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2008 Events

Museum Hours: Saturdays 1pm - 4pm
Summer Hours: June - August - Tues., Thurs. & Sat. 1pm - 4pm

February - Black History Month

Thursday, June 19th at 1pm - Juneteenth Celebration

Featured Guest Speaker - Herman Thomas, Jr. - USI Assistant Director of the Black Cultural Center

Saturday, August 30th at 9am-6pm

5K Run/Walk - Download Registration Form

Lyles Station New Beginnings Labor Day Celebration
Barbeque Dinners
Tours of the Historic Lyles Consolidated School
Musical Entertainment - Jazz Vocalist Cynthia McDonald & Musician Bob Green from Evansville.
Activities for the children

Since 1998, Lyles Station, Indiana has been the setting for the Lyles Station New Beginnings Celebration. Held each Labor Day weekend on the grounds of the Lyles Consolidated School, the festival is a celebration of Indiana’s last remaining African-American settlement. The New Beginnings Celebration presents a full day of activities, including buggy rides, children’s games, entertainment by local and area artists, craftsmen, and artisans. Along with a variety of vendors, the festival is renowned for its food featuring barbecued meats prepared on-site by the men of Lyles Station.

Musical entertainment provided by various local and regional choirs and soloists continues from the stage throughout the day. Special entertainment in the past has included a dramatic reenactment of a nineteenth century African-American wedding by the Freetown Village Players from Indianapolis. Tony Lamont, co-host of the “Hoosier Millionaire” television program served as emcee and master of ceremonies for the 2001 festival.

The New Beginnings Celebration serves to raise awareness of the Lyles Station community as well as raise funds for the restoration of the Lyles Consolidated School.

Saturday, December 6th at 1pm -4pm - Christmas Open House
Gibson County High Schools Art Exhibit
Musical Entertainment