Author to speak at museum Sunday

An author is coming to Fort Recovery this weekend.

Fort Recovery State Museum will host author Kirby Whitacre for the presentation “Characters of the 1790-95 Indian War and the Little Known Facts that Tie History Together” at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Whitacre, the author of “The Spirit Traveler; the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country,” will discuss events and individuals related to the wars of the early 1970s. He will be available for book signings prior to his presentation.

Also Sunday, archaeologist Christine Thompson of Ball State University will give the first demonstrations of “The Digital Precontact Experience.” The online resource highlights Fort Recovery Historical Society’s college of artifacts.



Grants open

The Portland Foundation is now accepting applications for its Women’s Giving Circle grants.

Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 will be awarded for projects that focus on enhancing the capacity of Jay County’s not-for-profit organizations to support projects and programming in the Jay County?Community.

The Women’s Giving Circle is a group of local women established by The Portland Foundation that serves in an advisory capacity to its board of trustees on distributions from the Women’s Endowment Fund and Women’s Giving Circle Fund.

Applications are available at portlandfoundation.org. The deadline is 5 p.m. July 16.