All roads lead to Salem on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8 for the 148th Old Settlers Days at the Steven’s Museum and John Hay Center.
Old Settlers Days was first established and held for the community in 1875, to commemorate and honor the pioneers who settled the wilderness lands of the Indiana Territory that would eventually become Washington County.
Admission is free and you can walk the museum grounds to enjoy entertainment, demonstrators and re-enactors and maybe even hear a story or two. Books read during Storytime are written by local authors Savannah Hartsfield, Betty Stanley, Kathy Dye and Melody Graves
There will be kids games with 4-H Youth educator Taylor Chastain and face painting.
Enjoy homemade apple cider, parched corn, a variety of foods and beverages and lots of crafts and tour The Depot and see the World Headquarters of the Monon Society.
Saturday, October 7, 2023
8:00 am – Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast – Stevens Museum Basement
10:00 am – Festival Opens
National Anthem performed by Heather Ledgerwood accompanied by
West Washington ASL group
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Parched Corn & Apple Cider – Salem Rotary Club
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art Show – Sponsored by Salem Rotary
(Salem & Eastern students) Stevens Museum Basement
11:00 am – Storytime in the School house
11:00 am-4:00 pm – Ham and Bean dinner – The Depot
11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Corydon Dulcimers perform – John Hay House
porch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Leis Family – John Hay House porch
1:00 pm – Storytime in the School house
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – SHS Guitar Club – John Hay House porch
3:00 pm -Storytime in the School house
4:00 pm – Arts & Craft vendors close for the evening
Free concert @ Amphitheatre (Food & Drink Vendors Open)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Jim Smoak
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Andrew Applegate
Sunday, October 8, 2023
8:00 am – Sunday morning church service – Pastor Rick Main
10:00 am – Festival Opens
National Anthem performed by Heather Ledgerwood accompanied by
West Washington ASL group
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Parched Corn & Apple Cider – Salem Rotary Club
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art Show – Sponsored by Salem Rotary
(Salem & Eastern students ) – Stevens Museum Basement
11:00 am – Storytime in the School house
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Ham and Bean dinner – The Depot
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm – SHS Choir Soloist – John Hay House
porch
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Gary Brown – John Hay House porch
1:00 pm – Storytime in the School house
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Perry McKnight – John Hay House porch
3:00 pm -Storytime in the School house
4:00 pm -Festival Closes
Food Vendors
- Hayes Lemonade Shake-ups
- Brother B’s Homemade Ice Cream
- 812 BBQ
- Busy B’z Kettle Corn
- Hardinsburg Hwy 150 Blues Cafe
- Mainstreet Concessions
- Mama B’s
- Vance Concessions
- The Cookie Box
Arts & Crafts Vendors
- Big Creek Boutique
- Midwest Threads – Boutique clothing
- Holly Benningfield – Boutique clothing
- Kays Chapel Boutique
- Dawn Boling – Heat pressed items (keychains, cutting boards)
- Savage Boutique – Handmade shirts, crocheted items
- Lisa Brown – Baked Goods
- Donna Creadon – Handmade Jewelry
- Sharon Dennis – Super Patches
- Elizabeth Denton – Candles/Wax Melt
- Rebecca Engler – Beaded pens, bracelets
- Linda Sue Farrell – Herbs, plants
- Florence’s Flowers – Country home creations, dips, embroidery
- Sarah Garvin – goat milk soap
- Linda Ghrist – sterling silver & costume jewelry
- Connie Hodges – Suncatchers
- Gina Hoskins – Baked Good
- Clint Baker – woodworking
- Gerilee Hunt – JBloom Jewelry
- Rochelle Lawson – Scentsy
- Lawson Farms – Pumpkins, mums. Frozen meats
- Janet Moore – Beef Jerky
- Mosier Chiropractic
- Sara & Larry Motsinger – Wooden toys & decor
- Marlena Nantz – Fall wreaths, Indian corn
- Madelyn Nelson – Paparazzi jewelry
- Bailey Richardson -Freeze dried candy, homemade body butter/lip
balm - Erika Richardson – Handmade jewelry
- Tara Richey – Decorated tumblers, earrings
- Lara Rogers – Hanging towels, casserole cozies
- Whitney Stroud – Seasonal, monogrammed made to order wreaths
