Garst Museum Director Penny Perry, Loretta Jones, Darke County Historical Board President John Marchal (Photo: Barb Martin) |
On Sunday, March 21, Garst Museum hosted one in a series of lectures open to the public. Loretta Jones portrayed Annie Oakley, Darke County’s famous daughter. Ms. Jones talked in detail about the challenges Annie Oakley faced both as a woman in what was then a men’s world and as a simple farm girl from the Midwest. Annie Oakley maintained her dignity and femininity all the while rocketing to fame as an extraordinary performer and sharp-shooter around the world.
The audience was the largest yet for a Garst Museum lecture, estimated at over 150 in attendance. This was the actual opening “shot” of the 150th birthday celebration for Annie Oakley. There is a scheduled year long series of events honoring the Annie Oakley Center at the museum, which includes her guns, trophies, artifacts and photographs which constitute the most extensive display about her life.
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