Join the Greentown Historical Society on Sat., April 12, at 2 p.m. as it welcomes author Janis Thornton to conduct a discussion about the 1965 Palm Sunday tornadoes which ripped through Howard County and many communities across the Midwest.

Due to overwhelming demand to attend this event, it has been moved to the community room at Century Villa/Century Fields, 705 N. Meridian St., in Greentown.

Janis Thornton will talk about tornadoes in Howard County. She is the Indiana-based, award-winning author of the historical nonfiction book, The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana, which was shortlisted by the Indiana Humanities as one of the best books of 2023-24 by Indiana authors.

Janis is also the author of three vintage Indiana true crime books: No Place Like Murder, No Place Like Murder 2, and Too Good a Girl.

Thornton is a member of the Authors Guild, Indiana Writers Center, the Women Fiction Writers Association, and the National Sisters in Crime mystery writers organization.

RSVP if you plan to attend the event by calling 765-626-0164 or emailing greentownhistory@comcast.net by April 11.

The GHS New Tornado Exhibit is available to see at Greentown Historical Society, 103 E. Main Street, Greentown, Saturdays and Mondays from 1-4 p.m., or by appointment.