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The
Bartholomew County Historical Society was organized on
April 3, 1921. It's founders were George Pence, W.G.
Irwin, Vida Newsom, W.H. Newsom, Hugh Th. Miller, D.J.
Richards, J.R. Dunlap, and Yandell C. Cline. The groups
stated purpose was ".....actively engage in the
collection, preservation and dissemination of County and
State history..."
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