Preserving History
Smith home above on left side. Currently in the JoAnne Pleasant Hill Estate. JoAnne and Dave Hill last lived here. Corner of North Main and West South Street. Past history and owners recorded below. The Smith family we’ve been writing about included: Milton Smith, son Joe Smith, and daughter, Mildred Smith Pleasant who was JoAnne
Read MoreAcquisitions or Donations to AWTHS We’ve had several questions from alumni about school memorabilia donations. This is AWTHS policy as well as the acquisition chairs. Items we do take: School letters off the jackets. Although we have lots of these already. Photos 8 X 10 or smaller. Identified with name and year. Programs and awards
Read MoreThis is from the Beers book, listed on Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72199095/john-smith From Beers, 1880, History of Darke Co., Ohio, pp. 657-8 John Smith, merchant; P. O. Arcanum; one of the old settlers of Darke Co.; he was born in Adams Co., Penn., in 1828, and removed, with his parents, to Preble Co., Ohio in 1835 or
Read MoreThis year Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society, located at 123 West George in Arcanum, has collaborated with the Ohio American 250 to commemorate the United States Semiquincentennial which is celebrating our 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. AWTHS has planned programs and events for this year around this theme. We encourage
Read MoreStore photo from “You’re Probably From Greenville, Oh if…..”Facebook page. One of the People of Darke County on the DAR America-250 Educational Panels. From:”The History of Darke County…” by W.H. McIntosh, 1880. Copied from Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117840091/henry-st_clair “HENRY ST. CLAIR, merchant ; Greenville ; dealer in groceries, provisions, produce, glass and queensware, etc., etc. Greenville, like
Read MoreAs 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
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