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June 2026 Local History Programs

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Arts Castle

  •   Continuing America 250 Art Display

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
www.bigwalnuthistory.org
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  • Myers Inn Museum – Open: Saturdays 10 am- 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4PM
  • June 9, 7:30 – “Navy Hospital Ships”, by Les Mohler
  • See website for further program information http://www.bigwalnuthistory.org/

Brown Township

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

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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
      • June 3, 6:30 – “History of Lucy Depp”, by Michael Hamilton @ Monahan Park

Delaware County District Library

 www.delawarelibrary.org

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

  • June 2, 6:30 – “Make it Pop! Fireworks in Chalk Pastel”, by Becky Gehrisch – ages 13-17 by registration
    June 17, 4:00 – “Lou the Baby Dinosaur”, by River City Puppets, Pre School
    June 25, 3:00 – “Two First Ladies”

  – Visit the Local History Room Open during regular Library hours 

Liberty Library  7468 Steitz Rd, Powell, OH 43065

  • June 4, 6:30 – “Pollinators & Praire Seeds: Hidden Voice of the Earth, with North Central Ohio                                         Pollinator Pathway, by registration
  • June 18, 4:00 – “Lou the Baby Dinosaur”, by River City Puppets, Pre School
  • June 25, 6:00 – “Two First Ladies”

Orange Library 7171 Gooding Blvd, Delaware, OH 43015

  •  June 3, 2:30  “Make it Pop! Fireworks in Chalk Pastels, Becky Gehrisch ages 13-17, register
    June 9, 3:00 – “Two First Ladies”
    June 10, “Lou the Baby Dinosaur”, by River City Puppets, Pre school
    June 21, America 250 Traveling Display – “The Eras of Native American Lives in Ohio”
    June 23, 6:00 – “Camp Delaware Screening with Q & A”, Community Arts Network

     

  •       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
  • June 6, 2:00 – “Drama Kids Descendants of Heroes & Villains”
    June 9, 6:00 – “Two First Ladies”
    June 24, 2:00 – “Bring the Farm to You”
    June 30, 2:00 – “Nature Knows How”, Preservation Parks, ages 6-11
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 County 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 
      • June 18, 7:00 – ” The Stories of 4 Delaware County Reservoirs”, by Steve Schmitt
      • Cryder Research Center – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
      • Historic County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence – Open for first Fridays
      • 1st Fridays, 6-8:00 – “The Forensic Eye: Cameras & Criminology” Exhibit
      • 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
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      • Delaware County Veterans Services

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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.  

Galena Historic Foundation Inc.

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

  • Open 1st & 3rd Saturdays from 10-3:00 

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 

  • June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 10:00- “Hands on History”
    June 13,  10:00 – “Antique Tractor Show”
    June 24, 6:30 – Literary & Cow Pie Book Club – The Antidote, by Karen Russell

Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.

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

 

        • June 13, 10-2:00 – “Telling Family Stories: Writer’s Workshop”, Community Room at the Fire Station, 3883 S St Rt 605.  Light lunch & refreshments provided.  By reservation.
          June 14, 10-2:00 Flag Day -“Guided tours of 3 Revolutionary War Veterans”
                                                 Francher Cemetery @11491 Francher Rd 
                                                 Harlem Cemetery @ 11286 Gorsuch Rd
                                                 Hunt Cemetery @ 2886 Green Cook Rd

           

          2900 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.

Oak Grove Cemetery

 
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
    • June 15, 7:00- “Powell Cemetery Tour”, by Sherry Carmichael

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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

          • Open 1-4:00 1st & 3rd Sundays
          • 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

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  • Stockhand Horses for Healing

  • 3788 Olentangy River Rd
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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
  • June 13 10-2:00 Delaware Co Model RR Open House
  • June 14 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.

  • June – Aug – Farm Camp, ages 4-18, by registration
    June 27, 9-11:00 -” Honey Harvest”, ages 8+ with adults, 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

  • Read America Summer Reading Challenge thru July 18
  • June 15, 7:00 – Community Discussion Group, “The Spirit of ’76” from Eric Sloan’s Pioneering, by registration
  • June 22, 1:30 & 3:00 – “Minute to Win It: The America Games” ages 7-11 register
  • June 25, 6:30 – “A Tour of Sunbury” by Polly Horn, by registration
  • June 27, 9:15, 10:45, 12:15, 1:45, & 3:15 – “Revolutionary Spies Escape”, by registration
  • June 29, 1:30 & 3:00 – “Happy Birthday America”, ages 3-7, by registration

     

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.

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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

 

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

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