July 31- Augut 2August WoodFind local history programs offered by the member organizations of The Delaware County History Network Click to learn more  

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
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  • Myers Inn Museum – Open: Saturdays 10 am- 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4PM
  • Sept 9, 7:30 – “Double Victory: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen”, by Gregory L Edmonds

Brown Township

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

      • In partnership with SourcePoint’s Make Delaware County Age-Friendly,
        “My Life in Delaware County”, survey for ages 55 and older

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.

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Delaware County Records Center

www.co.delaware.oh.us/records-center

Open Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 4:30


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 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
        • Sept 4, 7:30 “The Horse World in Delaware County, 1940’s to 2000”, by Maggie Snyder 
      • Cryder Research Center – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
      • Historic County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence – Open for first Fridays
      • Current Exhibit – “Guardians of the Community: The Lives of the Deputies, Sheriffs, and their Families”
      • “Paranormal Tours” by registration 
      • First Fridays 6:00 – 8:00 Open for tours
      • Meeker Museum  – Open 1st Sunday of each month
        • 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
        • Current exhibit:  “The Works of John Robinson” 
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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 - 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 
  • Sept 24, 6:30 PM Literary & Cowpie Society “Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh” 
  • Sept 28, 2:00 PM – “Bonesetter Sports Medicine”, by reenactor Ron St Pierre 

Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.

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

 

        •  Sept 26, 4-7:00 – Chicken/Beef Noodle Dinner @ the Grange, 12900 Center Village Rd, Galena.  Proceeds go to help fund the annual Harlem Heritage Day Festival.00 – 5:00 Harlem Township Day at Harlem Township Park

          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.


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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    • Sept 16, 7:00 – Film, “Camp Delaware” presented by Mark & Francine Butler @ the East Room of the Municipal Building.
    • Volunteers available on Wednesdays, 10-3:00
    • The Irena Carpenter Journal video is available for viewing at org under Special Programs or Videos

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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 1st and 3rd Sundays 1:00 – 4:00
          • 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 

Source Point

800 Cheshire Road


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
  • September 20 10:00 -4:00 
  • September 21 Noon to 4:00 

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.

  • Sept 13, 10:30-1:00 – “Farm to Pantry Food Preservation” 
  


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

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 Library - Local HistoryDelaware County District Library

 www.delawarelibrary.org

 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.
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  • A self-guided Driving Tour of Scioto Township is now available from the Ostrander Branch Library
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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 – Sept 25, noon-1:30 Monthly Senior Citizen luncheon 
Maugans Community Park
61 N 3rd Street
Ostrander
 
 

Orange Township LogoOrange Township

1680 E. Orange Road
Lewis Center, OH 43035

  • Orange Twp: – Collecting for Wreaths Across America
  • Sept 27, 2-6:00 – Founders Festival
  • 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.