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Abbey Road on the River is a Beatles-inspired music festival taking place in downtown Jeffersonville, just across the river from Louisville, over Memorial Day weekend. The event, originally ...
The Bean Blossom Festival was founded in 1966 by Bill Monroe, who is considered by many to be the originator of the bluegrass genre. [3] In 1973, an album of live music, titled Bean Blossom, was recorded at the festival. [2] By 1974, about 20,000 people were attending the festival each year. [4] [5]
The Indy 500 is this weekend and race fans will be packing the stands, but if you’d prefer a Memorial Day weekend outdoors somewhere else in Indiana, here’s what’s happening at local and ...
In 1868, memorial events were held in 183 cemeteries in 27 states, and 336 in 1869. ... The earliest Southern Memorial Day celebrations ... Indiana from the 1860s to ...
The day was even referred to as Memorial Day by The Baltimore Sun on May 8, 1866, after the ladies organization that started it. The name Confederate Memorial Day was not used until the Northern observance was initiated in 1868. [28] While initially cool to the idea of a Northern version of the holiday, General John A. Logan was eventually won ...
From covered bridges to canoeing and hiking, there are many places in Jackson and Washington counties people should visit. Find out where on Nov. 26.
Evansville is a city in and the county seat of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. [5] With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States.
Lanesville Heritage Weekend is a festival in Lanesville, Indiana, that celebrates the history and heritage of Indiana farmers and small towns such as Lanesville. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was first held as the Lanesville Bicentennial Celebration, in honor of the United States Bicentennial . [ 3 ]