Evansville Grove Society

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  • Driftless Digger at Creekside Place

    Driftless Digger at Creekside Place

    On Saturday, January 18th, 2025, the Evansville Grove Society, in partnership with Creekside Place, entertained a presentation on Artifacts from Evansville’s History by Jim Winter, also known as the Driftless Digger. Winter shared his delight at the surprisingly large turnout, while he shared the artifacts he has uncovered during his metal detecting explorations in a select group of Evansville’s properties.

    We had a great turnout with a lot of audience participation. Jim Winter, the Driftless Digger, shared some of the artifacts he has found while working in Evansville and explained the historical significance of each piece. Thanks to Ruth Ann Montgomery for helping him with the historical component and a shout out to fellow digger, Dennis Hughes, who also shared his finds.

    Finally, a special thank you to Emily at Creekside who helped us juggle a larger-than-expected audience…she jumped right in and made more room!

    We are thankful for our community members who want to learn more about Evansville’s story.

  • Society Names 2024 Awards

    Society Names 2024 Awards

    During its annual meeting held on October 24th, 2024, the Evansville Grove Society recognized a number of individuals who have contributed to its mission. The Society awarded the following individuals for contributions to preserving Evansville’s history:

    • Ruth Ann Montgomery was awarded the Byron Campbell Publication Award for her book “Evansville Firefighters – 150 Years of Service – 1874 – 2024.”
    • Annie Larson received the Ruth Ann Montgomery Award for Local History for her mural at the corner of Main and Madison Streets, the Hall Circus Mural.
    • The Sally Hardy Eager Award for Historic Preservation was presented to Dan Stephans for his work restoring the historic Baker Office Building
    • Donna Pyper received a Recognition of Service Award for over 6 years of service on the Evansville Grove Society Board of Directors
    • Evansville High School student Zach Jones received a Recognition of Service Award for using his senior project to raise $1,024 for the Grove Society.
    • EHS Senior Kennedy Sendelbach earned an Outstanding Volunteer Award for her artwork and posters advertising fundraising initiatives for the Grove Society.

    Our congratulations to the 2024 honorees and our hats off for their contributions to the Evansville Grove Society’s mission.