Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society

New Year 2023 at AWTHS

January 2, 2023April 29, 2023 Annette Stewart

As we usher in another New Year for 2023 at AWTHS, we wish to announce our upcoming events that are planned so far for the year. We wish to thank all of our volunteers, members, board members, chairs, and the community for your time in serving and participating this past year (2022) and the area’s

April Events

January 2, 2023April 3, 2023 Annette Stewart

The AWTHS Open Hours will be held Saturday, April 15 from 2-4pm instead of our usual “Open First Saturday’s hours”. This will be held in conjunction with the Arcanum Alumni evening event. This year the following classes will be honored: current senior class of 2023, 1998, 1973 and 1948. Visit the Arcanum Alumni FB page

March Events

December 16, 2022February 27, 2023 Annette Stewart

Open Hours at AWTHS will be the First Saturday, March 4 from 9 am-noon. House open for tours, displays as well as the research library. Appointments are encouraged and recommended for research. Contact AWTHS thru Messenger or by contacting Annette Stewart. Dave Heckaman will be presenting at AWTHS on Thursday, March 9 at 7pm. The

Dick Hunt’s Arcanum Memories

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Annette Stewart

Written with permission, from the April 2019 You must be from Arcanum FB page post authored by Dick Hunt. Dick Hunt – During the late 40’s early 50’s shorty Vanatta was Arcanum’s ice man and when he decidedto retire our mother and father, Lloyd and Myrna Hunt, decided to build an ice house, the reason

Civil War Research Guides

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Annette Stewart

Dr. David Hayes For those researching their Civil War ancestor, David Hayes, AWTHS volunteer, is available to help thru the AWTHS Research Library. Appointments can be scheduled thru AWTHS or email David at: [email protected] . David has experience researching his own ancestor and has compiled the following research sources to assist other researchers in their

Terry Dean Norris

October 22, 2022November 7, 2022 Annette Stewart

This info was used by permission of the Darke County Genealogical Society and was in their publication, Darke County Genealogical Society Kindling, Volume 41, No.2, Spring 2022. Graduation photo and basketball clipping from AWTHS archives. Others personal family collection. Terry was born April 14, 1938 to Leonard G. and Dorothy M. Baird Norris in Darke

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