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What do you know about the history of Delaware County, Ohio? Explore the resources in these pages and try some of the activities. Feel free to share your project activity on social media with the #LearnathomeDCHS or @DelawareCountyHistoricalSociety. We hope to see you at the Meeker Homestead, Nash House, or Cryder Library someday soon.
Local History
Project Page
3 Delaware County Timeline
2 A Walk Through Downtown Delaware
2 Then and Now
2 Bicycle Tour of Delaware’s Historical Markers
Local Family History Presentation by T.K. Cellar
3 The Flood of 1913- Brent Carson video,
1 Oak Grove Cemetery Walk-scavenger hunt, gravestone rubbings
3 Delaware County Fair
3 Little Brown Jug
2 Perkins Observatory, Star Charts. and the Big Ear
3 Walk with an Archeologist- Dig in!
Activities
Project Page
2 Apple Head Doll
1 Make a Fractur!-Certificates, Calligraphy, and Symbols
1 Weaving -Looms, Wool and Drop Spindles 1 19th and 20th Century Games
2 Family Journal- Suggestions on what to write, making your own journal, and historical diary entries.
2 Letter Writing- Beards or Beardless? Our Presidents, Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers read aloud with Miss Anna
3 Horse sculptures and Coloring pages
3 Math activities related to the Little Brown Jug
3 Women's Suffrage-Activity book and Coloring posters
Additional Links and Resources
The Delaware County Historical Society (link) Education Curriculum Support Committee (link)
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Ohio History Connection- Learn At Home Resources, Sites & Museum Locator
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Ohio's Woman's Suffrage- Photos are here, Women's Equality Pages with Famous Women Coloring Pages, Women's Suffrage Cookbook-Cook up something from the past, Junior Suffragette Activity Book
Reading Recommendations
Suggested books related to American history for grades K-8
Artifact Cart Programs
Artifact Cart Program Presentations including Slides, Presenter's Notes, and Lesson Plan with Rubrics and Extension Activities for Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3
Underground Railroad in Delaware County, Ohio
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Driving Tour
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Teacher Packet
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Links to Outside Website
Delaware County Historical Society Videos
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The Cellar Family History
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William Little reenactment
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The Meeker Homestead: A Brief Visit
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The Nash House: A Brief Visit
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What is an Artifact (also posted on the Artifact Cart Program page
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The Flood of 1913
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History of the Delaware Jail
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The Delaware, Ohio Ghost Tour
Coming Soon!
Delaware County African American Interactive Timeline for Students
Early Schools
Africa, Ohio
Notable Delaware African Americans