May 2025 Local History Programs

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• Myers Inn Museum – Open: Saturdays 10 am- 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4PM
• May 13 7:30PM  “Tracing an Ancestor Through Civil War Records” by Traci Fravel 
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Delaware County Records Center

www.co.delaware.oh.us/records-center

Open Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 4:30

• Daily Facebook posting of: historic photos, timelines & historical information.  Now flying the official “250” flag.

Delaware Co Genealogical Society

84 E. Winter St.
(Located in the Local History Room of the Delaware County District Main Library)
delawareohiogenealogy.org

• • • • • • • • Research hours – Thurs – 10-11:30 & 1-4:30,  Sat – 10-1:00 or 740 369-4375
              • May 24 2:00 – 3:30 “Using Birth & Death Certificates for Genealogy Research”

Now in partnership with SourcePoint assisting with research by appointment through SourcePoint.

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    • The Barn at Stratford
      • May 20 7:00 “Delaware County Barn” by Rudy Christian
    • Cryder Research Center – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
    • Historic County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence – Open for first Fridays in the Spring
    • Meeker Museum & Millworker Cottage  – Closed until April then open first Sunday each month 1:00-4:00
      • Coming Exhibit – “Coming to Delaware County”
    • Millworkers Cottage – Open First Sunday each month 1:00-4:00
    • Nash House – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
      • Current Exhibit – “John Robinson, Wood Carver”

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Galena Historic Foundation Inc.

Village Hall, 109 Harrison St, Galena
https://www.galenafoundation.org Facebook 

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Gallant Farm

3150 Buttermilk Hill Rd, Delaware
www.preservationparks.co

Visit this Preservation Parks living history re-created 1930’s Farm & Farm House 

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Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.

3883 S State Route 605, Galena
www.harlemtwpheritage.org

 

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Radnor Heritage Society, Inc.,

P.O. Box 115, Radnor, OH 43066
Radnor Historic Museum

4425 State Route 203, Radnor OH

                                           www.radnorheritagesociety.org

                                              Email: RadnorHeritageSocietyInc@gmail.com
Facebook: radnorheritagesociety

• • • • • Open 1st and 3rd Sundays 1:00 – 4:00 
        • May 18, 2:00 – “Kids Club Story & Craft Time”, hosted by Deep Roots 4-H Club.
        • Open Memorial Day
        • May 31, open 4-5;30 for Radnor/Buckeye Valley Alumni Banquet.  Dinner at 6:00 & Program at 7:00.

          Congratulations for reaching fundraising goal for museum auditorium stage & stage arch rehab

        • Radnor Afghans in Trojan blue & Radnor Flags for sale (available in early May for $75.00 

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Stratford Ecological Center

3083 Liberty Rd, Delaware
www.stratfordecologicalcenter.org

Restored Pioneer Stratford Cemetery 1809-189, one of seven Ohio cemeteries awarded the 2025 Scenic Ohio Award for special recognition to those who work to protect Ohio’s visual qualities, scenic places, distinctive culture and historical character.

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Your Community Library in Sunbury
44 Burrer Dr | Sunbury, OH 43074

                           Repository for the Delaware Memories Project

https://www.yourcl.org             

The Delaware County Memory Project is an ongoing collaborative project between libraries, governmental offices, local historical societies and other local archives throughout Delaware County.  The project is administrated by Community Library in Sunbury.  It is sponsored in part by the Community Library Foundation and Delaware County Foundation.  The goals are: 1)to make local material accessible that support informational needs of historical and genealogy societies everywhere 2)to support the endeavors of students and educators studying Delaware County and its Townships 3)to preserve aging materials that document the settlement and development of Delaware County

 

Delaware Main Library 84 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015
  – Visit the Local History Room Open during regular Library hours

• May 2 6:00 – 9:00 “Mystery on Main Street” 

Liberty Library  7468 Steitz Rd, Powell, OH 43065

• • • “Delaware County Veterans & Heros” project to “gather, preserve and make accessible the experiences of all county veterans”.  Contact cbardash@delawarelibrary.org for forms.

Orange Library 7171 Gooding Blvd, Delaware, OH 43015

•       Ostrander Library 75 N 4th St, Ostrander, OH 43061.
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• May 6 5:30 “C7:00 Medieval STEAM introduces kids to Medieval era.  May 13, 1-2:00 Homeschool Book Club – Medieval/Renaissance,
• May 13, 1-2:00 Homeschool Book Club – Medieval/Renaissance
• A self-guided Driving Tour of Scioto Township is now available from the Ostrander Branch Library
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• Research for Probate Court Wills & Marriages and Recorder’s Office for Land Records. 

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Orange Township

1680 E. Orange Road
Lewis Center, OH 43035

 

 

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We look forward to seeing you at our Local History Programs across Delaware County and throughout the year.