NEWS & EVENTS

She Served: Women Veterans in Their Own Words Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 2 PM The Veterans Day program is free to the public. Regular museum admission applies to those who wish to tour the museum.

Join us on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 2 PM at the Garst Museum for Cait Clark’s Washington's Generals Lecture Series. Henry Knox sold books in Boston and taught himself artillery from the volumes on his shelves. He courted his wife across his shop counter, married her over her Loyalist family’s objections, and fought the Revolution missing two fingers. Then, he dragged 60 tons of cannon over 300 miles of winter wilderness and drove the British out of Boston. Join Cait Cl

The Garst Museum will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, 2026. The museum will reopen on Friday, November 27, at 10:00 am and resume our regular operating schedule. .

November 3 marks 100 years since Annie Oakley's passing. Named in speeches by Presidents Obama and Trump, she continues to cross the political spectrum with her fame and good name. The first female superstar athlete started life with love of her family, yet poverty, and two years of abuse at the hands of a family whose child she cared for. Through hard work, determination, and her “natural talents,” she succeeded in a man’s world. Phoebe Ann Mosey (also noted as Mozee or Mose

Our traditional Silent Auction, with many unique items, ends Saturday, October 31, 2026, at noon. Check the latest bids here: GarstGala.com/silent-auction You still have time to pop a balloon and enter the Target Raffle and 50/50 drawing! Check out the Garst Gala website for more information:

Let’s Make Some Noise for Garst Museum’s Annie’s GALA Silent Auction & More! Check on the latest bids here: GarstGala.com/current-bids Are you bidding on Mike and Sherri Jones’ newly renovated Ft. Myers beach house (right on the beach) that sleeps 10 (VRBO #4313258)? Perhaps you want to bid on two tickets to see Ohio State play Northwestern on Nov. 14 at “The Shoe,” with two tickets donated by Chris and Pegi Deeter? How about… artwork including Bob Brubaker pieces? Antiques?

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

Explore the stories, discoveries, and community connections that bring Darke County’s history to life. The Garst Museum Membership Newsletter Archive offers a look at remarkable artifacts, new exhibits, local history, special events, and the people whose generosity preserves our shared heritage. Browse past issues to see what’s happening behind the scenes and how the museum continues to grow. The archive includes all newsletters except the current year's. The newsletter is

“Everyone knows Annie Oakley. Almost no one knows her real story.” That’s how the Greenpoint Film Festival introduced the film “North Star” on its Instagram page. Nearly 100 years after her death, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish myths from fact when it comes to Darke County’s most notable daughter. This new short documentary is setting the record straight about the Darke County legend, and it got a lot of help from three legendary Annie Oakley researchers from Garst

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of a Darke County legend. On November 3, 1926, Annie Oakley (aka Phoebe Ann Moses) succumbed to pernicious anemia at the home of Misses Broderick and Zemer on West Third Street in Greenville. To honor the woman who traveled the world exhibiting her sharpshooting skills, but always came back home to Darke County, Garst Museum will feature Annie Oakley at its October 17, 2026, Speaker Series event. Oakley was born in northern D

Join us on October 17, 2026, at NOON at the Garst Museum for Cait Clark’s Washington's Generals Lecture Series. The October event features a program on Brigadier General John Stark. Although not as famous as some of Washington’s officers, Stark coined the motto “Live free or die,” helped secure a victory at the Battle of Bennington, and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, as well as at Trenton and Princeton, and in the French and Indian War. The Washington’s Generals Speaker

Earlier this year, the Ohio Museums Association (OMA) announced that Eileen Litchfield earned its Museum Advocate Award. Litchfield has long supported Garst Museum, having served on the Darke County Historical Society board for over 16 years and currently serving as president of the Annie Oakley Center Foundation. In nominating Litchfield for the award, Dr. Clay Johnson, president and CEO of Garst Museum, stated, “Eileen Litchfield’s advocacy has created a lasting legacy for

2026 Genealogy Workshop October 3, 2026 10:00 to 1:00 Doors Open at 9:30 a.m. Garst Museum Lowell Thomas Conference Room 205 N. Broadway Greenville, OH 45331 Pre-registration before September 20, 2026 - $15.00 Registration at the door - $20.00 ​ DOWNLOAD EVENT FLYER 2026 ​ PRESENTED BY: Angel King Angel King is an award-winning speaker and genealogy researcher from Logan County, Ohio. For more than two decades, she has explored family history through archival research, histo

"Judas sold only one man," Benjamin Franklin wrote to the Marquis de Lafayette. "Arnold three millions." Before he became America's most infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold was one of Washington's most trusted generals. He was a fearless, aggressive commander whose leadership at Saratoga helped turn the tide of the war. Few officers gave more to the Revolution… and none fell further. Passed over for promotion, haunted by political enemies, and embittered by a country he believe

The Darke County Historical Society is pleased to announce that funds will be available from the Dr. Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship Program for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Dr. Harry G. Thomas Medical Scholarship Program, administered by the Darke County Historical Society, was established and funded in 1971 by Lowell Thomas and his sister, Pherbia Thomas Thornburg, in memory of their father, Dr. Harry G. Thomas. The program was later supplemented by a bequest from

The nickname "Mad Anthony" conjures images of reckless bravado, the visual of someone who charges headlong into danger without thought or calculation. The truth of Anthony Wayne, however, is far more compelling. Wayne was a surveyor, a tanner's son. Eventually, he would become one of the most disciplined battlefield commanders in the Continental Army. Washington turned to him again and again, not in spite of his boldness, but because of the iron will beneath it. From the nigh

America 250-Ohio, the official state commission spearheading Ohio’s celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial, recently announced the launch of the 4th Grade History Pass Plus, an expanded version of the commission’s popular 4th Grade History Pass program. Available exclusively throughout the month of July 2026, the 4th Grade History Pass Plus allows Ohio’s current fourth grade students and up to three accompanying family members to visit participating history museums and