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.