VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Historical Society’s annual Sassafras Tea Festival and Civil War Living History is the weekend of April 27 and 28, in Vernon. The two-day event is the county’s longest-running yearly festival. Activities are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
First-person interpreters like General Grant, General Lee, Abe Lincoln, and a host of Civil War re-enactors will perform on the courthouse lawn. Enjoy history, music, desserts, sassafras tea, wood carvers, Underground Railroad tours, carriage rides, mock battles, and more.
Other festival activities include a working blacksmith shop, wood carving, and mud throwing from the pottery wheel of artist, Karen Chilman.
The Blue/Grey Ball on Saturday at 7 p.m., at the Vernon Gym, is free and open to the public.
“We still need sponsors,” says event chair, Chris Asher. “It is a great opportunity for businesses and individuals to help the historical society maintain all the fine traditions of Jennings County. Donations may be sent to the Jennings County Historical Society, PO Box 335, Vernon, IN 47282.
Also, the local running club is sponsoring the Spring Tonic 5K Walk and Run on April 27 at 9 a.m. For registration and information, visit runsignup.com/Race/IN/Vernon/SpringTonic5K.
