9 February, 2010
Museum News
Next Lecture
Updated 3 Jan, 2010
Feb 21. 2010 - Longtown Revisited. A History of a Darke County, Ohio free black settlement presented by Roane Smothers
Museum Hours
Updated 17 Feb, 2009
New Hours Effective February 1, 2009 Tuesday thru Saturday 10AM-4PM Sunday 1- 4PM Closed Mondays Closed Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. The Museum is closed the month of January
Summer Intern
Updated 16 Oct, 2009
Garst Museum is fortunate to have Tricia McEldowney as a summer intern this year. We asked Tricia what led her to her interest in history.
Tricia's Answer
New Directors Elected
Updated 14 Oct, 2009
At the March annual meeting of the Darke County Historical Society, Barbara Martin and Eileen Litchfield were elected to the Board of Directors. Welcome and thank you!
More Museum News
Featured Exhibits
Early Man in Western Ohio American Indian Prehistory
NOTICE: This symposium has been cancelled due to the heavy snow. It will be rescheduled and we will post the date here.

Featured speakers are Robert Converse, Editor of the Ohio Archaeologist, Chris Rummel, Greg Shipley both members of the Archaeological Society of Ohio, and Tony DeRegnaucourt, archaeologist and author.

View a large display of preshitoric and early historic artifacts. It will be the largest display since 1892 in the state of Ohio, said Tony DeRegnaucourt.
Free Lecture Series

Civil War Women Oct 18, 2009
All programs are on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 - 3:30. Lectures are FREE!

Oct 11, 2009 - An afternoon with Mary Todd Lincoln by reenactor Christy Igo.

Oct 18, 2009 - Civil War Women: They Made a Difference-Book 2. Presented by Cynthia Vogel

Nov. 8, 2009 - Veterans Day Panel. Hear vets tell stories of their war experiences in wars from WWII to the present day.

Feb 21. 2010 - Longtown Revisited. Presented by Roane Smothers

March 21, 2010 - Annie Oakley presented by reenactor Loretta Jones. The kick-off of Annie's 150th birthday celebration.

New Exhibit Crossroads of Destiny
New permanent exhibit. Crossroads of Destiny, the stunning new exhibit telling the hiSTORY of the Treaty of Greene Ville. Greene Ville was the largest stockaded fort ever built in North America and it was the scene of the the most significant American Indian treaty ever negotiated. The Treaty of Greene Ville in 1795 opened the door to the settlement of the Midwest resulting in Ohio statehood eight years later. The Treaty also ended forty years of conflict over the upper Ohio Valley.

The Military Room

Uniform Display
The second floor of Garst Museum houses a treasure of Military uniforms and a vast array of military artifacts. All five branches of the US military services are represented. There are original uniforms from all the wars fought by the United States with the exception of one. Starting with the war of 1812, there are uniforms from the Civil War, Spanish American, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and the current Iraq War. The lone exception is the Mexican American conflict of the mid 1800's. There are also uniforms from the three US military academies.
Around the Museum
Exclusive Print Offer

Check the museum store for details on how to purchase this unique and exclusive print by artist Don Marco
Currier & Ives Prints
Garst Museum announces “CURRIER & IVES: Second Installment” . Following the extremely popular first exhibition of large folio lithographs last Spring, the museum is pleased to present the second of a comprehensive exhibition of Currier & Ives prints, this time: medium folios. These charming prints are original, hand colored, and range in subjects from women and children to a rare series of hunting scenes.
Shop Through Time

A recreated series of period shops and stores line three boulevards within the museum complex. Each shop displays an amazing number of artifacts that accurately portray both the period and the theme.
Special Exhibits
A new painting by artist Hal Sherman titled, Independence Day Celebration at Fort Greene Ville, July 4, 1795. Also now for sale in the Museum's Gift Shop is the print by artist Don Marco of Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull.

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