On Saturday, August 30, swing by the front lawn of the Evansville African-American Museum for their Women’s Health and Resources Fair from 12:00pm-2:00pm. This free event will include vouchers, snacks, and swag. Petting zoo and crafts for the kids planned as well. The event will feature representatives from Holly’s House, the Evansville-Wabash Valley Region American Red Cross, Energizing Indiana, The Women’s Hospital, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the United Caring Shelter, Mesker Park Zoo, the Evansville Rescue Mission, ECHO Community Health Care, St. Mary’s, the Center for Women’s Ministries, and the March of Dimes.

According to their website, the African American Museum mission is to “continually develop a resource and cultural center to collect, preserve, and educate the public on the history and traditions of African American families, organizations, and communities.” They describe their building as such, “Located in Evansville, Indiana as the last remaining building of Lincoln Gardens, the second Federal Housing Project created under the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1938, our building serves as a permanent artifact in itself.” Their focus is to showcase life in the 1938 era as well as promote arts and education, cultural events, and festivals.

For more information on the museum or on the Women’s Health and Resources Fair event, call 812-423-5188.

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