History

Donald Gies, Sr. to be honored with flag at county courthouse
MANSFIELD — An American flag will be raised Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m., in front of the Richland County Courthouse to honor deceased Richland C...

Jared Mansfield chapter attends Fall Fun Fair
COLUMBUS — The Jared Mansfield Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution attended the OSDAR Fall Fun Fair on Aug. 17 at the Columbus Airport Marr...
August 27th, 2019 updated: August 27th, 2019. |

They got our ‘Attention!’ Area residents fall out for military convoy
GALION — Hundreds of area residents gathered along Harding Way on Saturday morning to catch a rare glimpse at a special military convoy that mad...

Historic military convoy will stop in Galion Aug. 17
GALION — Galion-area residents will have a rare opportunity in two weeks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a special military convoy. In 1919, t...
August 7th, 2019 updated: August 7th, 2019. |

Program honors this year’s veterans who received banners
GALION — The Galion Historical Society has been working on organizing a Veteran Banner project since November of 2017 and the project finally came t...
July 23rd, 2019 updated: July 23rd, 2019. |

Gill House hosting a Henry Ford birthday celebration July 28
GALION — On Sunday, July 28, the Gill House in Galion will be the location for a celebration of local and national history as Preserving Galion,...

How much do you know about moon landing, Space Race?
July 20, 1969, marks the 50th anniversary of U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin’s historic walk on the moon. “That’s one...
July 18th, 2019 updated: July 18th, 2019. |

Armstrong Museum ready to inspire another generation
WAPAKONETA — The Armstrong Air and Space Museum is more than a monument to Wapakoneta’s famous native who was the first man to step foot o...

Historical Society announces veterans banner policy
In three years, 772 banners will have been hung by the Galion line department. GALION — The board of directors for the Galion Historical Society ha...
July 5th, 2019 updated: July 5th, 2019. |

Gallery: Civil War re-enactment; Photos by Don Tudor
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