by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, Events, History
Some of life’s favorite times are spent eating out with family and friends, and create a stream of wonderful memories. The Delaware County Historical Society’s 2017 theme “Restaurants and Ice Cream Parlors” will open the flood gates of those...
by admin | Sep 14, 2017 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events, History
The Delaware County Historical Society will again this year conduct walks through our history and people on an Oak Grove Cemetery Walk Take a guided tour and see actors portraying the lives of: Gov. Frank Willis (47th Governor of Ohio) Dr. Hiram Perkins (namesake of...
by admin | Sep 8, 2017 | Events, History
The Village of Galena Ohio, in Delaware County, invites you to join their Heritage Day celebration. The feature of the celebration is the Grand Opening of the Galena Museum on October 7, 2017 from 11am to 2pm. The celebration will take place at the Galena Village Hall...
by admin | Aug 30, 2017 | History, In the Media
by Carole Wilhelm Alice Dixon Lowry of Powell began a diary Jan. 1, 1936, and assiduously recorded both mundane and significant happenings for the next three years. Her nephew, Jim Dixon, enjoyed family history and kept her writings after her death in 1944. Reba...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Events, History
Fred Carlisle ‘56, an Ohio Wesleyan University alumnus and native of Delaware Ohio, has published a new book – Hollow and Home: A History of Self and Place. Mr. Carlisle will read from this latest book: Wed., Sept. 6 (5:30-7:30 pm) Delaware’s Willis Education Center...
