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Bluebag Media
Garst expecting
another record year for visitors
GREENVILLE – “This was a really good family turnout… lots of kids.”
Garst Museum Executive Director Clay Johnson was pleased with the
attendance at the museum’s annual Christmas Open House Dec. 6. Noting
the attendance at the event is always great, he felt it will still be a
boost from the previous year.
“Really nice weather… I think we’ll see at least 200 people here
today,” he said. One of the children noted Johnson’s presence and
interaction with the visitors and approached him. Kaden Harrison, a
Woodland Heights student, asked the Director if he ran the museum.
“Well, sorta,” Johnson responded. “Do you know everything about Annie
Oakley?” the child continued. Johnson grinned and said the museum does
a wonderful job telling Annie’s story. Later, Johnson said he knows a
little about Annie but “lots of other people know more… like Marilyn,
there.” He nodded toward Marilyn Robbins, one of the volunteers
registering visitors as they came in.
Annie was, as always, the focus of the attention of most visitors.
There was interest in all areas of the museum, from the Early Farming
Tools just off the Family Room and the Lowell Thomas Room to the
Military History area and Crossroads to Destiny. Most of the traffic,
however, was in the two rooms dedicated to Darke County’s famous
daughter...
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