Vale of Paradise Gardening Club
Scope and Contents
VPGC have been a federated gardening club since 1975. For each of those years they have made a scrapbook of their activities. The VPGC is involved with local county parks in developing gardens (native, pollinator, monarch way station) and maintaining them; gardening education at local libraries; having a Blue Star Memorial placed at on the court house square in Valparaiso honoring all veterans. The VPGC have a yearly fund raiser and the money raised is given to TGCI, and give scholarships to students from Purdue, ISU, Ball State, etc.. Any sophomore working towards a degree in agriculture, landscape architecture, etc., is eligible. They helped to give 17 $1000.00 scholarships. These scrapbooks document these and other activities.
Dates
- Created: 1976-2014
- Other: Date acquired: 08/16/2018
Conditions Governing Access
Open for Research
Extent
4.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Vale of Paradise Gardening Club based out of Valparaiso, Indiana donated their scrapbook collection, which range from 1975- 2018.
Arrangement Note
Chronologically
Custodial History
Donated by President of the VPGC
Source of Acquisition
Linda Dingee
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- J.D. Coates
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue North Central Repository
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