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Delaware County Historical Society at the 2022 Fair

Delaware County Historical Society at the 2022 Fair

by Richard Fisher | Sep 29, 2022 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, History, Meeker, Rutherford B. Hayes

  The theme of the triple-sized booth is from our new exhibit in the Meeker Homestead Museum – The Journey to Delaware. The booth featured photos of items that would have been available in a general store, supplies needed for the journey west to Ohio. The...
Project celebrates 75th Jug race

Project celebrates 75th Jug race

by admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, History, In the Media, Little Brown Jug

POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 BY JOSHUA KEERANSpecial to The Gazette – delnews@aimmediamidwest.com Over the last year, volunteers at the Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS) have been working on an oral history project to celebrate the 75th anniversary of...
Little Brown Jug Program

Little Brown Jug Program

by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Barn, DCHS Program, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, Events, History, Little Brown Jug

The Delaware County Historical Societypresents Little Brown Jug ProgramFeaturing Jay Wolf and Roger Hustonwith Richard Leavy as moderator Little Brown Jug Society About Little Brown Jug Program Moderator Richard Leavy introduces the program. Two presenters, Roger...
Delaware County Fair 2019 Exhibit

Delaware County Fair 2019 Exhibit

by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, Events

The Delaware County Fair 2019 is here again and the Delaware County Historical Society has a great new booth exhibit: School Days One Room Schools and Early Education The exhibit included photographs of one-room schoolhouses, or its location, the Brent Carson and Brad...

Little Brown Jug Program – Col Dispatch

by admin | Sep 17, 2019 | DCHS Program, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, History, In the Media, Little Brown Jug

Jug Day as much about history, community as harness racing By Dean Narciso  The Columbus Dispatch –  Sep 16, 2019 DELAWARE — To truly understand the lore of the Little Brown Jug, you should listen to the old-timers, those who were there at the beginning. Their...

Little Brown Jug Memories

by admin | Aug 4, 2019 | Barn, DCHS Program, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Delaware County Fair, Events, History, Little Brown Jug

The Delaware County Historical Society presents Little Brown Jug Memories Delaware’s Famous Harness Race Sept 12th Thursday Open at 6pmStart at 7pm The Barn at Stratford Organized by the LBJ Oral History Project About Little Brown Jug Memories Part I –...
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