NEWS & EVENTS

For the foreseeable future, the Garst Museum Online Store can only take phone orders. If you would like to place an order, please contact 937-548-5250 anytime Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. For those who placed an online order from April 14 to April 29, 2026, the orders were shipped on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The Museum Store at Garst Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM....make sure to stop in while you visit the museum!

Israel Putnam was one of only two generals unanimously chosen by Congress. The other was George Washington himself. But by the end of the war, Washington had quietly stopped giving him commands. So, was Israel Putnam a hero… or just a legend? Join us for our next Washington's Generals lecture to find out. The program will be held on Saturday, May 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the Lowell Thomas Meeting Room at the Garst Museum. It will be presented by Administrative Director Cait Clark.

In honor of America’s 250th year of independence, the Garst Museum will be celebrating Greene and other generals from the American Revolution who played significant roles in Washington's Generals Lecture Series. Greene, Wayne, and many others will be presented in this year-long series, developed and delivered by Cait Clark, Garst Museum’s Administrative Director. Over the course of the series, Clark will be talking about well-known generals such as Henry Knox and Benedict Arn

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 opportunities to learn, thanks to the Fourth Grade History Pass. Garst Museum is opening its doors to fourth graders wanting to take a different look at history. Get an up-close look at why Greenville is known as the Treaty City through the Crossroads of Destiny exhibit. Learn why Annie Oakley was important to Darke County and the world. See