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Artifacts Locked Away for Decades
Secured for decades in a bank vault, new Annie Oakley artifacts are now on permanent exhibit at Garst Museum. Through the generosity of...
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Garst Museum Offers Free Field Trip
Thanks to a generous grant, the Garst Museum is offering local Darke County fourth-grade students a free school field trip experience, ...
May 91 min read
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Brenda Arnett Honored with Heritage Award
The Darke County Historical Society announced the recipient of the Heritage Award at its annual meeting at Garst Museum on March 25. This...
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Mar 260 min read
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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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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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