A Native American artifacts show will be held Saturday, July 29 at the county complex auditorium from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and you can enjoy something to eat while you’re there with proceeds to benefit the DeKalb Animal Coalition. Breakfast and lunch foods will be available for sale. Admission to the event is free.
The artifacts show will feature displays ranging from arrow heads to pottery and some items will be available for sale or trade. “I think this is the sixth year we’ve done it. We have promises of 70 tables of artifacts. The exhibitors rent the tables to set up and we pay for the use of the building and the expenses we have for it. What money is left we donate to the animal coalition. They will be there also (animal coalition) in the kitchen selling sandwiches to raise money for the coalition to go toward the new shelter,” said Mike Foster.
“We have people coming from as far away as Ohio, Missouri, Texas, and all over the southeast but a lot of the artifacts will be from DeKalb County and middle Tennessee. Some of the displays are absolutely unbelievable. Its mainly going to be native American artifacts but we’ll have other things. There’s a guy from around Nashville who will be here who is bringing some South American artifacts that he will display and we’ll have a little bit of Revolutionary War era items. One guy will have some guns and things from that historical era. He will also have some products like beads and other things that the early settlers traded with the native Americans. There will also be some pottery pieces there. You don’t get to see too many pieces of pottery from this area. There was a lot in Texas and Arkansas but not so much in this area that survived through the years,” said Foster.
“It’s really enjoyable for people who like history or artifacts and it’s free so come on out Saturday because you’ll see some really good collections,” Foster concluded.
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