Let's Celebrate Dan Patch's 129th Birthday
Friday April 25 Convocation at Benton Central for 300 Jr. High Students
A Dan Patch event and Display is planned in April to honor and celebrate the local legend of the colt raised and trained in Oxford, IN, who became famous in Grand Circuit racing and never lost a race.
"Preserving local history is so important to connecting our students' access to our local heroes and historical events of the late 1800s an
A Dan Patch event and Display is planned in April to honor and celebrate the local legend of the colt raised and trained in Oxford, IN, who became famous in Grand Circuit racing and never lost a race.
"Preserving local history is so important to connecting our students' access to our local heroes and historical events of the late 1800s and early 1900s." -Edie Fisher, K-12 Instructional Coach/ Media Specialist,
Benton Central Jr.-Sr. High School. 4241 E 300 S, Oxford IN 47971
Co-Sponsored by Ellen Taylor, Executive Director of Harness Horse Youth Foundation. HHYF is giving young horse lovers the opportunity to learn about driving and Standardbred horses. The Foundation has been making a difference in young people’s lives since 1976 and our programs include interactive learning experiences with race horses, equine scholarship administration, and creation and distribution of educational materials related to harness racing.
Saturday, April 26
Ongoing: Maps of Oxford for self-guided tour
Messner Barn, hosted by Pam Messner
Oxford Town Square
For the Love of Horses
Dr. Darcy Lash of Borrowed Time Equine Center:
Standardbred racehorse, carriage, and sulky.
Take a carriage ride
Dan Patch’s Birthday Party Cupcakes served
Gerald Waite, anthropologist, amateur historian, and retired li
Ongoing: Maps of Oxford for self-guided tour
Messner Barn, hosted by Pam Messner
Oxford Town Square
For the Love of Horses
Dr. Darcy Lash of Borrowed Time Equine Center:
Standardbred racehorse, carriage, and sulky.
Take a carriage ride
Dan Patch’s Birthday Party Cupcakes served
Gerald Waite, anthropologist, amateur historian, and retired licensed United States Trotting Association trainer and driver, will add his insight into the topic, “Savage made the myth, Oxford made the horse."
Carriage Rides
Activites at the Oak Grove Heritage House
Activites at the Oak Grove Heritage House
The 1902 Presbyterian Church, now the Oak Grove Community Center, 208 S. Justus St. Oxford, IN 47971
In case of inclement weather, the activities at the Gazebo on the Square will be moved to the Heritage House. Curt Burnette, Naturalist, Educator, and Tour Guide at the Limberlost State Historic Site in Geneva, will lecture on Gene Stratto
The 1902 Presbyterian Church, now the Oak Grove Community Center, 208 S. Justus St. Oxford, IN 47971
In case of inclement weather, the activities at the Gazebo on the Square will be moved to the Heritage House. Curt Burnette, Naturalist, Educator, and Tour Guide at the Limberlost State Historic Site in Geneva, will lecture on Gene Stratton Porter’s remarkable life and display some of the author’s books.
Highlights from the 2023 events
