Garst Museum Announces New Exhibit Focusing on Darke County

The Darke County Historical Society, in partnership with the Wright State University Public History Program, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit at the Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio. “Pathway to the Present: The Towns and Villages of Darke County,” opens Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm. The new exhibit focuses on the growth of Darke County’s urban areas from 1850 to 1930. Advancements in agriculture, commerce, industry, and transportation made this a period of intense growth for the area.

Garst Museum intern and Public History student Jason Swiatkowski has been researching and planning the exhibit since early summer. “This display will interpret and illustrate the development of the county from an undeveloped wilderness to a settled and vibrant rural community. It will explore some areas in the county that are less well known during a time period people may not have thought about.” Support for the exhibit was provided by the Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust, the Amie McClurkin Community Grant, the Coppock- Hole Trust, Kay Brown, the Nealeigh Design Group, and the Darke Rural Electric Trust.

Please join us on Sunday, December 8 to celebrate Darke County’s history. Fun for all ages, the event also coincides with the Garst Museum’s Holiday Open House that starts at 1:00 PM.