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Remembering Freedom: James Clemens and The Longtown Settlement
Longtown was a predominantly African American settlement in Darke County that included people of African, European, and American Indian...
Mar 111 min read
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Free Garst Museum Speaker Series Unlocks Code in Spirituals During the Underground Railroad on February 22, 2025
The Garst Museum will resume its Speaker Series season on February 22, 2025, at  2 p.m., at 205 N. Broadway, Greenville, in the Lowell...
Feb 142 min read
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Garst Museum Tornado Information Updates
On the evening of May 7, the Garst Museum was in the path of a confirmed EF1 tornado. Unfortunately, the museum and grounds suffered...
Feb 137 min read
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We Invite You to Join Garst Museum's Tornado Recovery Journey
You can help by becoming a member or donating to our Annual Fund or Capital Campaign. For more information on helping, please visit the...
Feb 121 min read
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The Garst Museum Reopens on February 4, 2025
The Garst Museum reopens for regular business hours on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The museum is open Tuesday through...
Feb 31 min read
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Garst Museum Thanks Coppock-Hole For New Sign
The Garst Museum has a new sign. The original sign was beginning to deteriorate, with some of the wood starting to rot and the wording on...
Jan 102 min read
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Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship Awarded
The Darke County Historical Society is pleased to announce Bailey Stammen is the recipient of the Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship...
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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Garst Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Holiday Open House
M-M-M! Â Â M USEUM STORE M EMBERSHIP M ERRIMENT Â The Holiday Open House is back at Garst Museum on Saturday, December 7. The Open House...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Thank You G.A.LA. 2024 Sponsors!
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Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Garst Museum Speaker Series Celebrates Douglas Dickey Medal of Honor Exhibit
Join Garst Museum on Saturday, November 9, 2024, for its next free Speaker Series program. The November Speaker Series has traditionally...
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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Annie’s GALA is Two Weeks of FUN!
Annie’s GALA, inside Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center, starts on Saturday, October 19, and ends on Saturday, November 2,...
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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New Annie Oakley Artifacts in Temporary Exhibit
Annie Oakley died nearly 98 years ago, and you would probably believe there couldn’t be anything new to learn about the legendary...
Oct 13, 20242 min read
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Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities Helps Garst Musem
Garst Museum has made it easier for everyone to visit the museum thanks to the assistance of Darke County Board of Developmental...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Tour in the Darke Leads to Annie Oakley Collection Coming to Light
A pearl-handled revolver belonging to Annie Oakley is among the extraordinary artifacts recently acquired from a rare private collection...
Oct 11, 20243 min read
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Free Fourth Grade History Pass
School is back in session, and it is time to hit the books. The classroom is a great place to learn, but fourth graders have many other...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Garst Tornadornaments Available
Own a piece of history! Branches from historic sycamore trees on Garst Museum grounds, downed in the May 7 tornado, have been turned...
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Fall Genealogy Workshop
The Darke County Genealogical Society, Inc. presents the Fall Genealogy Workshop. The workshop will be held on Saturday, October 12,...
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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Garst Museum Hosts Annie Oakley Historian and Author on October 5
Garst Museum will continue its 2024-25 Lecture Series on October 5, 2024, with journalist and Annie Oakley historian Shirl Kasper, MA,...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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