More than a Meal: Discovering Local History & Culture Through Community Cookbooks (Offsite)

Cost: $25 – Reservations required. Register online (Event is listed under the History category).
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Join us for an evening of history and food as we explore how community cookbooks reveal stories far beyond the kitchen. 

The evening begins at 5 p.m. with exhibits featuring cookbooks, recipes, and aprons from local archives. At 5:30 p.m., a panel of historians will share insights into what can be uncovered by studying community cookbooks – highlighting women’s history, family and community life, organizational stories, food traditions, and cultural change. The evening concludes at 6:30 p.m. with a special dinner inspired by recipes from local cookbooks, bringing history to life through a thoughtfully curated menu.

Complimentary copies of Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathi and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Keith Noble Maillard will be available courtesy of Muncie Public Library and a BIG READ grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Don't delay registering--this will fill up quickly! 

Presenters

Melissa Gentry, Supervisor, Map collection, Ball State University Libraries

Sara McKinley, Carnegie Library Manager and Archivist, Muncie Public Library

Susan Smith, Archivist, Minnetrista Museum & Gardens

Karen Vincent, Executive Director, Delaware County Historical Society, and Delaware County Historian