrades to its Sports Room, as well as a few other projects. Continue reading
A few Marshall County employees will be getting a raise, while others will get an updated job description. The county council approved several recommendations from the county’s personnel committee Monday. Continue reading
The Marshall County Council is moving ahead with funding arrangements for improvements to some county buildings. On Monday, council members approved some additional appropriations requested by the County Commissioners. Continue reading
The blank brick wall on the Garro Street side of the Marshall County Museum is now adorned with an 8 foot by 8 foot barn quilt square representing the state and nation. The “Homespun Hoosier Hospitality” quilt was painted by Connie Kleckner of Plymouth, who has done more than 50 such unique quilt squares with help from her husband, Thom. Continue reading
Marshall County’s latest Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project contribution will be unveiled during a ceremony this afternoon in downtown Plymouth. Marshall County Tourism coordinated the Marshall County Barn Quit Trail. It’s a series of large murals painted in a variety of quilt patterns on barns, businesses and public spaces throughout the county. Organizers say the trail celebrates the history of agriculture, the time-honored tradition of quilting, the community’s passion for art, community pride and Hoosier Hospitality. The trail features more than 75 quilts of various designs and colors. Continue reading
Indiana’s farm history will be celebrated with a couple of events next month. On Saturday, September 17, the Indiana Barn Foundation will be hosting its annual barn tour. It gives barn enthusiasts the chance to take a driving tour of some notable vintage barns. Continue reading
Efforts to recognize the history of high school sports in Marshall County are getting a big boost. The Marshall County Museum has gotten a $30,000 grant to upgrade its Sports Room. The museum is one of 25 organizations included in the first group of recipients of the Indiana Historical Society’s Heritage Support Grant. Continue reading
Residents have a chance to learn some local history by taking a tour of Culver-area cemeteries this month. The Marshall County Genealogical Society is organizing a “cemetery crawl” for Tuesday, June 21, and they’re inviting members of the public to join them. Continue reading
Officials in the Marshall County Recorder’s office will be scanning mortgage books that date back to the 1800s.
Recorder Marlene Mahler told the commissioners this week that 95 books need to be scanned and digitally archived.
Mahler said she found some mortgage books the basement of the courthouse. She counted them and learned that some books were missing. She contacted Marshall County Museum Director Linda Rippy, who found the books containing records from the early 1800s at the museum. Those books have never been archived, and it will cost $10,000 to scan all of the documents. Mahler said the money will come out of the perpetuation fund.
The Marshall County Museum was recently honored with the Outstanding Historical Organization Award for 2014.
Museum Director Linda Rippy gave the news to the commissioners on Monday morning. Rippy said it’s a prestigious award, and the staff has worked hard in achieving that goal.
“It demonstrates the remarkable public services and programs in our community that we’ve done for them,” said Rippy. “We’re really pushing to offer more in our research library which we keep hearing is one of the best in Indiana. It has more history for Marshall County residents. People come in here and will spend days and weeks just doing research.”
Plymouth High School Key Club members participated in a National Day of Service on Monday to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Several students were at the Plymouth Fire Department washing fire trucks while others were lifting and carrying boxes down flights of stairs to help organize things at the Marshall County Museum. The animals at the Marshall County Humane Society got some exercise Monday morning when the students took them out for walks and played with them. The students also cleaned the cages and gave the animals food and fresh water.
The Marshall County Museum and the Weidner School of Inquiry recently teamed up to digitally record stories of World War II veterans. The Museum staff contacted nearly 40 known veterans and high school students to schedule face to face interviews. The students generated questions from researching the era and videotaped the conversations. A composite DVD of the interviews was produced by the students to give to each interviewee and to also become part of the Museum’s military exhibit. Executive Director Linda Rippy says the students got into the project and bonded really well with the veterans.
