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Garst Museum
Speaker Series Begins October 12
Garst Museum will kick off its annual free speaker series with the
film, “Life in Greenville 1939.” Local businessman Bryan Geis will
present the program, giving a short talk, then showing the film. Geis,
owner of Geis Audio/Video, Inc., does electronic repair and film
transfer and has been in business since 1986.
The black and white film was made in the late winter or early spring of
1939 and was sponsored by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Geis
believes the businessmen appearing in the film were probably Chamber
members.
Mr. R.O. Wieland, father of Greenville resident Mary Wieland, bought
this reel of film. Mary was a member of the Greenville High School
Class of 1939. When her parents died, Mary sold the family home and
moved to Dayton, taking the forgotten film with her.
When Mary moved back to Greenville years later, she unpacked boxes she
had stored and found this film in one of them. She contacted Geis about
transferring the film to DVD and he was able to do that for her. He
believed the film would be of interest to present Darke Countians, so
he and Dr. Clay Johnson, Garst Museum Director, planned the program.
The film shows daily life in Greenville in 1939, including footage of
many of the businesses in town. It also shows the Greenville High
School basketball team and the high school band in action. Also
included are aerial shots of the town.
The program will be on Sunday, October 12 at 2:00 at the museum. There
is no charge.
The Darke County Historical Society (the Garst Museum) has as its
mission to collect, preserve, exhibit, study, and interpret materials
relating to the history and culture of Darke County, Ohio as part of
the development of the crossroads of the American experience. Permanent
exhibitions of national significance include the National Annie Oakley
Center, the Treaty of Greenville, Lowell Thomas, and Ohio Native
Americans.
The Garst Museum is located at:
205 N. Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331
937-548-5250
Website: www.garstmuseum.org Email: information@garstmuseum.org
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