OUR HERITAGE, INC.
JENNINGS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
134 E BROWN ST.
VERNON, IN 47252
(812) 346-8989
WWW.JENNINGS COUNTY.ORG
52nd Annual Sassafras Tea Festival
Spring is officially here! Sassafras roots are being dug!
We are quickly approaching the 52nd Annual Sassafras
Tea Festival and Civil War Living History! This year’s
Festival will take place on April 25th and 26 th and
marks the 150th Anniversary to the end of the Civil
War. There will be many fun and exciting activities for
Don’t Miss Our Upcoming Events!!
June
all ages! Delicious food will be available ,thrilling
reenactments and skirmishes. This event, as is true with
27th-28th - Saturday and Sunday - Town and Country Home and Garden Tour
all of our events, could not happen without your help.
October
Whether it is a monetary donation or donation of your
9th-10th - Friday and Saturday - Hector's Haunted Happenings and Mystery Dinner
24th - Hector's Haunted Costume Dance
time, we appreciate anything you can do!!
V
ernon, Indiana is located approximately midway between Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis,
Indiana. From Interstate 65, take the Seymour/North Vernon Exit (number ) east to North
Vernon on U. S. Highway 50. At the junction of U. S. Highway 50 and Highways 3/7, travel south
approximately two miles to Vernon.
Sponsored in part by mini grants from Jennings County Community Foundation,
Local Businesses, Organizations & Individuals &
Thank You!
Our Purpose
The Jennings County Historical Society is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization formed in 1961 to
“present, preserve and document the history of Jennings County”. Society headquarters and historical
museum, the North American House is a high quality history center and museum located in
historic Vernon, Indiana.
Saturday April 25th
Dining Facility
Serving Hot Food at
the museum!
Great home cooked food at
great prices!
8:00 Am
Museum Open,
Huge Bake Sale & Hot Meals!
7:17 AM
Activities begin outside Peterson House
Announcement– Lincoln has passed away
9:00 AM-5:00 PM Civil War Camps Open
10AM-5:00 PM Registration of Descendants of Civil War
Wednesday Study Club
10:30 AM
3:00 PM
7:30AM -9:30 AM
Man hunt
8:00 AM
Museum opens
Underground Railroad Tour
1:15-2:00 PM Battle at Muscatatuck Park
 Homemade Ham & Beans
Lee & Grant meet, North American House
(Museum)
 Cornbread
3:30 PM
Commence line up of Peace parade at the
Commons
 Vegetable Soup
4:00 PM
Peace Parade, Brass Band-
Bake Sale & Hot meals
9:00 AM
More registration available for
Descendants of Civil War Veterans
9:15 AM
Vice President Johnson sworn in
10:00 AM
Conspirators March
11:00 AM
Funeral parade through Vernon,
Historic horse drawn hearse– Brass Band
 Chicken & Noodles
Join the Parade!
 Hot Dogs
7:00 PM
 Pie
9:30 PM
 Tea, Coffee and Lemonade
Sunday April 26th
President Mr.& Mrs. Lincoln
Blue/Grey Ball, Vernon Gym
11:30 AM
Lincoln’s Funeral Train car
On Tracks of Overpass
Dining Facility
Serving Hot Food at
the museum!
Great home cooked food at
great prices!
 Homemade Ham & Beans
 Cornbread
 Vegetable Soup
 Chicken & Noodles
 Hot Dogs
Lincoln Vigil at Peterson House
1:15 PM
Battle at Muscatatuck Park
 Pie
-Next to Museum
2:00 PM -3 PM
Re Enactor Meet and Greet
 Tea, Coffee and Lemonade
1st person interpreters
(Proceeds to fund Museum
Expenses!)
4:00 PM
Festivities end
(Proceeds to fund Museum
Expenses!)
Huge Bake Sale!
Huge Bake Sale!
Hundreds of Pies and
Breads!!
Hundreds of Pies and
Breads!!
Sassafras Roots also
available
Sassafras Roots also
available
Free sampling of
Sassafras Tea & Cookies!
Free sampling of
Sassafras Tea & Cookies!
Come visit our working
Blacksmith shop!
Stroll back in time through
the Civil War Camps!