C. TYLER SIGNS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW AT HISTORIC ERNIE PYLE HOME IN DANA, INDIANA AUGUST 6-8

Ernie Pyle Firemen’s Festival, August 6, 7 & 8, 2009.

Ernie Pyle was a newspaper writer and War Correspondent both in Europe and the Pacific during WWII. His folksy, personal writings about combat soldiers were very popular and won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. Sadly, he was killed that same year on the front near Okinawa.

Pyle was born and raised in Dana, Indiana. His home was designated a state historic site in 1976 and each year the town celebrates with an annual festival.

This year, C. Tyler will be there on the porch of the Pyle home with her Dad, C. W. Tyler, to sign copies of the remarkable book she wrote and illustrated about him You’ll Never Know, Book I: A Good & Decent Man.

Signing hours: Thursday 4 – 6. Friday 4 – 8. Saturday Noon until 6.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/books/review/Wolk-t.html?_r=1

This is a real hometown festival with fun for all. Other events scheduled are:
Thursday August 6: Free ham & beans
Friday August 7: Chicken & noodles (sponsored by the ladies aux)
Saturday August 8: Jonah Fish Fry starting at noon. Parade starts at 6 pm
Also: car show, poker run, flea markets etc.

The historic home is located at the corner of Briarwood and Maple, just over the tracks as you head north into town. Ms. Tyler and her Dad will be on the side porch facing Maple Street, not Briarwood or the Quonset huts. Plenty of Parking is available.

http://www.fantagraphics.com/caroltyler

http://www.in.gov/ism/StateHistoricSites/ErniePyleHome/ep_activ.aspx

http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/erniepyle/

You'll Never Know cover image