Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society

AWTHS Summer Events

June 14, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

Please join us at AWTHS for our summer events as well as area community happenings. JUNE Every Saturday morning the Veterans Market (Farmers Market) will be open for vendors to set up for free during the summer. Shoppers please support our local small businesses. Vendors can send us photos to post on our FB page

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Violet Jelly

April 23, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

First attempt violet jelly What’s the best or most different jelly or jam you’ve ever made? My friend posted a recipe for violet jelly on FB. I thought why not? It’s very pretty and violets are known to detox the blood and be a good tonic. First, the hardest part is gathering enough violet flowers

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Those “Little Buildings”…Summer Kitchen?

April 21, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

1975 Located behind Arcanum Public Library-once part of Ivester House Recently we posted this question on our AWTHS FB page regarding “What are those little buildings sitting behind a main house”? What was their purpose or what were they called? We received a variety of comments among them: summer kitchen, smoke house, root cellar, storage

Spring Houses, Pump and Water Sheds

April 21, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

Pump shed Twin Twp. which had troughs for cool water to keep food products. A windmill sat on this property at one time. We are continuing our blog series after writing last time about summer kitchens, smoke houses and root cellars. We copy from Wikipedia about springhouses: A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually

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Margaret Dickey Barklow

April 21, 2021July 2, 2021 Annette Stewart

Margaret’s school certificate probably from 8th grade Margaret was born 1918 and her parents are Bessie Landis and Hershel Dickey. She married John Barklow on December 24, 1940. From the certificate photo above, we have Margaret graduating in Monroe Township in 1932. We are assuming it’s her 8th grade graduation as it states completion to

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Mt. Summit School Quilt

April 15, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

Owner Jo Ella McLear Michael from her mother who attended One Room School House This beautiful quilt photo was posted on Franklin-Monroe’s Alumni page by quilt owner, Jo Ella Michael. Jo Ella was asking questions about the location of this school house and after a lengthy discussion between many posters, we gathered the following information

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