The monthly meeting of the Hardy History Association is Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hardy Gym, 203 School Street. Crystal Gray is the presenter and will share 'A Fun Way to Relive the Founding of Hardy' about the upcoming Hardy Homesteaders Day event. Crystal Gray and her husband, Robert Gray, committee chairpersons, have been working diligently preparing for the event to be held Sept. 24, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Loberg Park and along Main Street in Hardy. Crystal and Robert live outside of Thayer, Mo. on a farm with cows, donkeys, goats, chickens, cats and a dog. They have five children and nine grandchildren.