by admin | Sep 25, 2016 | Events, History
Metro Parks will offer a slide presentation by Valerie Mattingley on the history of area that is now Highbanks Metro Park. Plow, Pigs, & People: Highbanks 1850-1866 If you wonder about the Highbanks area in the early days, this program is for you. The...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Barn, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events
The Delaware County Historical Society held a Dinner at The Barn at Stratford. The event is in support of The Society’s Capital Campaign and it’s efforts to restore, preserve, and enhance the Meeker House and Oberlander Barn to serve the Delaware County...
by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events, History
Jenni Salamon, coordinator of the Ohio Newspaper Project, discussed digitized Delaware newspapers today: “Unearthing History with Delaware Newspapers on Ohio Memory and Chronicling America” The Delaware County Historical Society has made the Delaware...
by admin | Aug 15, 2016 | In the Media
Trump and Clinton Will Go Down in History—For a While By Bob Greene – original article in The Wall Street Journal – Aug. 12, 2016 6:12 p.m. ET Somewhere in America, just after 2 o’clock on a steamy summer afternoon, Donald Trump and...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Events
The President Rutherford B. Hayes walking tour will take place on August 3 and August 10 – two identical tours. Each tour will begin at 7pm at the Hayes Memorial on William Street across from the city hall. Both tours will be led by Delaware County Historical...
by admin | May 19, 2016 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Newsletters
Click image to view/download entire issue Articles Click title below to view that article Society Welcomes Community to the Meeker Homestead There’s So Much to Do! – Director’s Column We Remember Jerry Heston and Gordon Keenan Preview Party Featured Auction,...
by admin | May 4, 2016 | Barn, DCHS Volunteer Event, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events
The Delaware County Historical Society will be holding its 2016 Volunteer Fair on Thursday, May 19th 7-9 pm at The Barn at Stratford There are so many exciting endeavors underway at the Delaware County Historical Society. Volunteers are needed more than ever! No...
by admin | May 1, 2016 | Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events
As part of The Strand Theatre’s “Century of Cinema” celebration, The Delaware County Historical Society is sponsoring Vincente Minnelli Movie Month. The Delaware Connection Vincente Minnelli was an American stage and film director who is best known...
by admin | Apr 28, 2016 | Barn, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events
The Delaware County Historical Society held it’s 2016 Annual Volunteer Recognition Program at The Barn at Stratford. This year’s program has the theme of “Light Up Your Life”. The theme sums up both the way in which our volunteers have “lit up” the Society, but also...
by admin | Apr 10, 2016 | Community History Display, Del. Co. Hist. Society, Events
The Strand Theatre on Winter Street in Delaware Ohio is celebrating “A Century of Cinema”, it’s 100th Anniversary! The Strand is an excellent example of a historic theater which has evolved to host the latest in digital cinema. The Strand shows first-run movies as...
