Author visit: Jeanne Ann Vanderhoef

On May 6, author Jeanne Ann Vanderhoef came to the museum with her family to sign copies of her books and talk about her life. She had copies of her second book, Hard Road to Heaven, published in 2011. Ms. Vanderhoef stated that her newest book was based on her own memories plus the stories of others who shared their war-time experiences with her during her years in Germany.

Ms. Vanderhoef is the daughter of Janet Lambert, well-known local author of 54 young adult best-sellers over the course of her literary career.

Book Signing Event

Join us at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County on 

Saturday, May 5th from 4-6 p.m.

Author Jeanne Ann Vanderhoef will be visiting Crawfordsville with her family to sign copies of her books and talk about her life. Light refreshments will be provided. Admission to the Carnegie Museum is free.

Daughter of Kent Lambert and Janet (Maude Snyder) Lambert, Jeanne Ann was born in Crawfordsville in 1918. She attended the University of Missouri and then moved with her parents to New York City, where her father was serving in the 61st Cavalry Division. Kent Lambert led the last Cavalry charge of WWI and later became the Post Commander at Governors Island, New York. Jeanne Ann was a model for John Powers until her marriage to Dean T. Vanderhoef, a new graduate of West Point. After World War II, her husband became an intelligence officer and a Russian linguist, and the family, which now included a son and young daughter, moved to post-war Germany. A second daughter was born in Munich. After three years of living in Germany, the family returned to the U.S. until 1956 when they were transferred to Bangkok, Thailand. The Bangkok assignment served as the inspiration for Jeanne Ann's first book, Gibbons in the Family Tree. Jeanne Ann published her second book, Hard Road to Heaven, in 2011. She says her most recent book is based on her own memories plus the stories of others who shared their war-time experiences with her during her years in Germany.

Janet Lambert was born Maude Snyder in Crawfordsville in 1893, daughter of Francis L. Snyder and Mabel Galey Snyder. Her father was the first Supreme Scribe of the Tribe of Ben Hur fraternal order. In 1916, she began a stage career, appearing in productions with William Powell and Franklin Pangborne. She married Crawfordsville native Kent Lambert on New Year's Day, 1918, and changed her name from Maude Snyder to Janet Lambert. Despite hopes that he would remain stateside, he was sent to Europe to serve in World War I several months later. While her husband was away, Janet returned home to Crawfordsville to await the birth of her daughter, Jeanne Ann, who was born later that year. Her theater career ended with the birth of her daughter. Despite several years of serious medical issues resulting from her daughter's birth, Janet accompanied her husband to his military assignments, and spent much time with her daughter. When Jeanne Ann went away to college, Janet began to write seriously, selling her book, Star Spangled Summer to E.P. Dutton in 1940. She wrote 54 young adult best-sellers over the course of her literary career.

Pi Day 2012

 For our St. Pat's Day edition of our Pi Day we had

 air cannons

 to 'shoot' at green shamrocks,

 green air hockey,

 green goop,

a green craft,

green lasers,

and some very tricky Leprechaun's gold.

A Greening of Pi Day

CMMC had over 250 people attend the special 

green, St. Patrick's Day

Pi Day. 

Pi Day!

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The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County and & the Wabash College Society of Physics Students Invite you to our 4th Annual Celebration of Pi Day!

Saturday, March 17th 2 to 4 PM

Join us for a St. Patrick's Day themed Pi Day as Wabash Physics professors and students will be on hand to entertain and amaze. Witness and explore physics firsthand. Bring the whole family and join us at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County.

And of course we will need to have a little pie!

FREE Admission

222 S. Washington StCrawfordsville, IN765-362-4618

Carnegie@cdpl.lib.in.us

Agriculture: The Cultivation of Montgomery County

Recently opened to the public on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, Agriculture: The Cultivation of Montgomery County features the history of Agriculture in Montgomery County as well as the state of Agriculture today.

This exhibit presents information, both historical and modern, to provide context of the local, state and national agricultural impact on the economy and to demonstrate how interconnected the agricultural community is with the world population. What impacts one, impacts everyone.

This exhibit was developed in collaboration with League of Women Voters of Montgomery County Agriculture Awareness Committee, Montgomery County 4-H, Montgomery County Farm Bureau, North Montgomery High School FFA, Purdue Extension Montgomery County office, Soil & Water, Sustainable Indiana, South Montgomery High School FFA and Tuttle Middle School.

On display are old farm tools, maps, many FFA Jackets from around the county and items from the 1979 Farm Progress Show.