Written by Lynn Allen, Executive Director/Curator~ Brown County Historical Society
This week’s article is a little more about reflection than about history. Although history speaks for itself, and each year, the BCHS corn-picking event gets better and better. We want to dedicate the 2022 BCHS Corn Picking event to Eugene Swearingen. Of course, this year was incredibly successful, and we were more than a little sad that Gene was not present. Each year, in the weeks leading up to the corn-picking event, Gene would be out to check the crop’s progress. 2022 will not be the same because he could not check the crop and visit each of us about it. I would like to believe Gene looked down from Heaven and smiled over us. Gene, you were a one-in-a-million guy and have left a tremendous spot to fill.
BCHS would like to send a huge thank you very much to everyone in the community who helped to make the corn-picking event a huge success! To Jim and Denise Wolney for the incredible chili lunch! The Antique Tractor Club for all their help and support. Many thanks to Griff Howard for providing and planting the seed. Thank you to Allen Torkelson, Ryan Shockley, and Tom Hooper. Thank you to AG partners and Hiawatha Implement, who always show up with their profound support of the community, and we are lucky to be on the receiving end of that support! With extreme gratitude Joey May for ensuring that each BCHS event is visible to the community. We are incredibly grateful for Joey and the support we receive through her publications in the newspaper and the images she provides. Many thanks to Brown County commissioners, who were on hand demonstrating their loyal support of the community and the BCHS corn-picking event!.
Pictured 2022 Corn Picking Event the photographs are the intellectual property of Larry Day and Tim Wenger.
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