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2003 Flood at Jim Story's Patch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(2)
2021 Indiana State Fair Results  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(4)
2021 May IGS State Show CANCELED!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Mar(1) 21May(1)
2021 State Fair Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(6)
Another State Fair Gourd Winner  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (Draft) (Karen Niemeyer)  . . . . . . . . 21Mar(4)
Did You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Do These Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(4)
Do You Know the Proper Names for Seed Parts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May(2)
Drying and Harvesting Gourds (John Sturgeon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(7)
Form: Membership Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(5), 21Nov(5)
From the Education Archive: Saving Gourd Seeds (Helen Parker, Ron Bair)  . . 21Jan(7)
Gourd Competitions Are Back! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(1)
Gourd Maturity Test 101 (Pat Moore)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(7)
Gourd Memories (Charlie Richardson)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Grand Champion Gourd at State Fair: Jim Bennett  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(3)
Hold These Dates!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(5) 21Mar(5) 21May(5) 21Jul(5) 21Sep(5), 21Nov(5)
Hospital Visits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(5)
IGS Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(5) 21Mar(5) 21May(5) 21Jul(5) 21Sep(5), 21Nov(5)
IGS Executive Board and Board of Directors   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(8) 21Mar(8) 21May(8) 21Jul(8), 21Sep(8), 21Nov(8)
Impromptu Gourd Trellis (Phil Moorhead)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(4)
In Memoriam  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Indiana State Fair 2021  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(6,7)
Judge's Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3)
Kentucky Gourd Society Calling It Quits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(2)
Members of Linda's Gourd Patch Painting Gourds Outside . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(5)
Membership Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(5) 21Mar(5) 21May(5) 21Jul(5), 21Sep(5), 21Nov(5)
New York and Pennsylvania Gourd Societies Merging  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(2)
Nostalgia from 2011  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3)
Passing of Another Long-time IGS Friend: Phil Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(1)
Patch Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3) 21May(3) 21Jul(3) 21Sep(2), 21Nov(6)
Patch News: Central Indiana Patch (Diane Werblo)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(2) 21Mar(2) 21Sep(2), 21Nov(2)
Patch News: Gourd Crafters (Lois Wright) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May(2) 21Jul(2,3)
Patch News: Lakeshore Gourders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(1)
Patch News: Linda's Gourd Patch (Peggy Robertson)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(2) 21Mar(2) 21May(2) 21Jul(2), 21Nov(2)
Patch News: Sugar Creek and Thorn Tree Gourd Patches (Karen Niemeyer)  . . . 21Jan(2) 21Mar(2) 21May(2) 21Jul(2) 21Sep(2), 21Nov(2)
Patch News: West Central Gourd Patch (Shirley Gates) . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(2) 21Mar(2)
Patch Schedules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(1) 21Mar(1) 21May(1) 21Jul(1) 21Sep(1), 21Nov(1)
Poem: A Gourd by Any Other Name (Helen Parker) [reprint] . . . . . . . . . . 21May(6)
Poem: A Gourd Is ... (Bill Taylor) [reprint] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(4)
Poem: And Away They Grow (Bill Taylor) [reprint] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Mar(6)
Poem: Gourd War (Bill Taylor) [reprint]  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May(3)
Poem: Tater People [reprint] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May(6)
President's Message (Pat Moore)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(1) 21Mar(1) 21May(1) 21Jul(1) 21Sep(1), 21Nov(1)
Remember the 2010 State Show?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May(7)
Remember When? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4)
Road Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(5) 21Mar(5) 21May(5) 21Jul(5) 21Sep(5), 21Nov(5)
Seed Harvest Day: 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May(4)
Show Committee Meeting / Board Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(1)
So Your Gourds Rotted - Or Did They? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(7)
State Fair Thank You (Diane Werblo)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Tendril Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Mar(6) 21May(5)
Volunteer at the State Fair! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(6)
Warmth of Gourd Friends (Honey Bear Miller) [reprint]  . . . . . . . . . . . 21Mar(6)
Ways & Means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3) 21May(3) 21Jul(3) 21Sep(3), 21Nov(3)
We're in Trouble (Phil Moorhead) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(6)
White Tail Deer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Mar(3)
Wisconsin Gourd Society Calling It Quits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(1)
Workshop Instructor Application Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(6)

Abner, Carl . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4)
Arthur, Belinda . . . . . . . 21Mar(2)
Atz, Allen  . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Atz, Becky  . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Bair, Ron . . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4,7)
Ballard, Jim  . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4), 21Nov(4)
Bechtold, Denise  . . . . . . 21Jul(5) 21Sep(2,4), 21Nov(1,3)
Bennett, Jim  . . . . . . . . 21Sep(3,4)
Bennett, Joyce  . . . . . . . 21Sep(4), 21Nov(4)
Bowles, Ardith  . . . . . . . 21Sep(4)
Boyce, Penny  . . . . . . . . 21Sep(2,4), 21Nov(3)
Clark, Verona . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3) 21May(3) 21Jul(3) 21Sep(2), 21Nov(6)
Conway, Aurelia . . . . . . . 21Jan(4) 21Mar(6) 21May(3,6) 21Jul(3,4), 21Nov(3)
Conway, Aurelia [in W&M]  . . 21Sep(3), 21Nov(3)
Crowder, Owen . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Dabbs, Jim  . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Dankowski, Joyce (IL) . . . . 21Nov(4)
Davis, Azzie  . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
DeHaven, Delaina  . . . . . . 21Sep(2)
Devine, Gary (Canada) . . . . 21Mar(7)
Dickinson, Connie . . . . . . 21Nov(2,3)
Dillard, Bob  . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Donahoe, Nancy  . . . . . . . 21Jul(2)
Flesher, Roxanne  . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Gates, Shirley  . . . . . . . 21Jan(2,3,8) 21Mar(2,3,4,8) 21May(3,8) 21Jul(3,8, 21Sep(2,4,8), 21Nov(3,6,8)
Gillentine, RoJene  . . . . . 21Jan(8) 21Mar(8) 21May(8) 21Jul(8) 21Sep(2,4,8), 21Nov(8)
Glessner, Jesse . . . . . . . 21Jul(2)
Grunden, Debby  . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Harlow, Linda . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Hart, Jayne . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(1)
Hart, Phil  . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(1,1m,4)
Heiser, Charles Jr  . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Helton, David . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Herring, Emma . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Hill, Rosemary  . . . . . . . 21Jan(2,3) 21May(3) 21Jul(3) 21Sep(2), 21Nov(2,3,6)
Hockstetler, Harold (Red) . . 21Nov(4)
Howell, Martha  . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Irish, Ralph  . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Jacobs, Helen . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Johnson, Mary . . . . . . . . 21Sep(2,4)
Kempson, Margie . . . . . . . 21Sep(2,4), 21Nov(3)
Kendrick, Vickie  . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Kennedy, Ida  . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3) 21May(3)
Kingen, Phyllis . . . . . . . 21Jan(2)
Knox, Annette . . . . . . . . 21Sep(4)
Koehler, Alice  . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Lee, Joe  . . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Long, Jean  . . . . . . . . . 21Sep(2,4)
Martin, Susie . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
McClain, Alivia . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
McClain, Amber  . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
McClain, Hana . . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
McClain, Stella . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
McClain, Violet . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
McCrary, Mac  . . . . . . . . 21Jan(2) 21Sep(2,4), 21Nov(2,3)
Meier, Lynn . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(2) 21Mar(2)
Miller, Honey Bear  . . . . . 21Mar(4), 21Nov(4)
Miller, Mary  . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Miller, Peggy . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3) 21May(3)
Moore, Pat  . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(1,4,8) 21Mar(1,4,8) 21May(1,1a,8) 21Jul(1,1a,8), 21Sep(1,1a,7,7a,8), 21Nov(1,1a,2,3,8)
Moorhead, Phil  . . . . . . . 21Jan(3,8) 21Mar(3,4,8) 21May(3,8) 21Jul(3,4,4a,8), 21Sep(3,8), 21Nov(2,3,6,6a,8)
Mosbaugh, Annette . . . . . . 21Sep(4)
Mosbaugh, Gary  . . . . . . . 21Sep(4)
Niemeyer, Fred  . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Niemeyer, Karen . . . . . . . 21Jan(2,3,4,8) 21Mar(2,3,4,8) 21May(2,2a,3,8) 21Jul(2,2a,3), 21Sep(2,2a,8), 21Nov(1,2,2a,6,8)
Norris, Randy . . . . . . . . 21Mar(7)
Parker, Helen . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4,7) 21May(6,6a)
Parker, Lee . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Pirtle-Armagost, Suzie  . . . 21Nov(4)
Podell, Riley . . . . . . . . 21Sep(4)
Pressel, Ron  . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4)
Puckett, Barbara  . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Purvis, Jean  . . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Richardson, Charlie . . . . . 21Nov(3,3a)
Riley, Perry  . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4)
Robertson, Peggy  . . . . . . 21Jan(2,3) 21Mar(1,2,3,4) 21May(2,2a,3) 21Jul(1,2,2a,3), 21Sep(1,2), 21Nov(1,2,2a,6)
Rogers, Fred (MI) . . . . . . 21May(4)
Rushton, Carolyn  . . . . . . 21Mar(6) 21May(5)
Smith, Lavine . . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Serban, Charlie . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Sorrell, Christine  . . . . . 21Nov(2)
St. Clair, Susan  . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Stankiewicz, Ann  . . . . . . 21Sep(2,4), 21Nov(3)
Story, Jane . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(4), 21Nov(4)
Story, Jim  . . . . . . . . . 21Jan(1,3) 21Mar(3) 21May(3) 21Jul(2,3), 21Nov(4)
Story, Jim [in W&M] . . . . . 21Sep(3), 21Nov(3)
Sturgeon, John  . . . . . . . 21Nov(4,7,7a))
Sullivan, Steve . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Tabares, Agnes  . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Taylor, Bill  . . . . . . . . 21Mar(6) 21May(3,3a) 21Jul(4,4a)
Taylor, Kathryn . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Teel, Merle . . . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Thomas, Helen . . . . . . . . 21Jan(8) 21Mar(4,8) 21May(8) 21Jul(8) 21Sep(8), 21Nov(8)
Thompson, Richard (Dick)  . . 21Nov(4)
Thornburg, Art  . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Townsend, Sandra  . . . . . . 21Jan(1,8) 21Mar(4,8) 21May(8) 21Jul(8) 21Sep(8), 21Nov(3,8)
Townsend, Tim . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Vogelhuber, Wilda . . . . . . 21Nov(4)
Wallace, Emily  . . . . . . . 21Jan(4), 21Nov(2)
Walters, Sue  . . . . . . . . 21May(2)
Welch, Reece  . . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Wells, Lynn . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(3)
Werblo, Diane . . . . . . . . 21Jan(1,2,3,8) 21Mar(2,3,4,8) 21May(3,8) 21Jul(1,3,5,6,8) 21Sep(2,2a,4,8), 21Nov(2,2a,3,3a,6,8)
West, Joyce . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(2,3)
West, Rob . . . . . . . . . . 21Jul(2,3)
Whitted, Becky  . . . . . . . 21Jul(2,3)
Winger, Dale  . . . . . . . . 21Nov(3)
Wright, Lois  . . . . . . . . 21Jan(3) 21Mar(3) 21May(2,2a,3) 21Jul(2,2a,3,3a) 21Sep(2), 21Nov(6)
Zurcher, Kathy  . . . . . . . 21Nov(4)