The latest installment of the History Center’s You Are There series opens March 5.

 It takes you back to 1948, shortly after the Ball Brothers Company opened its Community Canning Center to provide expert advice to the public. Help a group of Muncie-area women prep their produce, learn more about the process, overhear the latest news of the day and hear about stretching resources to feed a family in post-war Indiana. 

In the content room, you’ll find the interesting history of the Ball Corporation, information about the history of food preservation, eating foods according to season, 1940s kitchen safety and the canning process, and cookbooks and Ball Blue Books over time.

Open through Aug. 12, 2017

Presented by Ball Brothers Foundation