May 2026 Local History Programs

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• Myers Inn Museum – Open: Saturdays 10 am- 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4PM
• See website for May programs http://www.bigwalnuthistory.org/

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 and listings of 250 events on facebook.  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

• • • • • • • • 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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    • The Barn at Stratford 
    • May 5, 7:00 – “Decoding Art through History”.  Delaware County Makes Art Passport & Delaware Woven Textile Artist, Katie Schmitt presented by Cindy Kerr, Benny Shoults, Steve Schmitt, Katie Schmitt, Beverly Larson
    • May 6, 6:30 – Evenings with Brent Carson – “Whatever Happened to…..”
    • May 20, 6:30 – Evenings with Brent Carson – “Celebrities Passing Through & Why They Were Here.”  Tickets through EventBrite.com
    • Cryder Research Center – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
    • Historic County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence – Open for first Fridays
    • “May 9, 7:45 & 11:15 – Paranormal Tours at the Jail 
    • First Fridays 6:00 – 8:00 Open for tours
    • 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.

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Dublin Historical Society 

• Dublin Historical Society’s Second Sunday Speaker Series programs which are sponsored by the Dublin Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.  

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Galena Historic Foundation Inc.

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

• REOPENING  May 2, 1-3:00 and continuing the 1^st & 3^rd Saturdays from 10-3:00 

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Ostrander Village

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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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Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.

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

 

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Oak Grove Cemetery

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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 1^st & 3^rd Sundays. 

          May 17, 2-4:00 – Kids Club – “Betsy Ross & Her 13 Star Flag”, by Deep Roots 4-H Club.  Ages 3-12.

          May 25,  10:00 Radnor Memorial Day Parade & Cemetery Ceremony – Museum open 9-1:00
        • 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

• May 5, 5:00 –  250 Movie Screening of “Camp Delaware” 

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  Stockhand Horses for Healing

• 3788 Olentangy River Rd
• May 23, 11-2:00 – “Women Warriors”
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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.

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Your Community Library in Sunbury
44 Burrer Dr | Sunbury, OH 43074

                           Repository for the Delaware Memories Project

https://www.yourcl.org             

• May 18, 7:00 – 250 Community Discussion, The Spirit of ’76, by Eric Sloane
• May 26, 10:00 – “Old Fashioned Farm Day”
• May 28, 6:30 – 250 Double Victory: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, by Gregory Edmonds.  Registration required.

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 Main Library 84 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015

• May 1, First Friday – 6:00 – with Main St on Sandusky St –  COSI Science Fest Event – 250 “Inventing America: 250 Years of Steam”

  May 5, 5:30 – 250 “BETWEEN the Pages – Ohio Authors”, Grades 5-8, by registration

  May 20, 5:00 – 250 “Boston Tea Party Crafts & Tea Testing”, Adults, by registration

  May 26, 1:00 – 250 The First Conspiracy, by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch.

  – 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

• May 4, 9:00 250 “Post Office Dramatic Play”, Toddlers & Pre School
• May 7, 6:30 250 Book Club – “Native American History Books”, grades 1-4.
• May 12, 7:00 “Jeopardy”, by registration

   

•       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
• May 5, 6:30 –  250  Drop In & Create – “In Bloom – Indigenous Ohio Flowers”
• May 12, 6:30 – 250  Book Club – “American Authors”, ages 6-12, by registration.
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• Research for Probate Court Wills & Marriages and Recorder’s Office for Land Records.

• Ostrander – Monthly Senior Citizen luncheon

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Orange Township

1680 E. Orange Road
Lewis Center, OH 43035

 

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