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Ashley/Oxford Twp: Wornstaff Memorial Library

https://www.wornstafflibrary.com/

   Hours: Monday -Thursday 10am-8pm; Friday 10am-4pm; Saturday 10am-2pm


 

Big Walnut Area Historical Society Myers Inn Museum 

45 S Columbus St, Sunbury

Brown Township

    co.delaware.oh.us/cities/brown-township/

      • In partnership with SourcePoint’s Make Delaware County Age-Friendly,
        “My Life in Delaware County”, survey for ages 55 and older

Concord Township

https://www.concordtwp.org/

      • Keller Section of Oller Cemetery is open and has lots available for sale
      • Lucy Depp Park- One of the earliest housing subdivisions where African Americans could buy land during the Civil Rights Era.  6381 Harriott Rd, Powell OH 43065, https://www.lucydepppark.com
      • Lucy Depp Community – Watch the YouTube program of their history.
      • visit Abraham Depp Freedom Station plaque

Delaware County Records Center - Historical Archives - Delaware History Network

Delaware County Records Center

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

Open Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 4:30


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 @ Local History Room of Del Co Main Library or 740 369-4375
                • Now in partnership with SourcePoint assisting with research by appointment through SourcePoint.

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Delaware County Historical Society

Meeker Homestead Museum – The Barn at Stratford
2690 Stratford Rd., Delaware  www.delawareohiohistory.org

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      • The Barn at Stratford 
      • Mar 19, 7:00 –  “Footsteps in Flint”, by Steve Schenck
      • Cryder Research Center Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
      • Historic County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence – Open for first Fridays
      • “Paranormal Tours” by registration 
      • First Fridays 6:00 – 8:00 Open for tours
      • Meeker Museum & Millworker House  – Open 1st Sunday of each month 1:00 – 4:00
        • Current Exhibit – “The Settling of Delaware County-Wilderness to Civilization,1825-1860’s”
      • Millworkers Cottage – Open First Sunday each month 1:00-4:00,  New construction
      • Nash House – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
      • Mar 28, 10:00 – “Graceful Gestures: The Art & Etiquette of Victorian Fan’s

Delaware Township 

The DAR, in conjunction with the Veterans Services of Delaware Co, has identified all county Revolutionary veteran burials and has ordered Betsy Ross flags for placement in each township cemetery.   A letter will be sent to all Township Trustees.  Thank you for this great effort.

Dublin Historical Society 

  • Dublin Historical Society’s Second Sunday Speaker Series programs which are sponsored by the Dublin Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.  March 8ths program begins at 3:00 and is titled, Tracing the History of Medicine in Dublin, Ohio: An examination of five community physicians and the common health concerns, illnesses, and health crisis Dublin faced from its founding until the mid-1960’s, by Dr Mark Stechschulte MD

 

 

 


Galena Historic Foundation Inc.

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

Remains closed for remodeling 


Official Website for Ostrander, Ohio

Ostrander Village

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Preservation Parks - Delaware County Ohio

Preservation Parks

                                                          3150 Buttermilk Hill Rd, Delaware
                                                            www.preservationparks.co

                                       Gallant Woods Park  

Gallant Farm living history at the re-created 1930’s Farm & Farm House 

Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Closed Mondays 

  • Mar 29, 2:00 “Lit & Cowpie Soc”  The Woman Who Shaped Our Nation, by Cokie Roberts

Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.

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

 

        •  Mar 27, 4:00 – “Chicken/Beef Noodle Dinner ” 12900 Center Village Rd, Galena 

          12900 Center Village Rd, Galena.  Proceeds go to the Society


          Kingston Township.

          Early settlers, Puritans from New England, Germans from Pennsylvania, English & Scotch-Irish from Virginia immigrated to Kingston Township in early 1800’s.  The first pioneer to settle was John Phipps, who came in 1807 and built a log cabin along the Little Walnut Creek.


Powell Liberty Historical Society - Local History Programs

Powell Liberty Historical Society

Martin-Perry Homestead 103 E Olentangy St, Powell
Tours by appointment
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    • Volunteers available on Wednesdays, 10-3:00
    • The Irena Carpenter Journal video is available for viewing at org under Special Programs or Videos
    • Mar 16, 7:00 – ” Columbus: A Bluegrass Babylon”, by Rich Baker & Brent Davis.  E Room Municipal Building

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Radnor Historic Museum - Radnor Ohio

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

          • Museum closed until April
          • Mar 7, 11:30 – “St David’s Day Luncheon”, speaker Dan Rowbotham by registration
          • 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 

Source Point

800 Cheshire Road


Sandel Legacy Trail Model TrailroadSunbury’s Sandel Legacy Trail

Model Train Railroaders
168 S Vernon St, Sunbury, OH 43074

 
  • Delaware Co Model Railroaders Open House Sharing the history of railroads in America
  • Mar 21, 10-2:00 Delaware Co Model RR Open House
  • Mar 22, noon – 4:00 Delaware Co Model RR Open House  

Stratford Ecological Center

3083 Liberty Rd, Delaware
www.stratfordecologicalcenter.org

Restored Pioneer Stratford Cemetery was known to be an active cemetery from 1816 to 1888.  Is 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.

  • Mar 3,  13, 20, 27 & 31, 9:00  “Pre School Farm School” by Registration

    Mar 3,  13,  17,  20, 27 & 31, 9:00 “1st-5th Farm School” by Registration

     
     
 

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

                           Repository for the Delaware Memories Project

https://www.yourcl.org             

Delaware Co Memory Project with complete digitization of the
Sunbury News from April 1909 to March 2019

  • Mar 4, 6:30 – “Cryptology  II, Spy Training”
  • Mar 20, 2:00 – ” Will Power!, Shakespeare’

The Delaware County Memory Project (a digital guide to Delaware County’s past)  is an ongoing collaborative project between libraries, governmental offices, local historical societies and other local archives throughout Delaware County.  The project is administrated by Your 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 County Library - Local HistoryDelaware County District Library

 www.delawarelibrary.org

          Delaware Main Library 84 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015

  • Mar 23, 7:00 – “Hamilton (The Musical) Trivia Night” by Registration
  • Mar 21, 10:30 – “Music & Movement Storyline – Americana for Preschoolers & Toddlers”

  – Visit the Local History Room Open during regular Library hours 

Liberty Library  7468 Steitz Rd, Powell, OH 43065

  • Mar 4, 7:00 – “Camp Delaware Screening, Q & A”, Community Arts Network, by registration
  •  Mar 12, 6:00 – “Tween Trivia – Great American Entertainers”, by registration
    • Orange Library 7171 Gooding Blvd, Delaware, OH 43015
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  •       Ostrander Library 75 N 4th St, Ostrander, OH 43061
  • A self-guided Driving Tour of Scioto Township is now available from the Ostrander Branch Library
  • Mar 10, 6:30 – “American Musicians”, by registration
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Rutherford B Hayes Center
140 N Sandusky St
Delaware Ohio
Open Mon – Fri, 8:30-4:30
 
 
  • Research for Probate Court Wills & Marriages and Recorder’s Office for Land Records.

Scioto Township
 
  • Ostrander – Monthly Senior Citizen luncheon
 
 
Maugans Community Park
61 N 3rd Street
Ostrander
 
 

Orange Township LogoOrange Township

1680 E. Orange Road
Lewis Center, OH 43035

  • Orange Veteran Memorial at Orange Rd & Old State Rd. https://www.orangetwp.org/veterans-memorial/

 


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