by Richard Fisher | Jul 20, 2021 | History, In the Media
Historic Courthouse Hearing Room Renamed To Honor Judge 24 JUN , 2021 | 1808Delaware Special to 1808Delaware In a surprise ceremony on Thursday, the Delaware County Commissioners renamed the hearing room of Delaware County’s Historic Courthouse in honor of...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Del. Co. History Network, History, In the Media
Program to focus on Underground Railroad court cases June 18, 2021BY JOSHUA KEERAN The Underground Railroad in the Ohio Courtsa Virtual Zoom Program7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22By Roy NicholsLearn more SUNBURY — Roy Nichols is returning to the Big Walnut Area Historical...
by admin | May 31, 2021 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Meeker, Nash House
As of June 2nd, Cryder Historical Center, the Nash House Museum and the Research Library, Cryder Historical Center Nash House Research Library Stacks will be open on Sundays 2-5 and Wednesdays 10-12 and 1-5. This schedule may vary during holidays. Appointments are...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | History, In the Media, This Place Matters
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo By Dillon Davison May 13, 2021 New life is set to be breathed back into Delaware’s historic CSX rail depot. Columbus-based investment and development firm RiverWest Partners, which purchased the building in 2019 from CSX Transportation, plans...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, History, In the Media
The Delaware County Historical Society again wins a grant to digitize historic issues of Delaware County Ohio Newspapers. May 12, 2021By: 1808Delaware Across Ohio, historical societies and museums are putting the past into digital form. Through these efforts, photos...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | History, In the Media, This Place Matters
The Delaware landmark on West William Street, the OWU Student Observatory was Hiram Perkins’s own observatory at the Ohio Wesleyan University. OWU Student Observatory on William Street Delaware Ohio May 9, 2021By: 1808Delaware In 1896, the campus of Ohio...
by admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Black History, DCHS Program, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events, History
Collins Banks store, which was located on South Liberty Street Learn the history of the Second Ward, a culturally rich corner of our city Tour Dates and Times May 1st (Sat)& 2nd (Sun) 1:00 pm, 2:30pm , 4:00 pm Van Tour This van tour of old Delaware will share the...
by admin | Apr 10, 2021 | Del. Co. History Network, History, In the Media
Brent Carson talks as Paul Revere at the Big Walnut Area Historical Society APRIL 9, 2021BY JOSHUA KEERAN Paul Revere – The Legend, The Myth, and The Patriot Man SUNBURY — Who was the real Paul Revere? Brent Carson tells sides of Revere unknown to most in his...
by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | History, In the Media, This Place Matters
The landmark Delaware Post Office Building in Delaware Ohio now serves as the Ross Art Museum of the Ohio Wesleyan University. OWU Ross Art Museum was The Delaware Post Office Building April 3, 2021By: 1808Delaware The early decades of the 20th century saw public...
by admin | Apr 3, 2021 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, History, In the Media, This Place Matters
Historic jail and sheriff’s home to be sold to Delaware County Historical Society by Dean Narciso on April 3, 2021 DELAWARE — Two years ago, the Delaware County Commissioners rejected an opportunity to sell the historic county-owned jail and former...
