Dubois County choirs unite for America 250 celebration at museum
County choirs and music clubs will fill the Dubois County Museum June 14 for a free America 250 concert tied to the county’s heritage.
Dubois County’s volunteer music tradition will take center stage at the Dubois County Museum on Sunday, June 14, when the Philharmonic Music Club of Jasper hosts a free America 250 concert at 2 p.m. The program, Salute to America: The Celebration Continues, will bring together the Celebration Singers, the Huntingburg Music Club, the Jasper High School Choir and the Philharmonic Music Club of Jasper in a public tribute to the nation’s 250th birthday.
The museum will open at 1 p.m., giving visitors time to walk the exhibits before the music begins. Admission to both the concert and the museum will be free, making the afternoon open to families, alumni, history lovers and anyone looking for a community gathering rooted in local talent rather than a ticketed performance.
The setting is part of the story. The Dubois County Museum says it is the largest county museum in Indiana, with more than 56,000 items, over 50,000 square feet of exhibits, fourteen community murals and annual visitation that exceeds 12,000 people. Hosting the concert there connects the voices onstage to the county’s broader civic memory, placing choral music inside a building built to hold Dubois County’s story.
That focus on shared heritage fits into a larger America 250 effort now taking shape across the county. Visit Dubois County says local plans for 2026 will include honoring Revolutionary War patriots, planting Liberty Trees and weaving the semiquincentennial theme into festivals. The Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission, created in March 2022 through Senate Bill 12, is guiding the state observance, and the Dubois County Historical Society has been named the county’s Connect Leader to help coordinate local planning with the state commission.
Dubois County has already begun building that calendar. A commemorative display of two lamps in the Dubois County Courthouse tower on April 18, 2025 marked the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, and the county’s America 250 lineup also includes a Revolutionary Rendezvous at Ferdinand State Forest on April 10-12 and a Patriotic Park Party in Jasper on July 2. A separate Salute to America250 event is listed for June 27 at Lincoln Outdoor Amphitheater.
Taken together, those events show how Dubois County is using volunteer-led music, museums and historical markers to keep civic identity visible in 2026. On June 14, that work will sound out in song at the museum, where singers from Jasper and Huntingburg will share a stage for a countywide moment of remembrance and pride.
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