by Richard Fisher | May 15, 2022 | History, In the Media
Delaware County’s Landmark Named One of Ohio’s Most Endangered Historic Sites 14 May, 2022 By 1808Delaware Each year, Preservation Ohio, the state’s original and oldest statewide historic preservation organization, compiles and publishes a list of Ohio’s Most...
by Richard Fisher | May 6, 2022 | History, In the Media
County Opens Historic Courthouse For Public Tours 2 May , 2022 By 1808Delaware One thing is clear. The building which served as the Delaware County Courthouse, built in 1868, is a community landmark. Replaced by a functional building across Sandusky Street a few years...
by Richard Fisher | Apr 17, 2022 | DCHS Program, History, In the Media
When Delaware Welcomed: Abraham Lincoln 6 Apr , 2022 By 1808Delaware Did you know that President Abraham Lincoln was in Delaware during his lifetime? Local historians are already aware that Lincoln’s funeral train came through Delaware County on the morning of April...
by Richard Fisher | Apr 2, 2022 | Delaware News, History, In the Media, Restoration/Improvement
Former depot set for facelift on March 29, 2022 By Dillon Davis After announcing its intentions of revitalizing Delaware’s historic CSX rail depot last May, Columbus-based investment and development firm RiverWest is moving forward with the initial steps of the...
by Richard Fisher | Mar 20, 2022 | Black History, History, In the Media
Strike Up The Music: Delaware Brass Bands Of The Nineteenth Century 18 Mar , 2022 By 1808Delaware Looking back at the annals of history, we can be certain of one thing.The national passion for brass band music in the nineteenth century was felt here in Delaware County...
by Richard Fisher | Mar 16, 2022 | History, In the Media
James Knox Polk Weber attended Ohio Wesleyan University from 1868 to 1871, in the shadow of the Civil War, and shared his OWU journey through a series of 50 letters written to his parents in Caledonia, Ohio. Weber’s letters home are the inspiration for this year’s...
