8.19.08
Carpenter Shop Update
The new Prairietown Carpenter Shop is taking shape. Check out the Conner Prairie
Flickr photostream to see photos and a time-lapse video of the raising ceremony.
8.11.08
Carpenter Shop Raising
Thanks to everyone who came out to help with the Carpenter Shop raising this weekend. It was a huge success! Check out photos, video and an interview with Conner Prairie's President and CEO Ellen Rosenthal at
The Noblesville Daily Times website.
8.11.08
Vote for Conner Prairie
You still have time to vote for Conner Prairie as Indiana's best museum in the "IndyChannel.com Alist" competition. Just
click here and select Conner Prairie! Thanks for your support!
8.7.08
Carpenter Shop Raising
For the first time ever, Conner Prairie is constructing a building from the
ground up using historic building techniques. Watch
Saturday, August 9, as we raise the frame on Mr.
McClure's new Carpenter Shop.
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind event and the "raising party" that follows!
See photos of the Carpenter Shop on our Flickr site.
7.30.08
Frontier Survivor
Can you survive the Indiana wilderness? Try your hand at starting a fire with flint and steel, tracking animals and tanning a hide. You'll learn the skills that Native Americans and fur traders used to survive. This program is all day August 9 & 10, and is free with your general admission purchase.