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Beavercreek Historical Society
1368 Research Park Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio 45432,  Phone: (937) 427-5514   E-mail: parks @ci.beavercreek.oh.us                             
Join the Beavercreek Historical Society for $20!  See Membership for details.
Announcing the 2008 Harvest Dinners
Nov. 7, 2008, Friday at  6 p.m.
Nov. 8, 2008, Saturday at 6 p.m.
Nov. 9, 2008, Sunday at 4 p.m.
Call  Linda at 426-3595 to make a reservation!
 

Learning About Spinning

In the spring and fall each year. third and fourth grade students from all five Beavercreek elementary schools, two parochial schools, and many homeschoolers visit Wartinger Historical Park to learn about early pioneer life.
They do hands-on activities such as make butter, do the laundry, quilt, spin, finger weave, make candles, make a rag doll, plant or harvest the garden (depending on the season), and learn about herbs.
Harshman House

1803 Jacob Coy Cabin

1803 Jacob Coy Cabin

This house was originally  located on Shakertown Road and was the original home of Jacob Coy.  It has an original curved stairway. The cabin stands today as a solemn reminder of what living in the early 1800s was like.  It is a monument to those craftsmen who constructed timeless buildings with crude tools.
Upcoming Events
July 22, 2008
Picnic at Wartinger Park, 5:30 p.m.
3080 Kemp Rd. in Beavercreek
and
Special performance by
The
Dedication Band
Oct. 28, 2008
"American Art and Architecture From the Colonial Period"
by Kay Koeninger,
Sinclair Community College
2008 Beavercreek Historical Society Board Meetings are held at Peace Lutheran Church, 3530 Dayton-Xenia Rd., 7 p.m., on

May 8
June 12
January 2009
Murder Ballads by
Hank Arbaugh,
 Ohio Humanities Council
April 2009
Useful Plants of the Pioneer Days
 by Dave Jansen,
Greene County Historical Society

Heritage Days 2008
Sept. 13, 2008, Saturday, 10-6 and
Sept.  14, 2008, Sunday 11-5

Heritage Days and Herb Days

Evan Trick Pottery

Beavercreek Heritage Days and Herb Days are for the entire family, adults and children alike at Wartinger Historical Park, 3080 Kemp Road in Beavercreek. Admittance to the park is free, and there is free parking at the Board of Education parking lot. The handicapped entrance is next to the 1858 Tobias...Zimmer Barn. There are two restrooms located behind the fire station and near the Harshman House.  This two-day event is held the third week-end in September, Sat. 10-6 and Sun. 11-5.  

Ohio Historical Marker

marker
An Ohio Historical Marker commemorating the First Courthouse in Greene County was dedicated at Alpha in Beavercreek on May 4, 2005.





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