Children’s Summer Programs at The Putnam County Museum The following programs are being offered this summer at the Putnam County Museum for children ages 7 and above. All programs require registration at least one full week in advance. Please call the Museum at 765-653-8419 to register.

Samplers: History with Needle and Thread
• Date: Friday, June 11th
• Time: 9am-12noon
• Fee: $3 Donation Requested
• Learn the history behind historic samplers and lives of young girls and women in the 1800s. See what life was like then and craft your own cross stitched sampler!

Wild Flowers
• Date: Tuesday, June 15th
• Time: 10am-11:30am
• Fee: $2 Donation Requested.
• Learn about the wild flowers that can be found here locally throughout the year. Then try your hand at creating some wild and crazy flowers of your own. All supplies are provided; you just need to bring the creativity! Go Wild!

PCM ROCKS!
• Date: Thursday, June 24th
• Time: 2pm-4pm
• Fee: $2 Donation Requested
• Learn about the different types of rocks—sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous—and what can be found here in out county. Then, choose your own rocks to create your very own rock creature. Come prepared to have fun and learn why the Putnam County Museum Rocks!

Fireworks Fling
• Date: Friday, July 2
• Time: 10am-11am
• Fee: $5
• Do you know why we have fireworks on the 4th of July? Join us as we learn a bit about the history of Independence Day and then create your very own Firework Fling T-Shirt. We’ll use spray bottles and squirt guns to create one-of-a-kind, bursting-with-color shirts that you can wear all year long. This will be messy—dress accordingly!

Gone to the Birds
• Date: Tuesday, July 6
• Time: 2pm-3pm
• Fee: $2 Donation Requested
• Learn about the birds that can be found here locally throughout the year. Then make suet to take home and feed to the birds in your yard. See if you can spot any that you learned about.

Publication of Peeler Pottery: A Retrospective

The Putnam County Museum, Greencastle, Indiana, has just announced the publication and release of its second book, Peeler Pottery; A Retrospective, by Marj Peeler, et al.

The 342 page book tells the story of Richard and Marj Peeler from their meeting in 1941 as art students at Indianapolis Arsenal Tech High School through their college and courting years and the building of their self-constructed rammed earth home in southern Putnam County. It continues with the story of Richard’s tenure on the art faculty at DePauw University where the new Peeler Art Center is named in his honor.

In 1972 Richard retired from DePauw, and, together with Marj, opened Peeler Pottery, a production studio they built in their backyard. They worked as a team producing utilitarian and artistic pottery until Richard’s death in 1996. The major emphasis of the book is documenting, through 756 color photos, the beauty and diversity of the Peelers’ artistic creations. Their pottery is the major focus of the book, but their sculptures, Richard’s wood turnings, and Marj’s fabric and gourd art are also covered.

The book is available through the museum as a limited edition hard bound volume with dust jacket for $75 or soft bound for $40. The Putnam County Museum is located at 1105 North Jackson Street, Greencastle, IN 46135. The book may be purchased at the museum, ordered by phone at 765-653-8419, or by email at museum@co.putnam.in.us.