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Announcing our Official Poster Contest Winning Design!

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

Here is our winning festival poster designed by Lynsey Lehr of Philadelpha, PA!! Thirteen days until advance online registration opens on June 8th at Noon EDT for the 9th Annual Jane Austen Festival! The Jane Austen Festival is coming up … Continue reading →

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2016 Jane Austen Festival- NEW Pony Cart

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

Tall T’s Pony Farm – Greenfield, Indiana Historical Background: Our pony cart is similar to what was known as a “cheer” or “shay” in colonial times (see the following information on the “American Cheer or Shay”).  As Edwin Tunis states … Continue reading →

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2016 Jane Austen Festival- Bare Knuckle Boxing Demonstration

Posted on May 20, 2016 by

Period Fisticuffs at the 8th Annual Jane Austen Festival! MOVE OVER, Darcy and Wentworth! SCATTER, all you milksop parsons and do-good reformers!! The BRUMMAGEM TRUMP is returning to Locust Grove!!! The Trump has not fought since that awful contest with … Continue reading →

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2016 Jane Austen Festival- Bobbin Lacemaking Demonstration

Posted on April 20, 2016 by

By Norah Glickstein “O yeah, my grandma used to do that — tatting, right?” Sorry, no.  It’s a question I hear 3-10 times per hour as I sit working at my lacemaking demonstrations, such as the one scheduled in Louisville, … Continue reading →

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2016 Jane Austen Festival- Archery Demonstration

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How the Louisville Jane Austen Festival began…

Posted on January 22, 2016 by

Submitted by Bonny Wise, Founding Member  of JASNA-Greater Louisville Region & the Jane Austen Festival I came to Jane Austen via the movie,  Sense & Sensibility. It was featured in one of my favorite magazines, Victoria.  It was love at … Continue reading →

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Who’s getting excited about the 7th Annual Jane Austen Festival?

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

Want to know what’s happening at this year’s Festival?  Watch this film for some highlights and visit our website, jasnalouisville.com, for more information. Registration for the 7th Annual Jane Austen Festival begins June 2nd.  Visit our website to get access … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen Society this Sunday, “The Fanny Debate”

Posted on May 14, 2014 by

JOIN LOCAL JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY IN CELEBRATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF JANE AUSTEN’S NOVEL, MANSFIELD PARK The 200th anniversary of the publication of Mansfield Park,  Jane Austen’s third published novel was launched with an advertisement in The Star on May … Continue reading →

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