Posted on 18 October 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
Posted on 14 June 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
Come out and join the fun at the Jay County Historical Museum located at the end of East Main Street in Portland Indiana. This event will remember the times before Jay County consolidated into on school system. When there were … Eight High Schools in Jay County.
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Posted on 30 May 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
Posted on 09 March 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture
Location: Jay County Historical Society, 903 East Main St., Portland IN 47371
Cost: No Charge – Open to the public
Visit the NCGLNAC website for more information.
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Posted on 08 March 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture
Location: Jay County Historical Society, 903 East Main St., Portland IN 47371
Cost: No Charge – Open to the public
Visit the NCGLNAC website for more information.
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Posted on 08 March 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture
Location: Jay County Historical Society, 903 East Main St., Portland IN 47371
Cost: No Charge – Open to the public
Visit the NCGLNAC website for more information.
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Posted on 01 March 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
Jay County has a strong baseball heritage with filled with teams that commanded respected when they took the field. Teams such as the Redkey Merchants, Redkey Wolves, Dunkirk Watsons, Portland Panthers, Portland Rockets and Jay County Patriots. Today, Jay County still has a quality baseball program with the Jay County Patriots, Portland Rockets and competitive little league organizations in both Dunkirk and Portland.
In the late 1930’s one of the best team ever to take the field in Jay County advertised their bid as State Champions. The information documented below is from stories from my father, Walter Hartzell and news paper clippings from 1937, 1938 and 1939.
Posted on 28 February 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
The Jay County Historical Museum is located at 903 E. Main Street, and is a handicap friendly facility.
The public invited to this free event.
Questions can be directed to the museum.
E: history@jaycounty.info
P: 260.726.7168
www.jaycountyhistory.org
Posted on 28 February 2009 by Jerry Hartzell
A committee of dedicated historians is currently at work to bring the rich history of Jay County to the Internet. This group has been meeting at the Jay County Historical Museum located at 903 East Main St. Portland, Indiana every week since the first Saturday of January 2009. The website jaycountyhistory.org, is currently online for you to monitor it’s progress. The committee and other volunteers of the Jay County Historical Museum Continue Reading