The Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society, Inc. is a sponsor of the June 13, 2027 Home Tour of the area. Six locations will be a part of the first annual home tour: 3 unique Arcanum homes and 3 Graystone Ranch Properties. Locations selected are private individuals and a business which have graciously extended an invitation
Category: Preservation
Home Tour 2027
The big announcement! Our homes and business for the upcoming 2027 Home Tour sponsored by AWTHS. June 13 2027. Presale tickets spring 2027. 1. North Main. Tim Becker and Michael Scott home. Known as JoAnne Hill’s old home. 2. South Main. Melissa Carmean. This once was a dentist and dr office. 3. Parkdale Drive. Linda
Darke County Revolutionary War Patriots
As part of the America-250 Anniversary, AWTHS honors the nation’s celebration with displays, patriots bio’s in readable form, and a map with all the patriots names and cemetery locations where some are actually buried and some where memorial stones are placed in their memory. Here we offer the complete brochure-tour package for your reading which
Updates to Owens family and Old Lynch Cemetery and Methodist Church
Well, you know the saying, “One thing leads to another”. It certainly was in this story. The AWTHS has been working on displays for America-250 which includes our Southern Darke County Patriots and getting their stories together for display and research. We came upon the patriot, William Walker, who has a memorial stone at Ithaca
Donation of Acquisitions to AWTHS, Inc.
As we are about to start the 2025 New Year off we would like to remind our supporters about our acquisition or donation policy to AWTHS in regards to items for the research library and displays. We certainly appreciate our supporters because without you, our collections would not be shareable with our guests and the
AWTHS Research-Reference Library
After the formation and purchasing the building for the Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society at 123 West George in Arcanum, the early members began a web site for AWTHS. In 2008 Bill Gunder, historian and awths founder, began overseeing the web site. Soon after, the AWTHS newsletters were an addition to the on-line records section.