Johnson County Museum of History, Indiana

05/12/2026

It’s Karen the Curator, and it’s time for ! This week is and I found these three things to share with you!
1.) This is an Army Air Force olive drab service dress coat that was owned by Alice Handy Grubbs. Alice was a nurse during WWII and was stationed at St. Petersburg, Florida.
2.) Here is a gold-colored Army Nurse’s pin that was owned by Major Hellen Callon who served during WWII.
3.) This photograph was taken by Herbert Harris at the Masonic Temple Lodge 107. The lodge served the Red Cross during WWII.

05/12/2026

Director David will be at the Franklin Branch of the Johnson County Public Library-Indiana on Sunday May 17 at 2:00 for a talk about Revolutionary War graves in Johnson County. The event is free, but they do ask that you register.

Come learn about some of Indiana's ties to our nation's beginnings with Johnson County Museum of History's director, David Pfeiffer! Register for free at the link below.

https://jcplin.libnet.info/event/15764371

05/08/2026

New item alert! Check out our newest 250th items! We now have red, white, and blue scented candles that you can buy individually or as a 3-pack.

05/04/2026

Happy ! This Planet Dagobah Micro Machines playset from the museum collection recreates a scene from the film, "The Empire Strikes Back" and was released in 1997. Did you have any similar Star Wars toys?

05/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to Matinee Musicale's Spring Concerts at the museum this past weekend! They put on a wonderful 250th themed performance!

05/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Wine, Cheese, and All That Jazz annual fundraiser for the Johnson County Historical Society. It was another very successful event and we are close to our goal for the Hendricks Cabin!

05/02/2026

The museum will be closed on Tuesday May 5 for the Primary Election. We apologize for any inconvenience.

05/02/2026

Today is the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. Johnson County has a connection to that race? In 2011, Santiva, a horse owned by Walter Thoroughbreds, participated in the Derby. Only 20 horses actually run in the race, making it incredibly rare just for a horse to make it. This display of memorabilia on Santiva is on loan from Tom Walters.

05/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our Dr. Benjamin Franklin Voices from the Past Storytellers program at Franklin College last night! We had a full house in the Custer Theater to listen to Dr. Franklin talk about his fascinating life! Thank you County Public Library-Indiana for co-sponsoring the event and for Festival Country Indiana for bringing the sign-able Declaration of Independence.

04/30/2026

Tonight is the night! Join us for a night with Benjamin Franklin at 7:00 pm in the Custer Theater, located in Old Main on Franklin College's campus. Old Main is located on the SE corner of Branigin Blvd. and Monroe St. The event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Johnson County Public Library-Indiana. It is one of the county's America's 250th events!

04/24/2026

Tomorrow is the big day! We still have a few tickets left, so we hope to see you there!