Preserving History
November is a busy month at AWTHS (Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society) with three main events you will want to Save the Date for. Those include November 1, November 13 and November 28-29. November 1 from 9-noon are Open Hours at AWTHS. Special display is the American 250 Traveling Educational Panels, sponsored by the local
Read MoreIn looking at early plat maps, we see on the 1875 map 143 acres around where the Ivester house-farm was located. In 1888 it looks like his land has expanded east across N. Main Street in the area of the Painter Creek. (Ivester heirs) This is in no way a complete deed search or study.
Read MoreA Biographical history of Darke County, Ohio: compendium of national biography, Lewis Publishing Company, 1900, Google Books.“HARRISON A. KEPNER. Harrison A. Kepner was born May 14, 1836, in the old stone house which was the home of his parents at the time they resided in Perry county, Pennsylvania. At the age of sixteen began teaching
Read MoreThe six Ivester children were: Martha Jane born 1853; William 1855; Josephine 1858; Olive 1862; Allie Onda 1864; and Mina Bernice 1868. This information is from various sources including: The Darke County Atlas, George Ivester HISTORY OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO – W.H. BEERS; Find-a-Grave; and The Arcanum Times Newspaper. Various clippings found by Rich Emery.
Read MoreInformation from The Secret Town book by William Gunder. George Ivester was born in Chester County, PA in 1821. At 13 years of age he moved to Miami County, Ohio where he worked on a farm until 1837. He learned the blacksmith trade and perfected the profession for 20 years. Then, gold fever struck in
Read More1971 oil by Josephine Dunlap In August I had the pleasure of visiting the Arcanum Public Library and was given a tour by Linda Mancz. I regularly visit the library to use their services but this was a up front and personal tour to compare the original and different additions with the blueprints and history
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