Arts Castle
- Oct 20 – Jan 9, Mon-Fri, 9-5:00 – “Women of and by Design” Exhibit
Ashley/Oxford Twp: Wornstaff Memorial Library
Hours: Monday -Thursday 10am-8pm; Friday 10am-4pm; Saturday 10am-2pm
Big Walnut Area Historical Society Myers Inn Museum
- Myers Inn Museum – Open: Saturdays 10 am- 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4PM
- Dec 6 “Christmas on the Square”.
Brown Township
co.delaware.oh.us/cities/brown-township/
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- In partnership with SourcePoint’s Make Delaware County Age-Friendly,
“My Life in Delaware County”, survey for ages 55 and older
- In partnership with SourcePoint’s Make Delaware County Age-Friendly,
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Concord Township
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- 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
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Nov 28-Jan 4, “Christmas Light Show”, Sun – Thurs, Dark – 10PM, & Fri-Sat, Dark – 11 PM.
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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
- Also see “The Road to Liberty Series”, 5 minute videos..
Delaware Co Genealogical Society
84 E. Winter St.
(Located in the Local History Room of the Delaware County District Main Library)
delawareohiogenealogy.org
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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
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Now in partnership with SourcePoint assisting with research by appointment through SourcePoint.
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Delaware County Historical Society
2690 Stratford Rd., Delaware www.delawareohiohistory.org
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- Dec 13, 12-5:00 – “Holiday Trolley Tour” leaving from 157 E William St 1hr tours, ticketed.
- The Barn at Stratford
- 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 – Open 1st Sunday of each month
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- 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
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Galena Historic Foundation Inc.
Village Hall, 109 Harrison St, Galena
https://www.galenafoundation.org Facebook
- Remains closed for remodeling
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
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Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 10-4:00 – “Vintage Toy Display”
Dec 6, 3-7:00, “Winter at the Farm”.
Dec 7, 2:00 – Lit & Cowpie Soc, “Braiding Sweetgrass”, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.
3883 S State Route 605, Galena
www.harlemtwpheritage.org
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Dec 13, 5-8:00 – “Winter in the Park”, Community Park, 3858 St Rt 605, 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.
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Powell Liberty Historical Society
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Dec 3, 6-7:00 – “Fashion in the time of Jane Austin”, registration0
- Volunteers available on Wednesdays, 10-3:00
- The Irena Carpenter Journal video is available for viewing at org under Special Programs or Videos
Radnor Heritage Society, Inc.,
P.O. Box 115, Radnor, OH 43066
Radnor Historic Museum
4425 State Route 203, Radnor OH
Email: RadnorHeritageSocietyInc@gmail.com
Facebook: radnorheritagesociety
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- Museum closed until April
- Dec 13, “Wreaths Across America” at the Radnor Cemetery
- 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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Source Point
800 Cheshire Road
Sunbury’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
- Dec 20, 10-2:00, “Delaware Co Model RR Open House”
- Dec 21, 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.
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
- Dec 3 &10, 6:30-8:00 – “Cryptology & Secret Codes” during the American Revolution.
- Dec 13, 6-8:00 – “Christmas at the Library with Santa”.
- Dec 19, 2-4:00 – “Will Power! Shakespeare For Homeschool”
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 District Library Delaware Main Library 84 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015
– Visit the Local History Room Open during regular Library hours
Liberty Library 7468 Steitz Rd, Powell, OH 43065
Orange Library 7171 Gooding Blvd, Delaware, OH 43015
- Ostrander Library 75 N 4th St, Ostrander, OH 43061
- Dec 3, 11:00-noon – Book Club, “The Lincoln Highway”, by Amor Towles
- A self-guided Driving Tour of Scioto Township is now available from the Ostrander Branch Library
- Research for Probate Court Wills & Marriages and Recorder’s Office for Land Records.
- Ostrander – Monthly Senior Citizen luncheon
Orange Township
1680 E. Orange Road
Lewis Center, OH 43035
- Dec 7, 4:30-6:30 “Toy collection” in partnership with People in Need
- Dec 13, 10:00-noon, “Wreaths Across America”.
- 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.