New Directors Elected
Updated 1 April, 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!
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
Fall-Winter Lecture Series
Updated 27 Mar, 2009
Garst Museum is proud to announce a new program of history lectures. All of the programs are from 2:30 to 4:00 on Sunday afternoons. They are all free and open to the public. Come, hear and learn about the story in our history.
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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.
Special Exhibits
Easter hats our mothers wore are on display. Also Easter greeting cards from long ago. 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.
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.
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