2012 Meetings

There will be no meeting on January 2 due to the holiday. Join us on Monday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 when we learn about Honor Flight, the organization taking WWII vets to Washington, DC. A representative of Honor Flight will be here to share its history and mission in a short program.
Guests are always welcome!

Upcoming meetings

Join us Nov. 7 when the Ohio Glass Museum Roadshow stops in for a visit. Learn about this great local facility and what they offer at a free program. Meeting starts at 6:30pm at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 51 Park St., Carroll. Guests always welcome!

Then on Dec. 5th, we will have a holiday dinner at Henry Manor in Lancaster, with the wonderful old house open for us to look around. Reservations are required, cost of dinner is $21.50 per person (includes salad, entree, side dishes, dessert, and beverage).

For more info, email us!

July Field Trip

This year the group will be traveling to the Ashville Museum on Saturday, July 9 on our annual field trip. We will leave the meeting place (51 Park Street) at 8:30am so please plan to be there at 8:15 and we will set up carpools.
After touring this charming local museum, you may stay for lunch at any restaurant in the area or return home at your convenience.
There will be no regular meeting in July due to the holiday.
Everyone welcome on the field trip! Hope to see you there, or at the next regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 1 when we have a performance by re-enactors on the early settlement of Fairfield County circa 1790's.

April 4 meeting

Join us Monday, April 4 at 6:30pm when we have the owner of heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' home giving a program about how he moved the log home, piece by piece, and reassembled it in Canal Winchester. It should be very interesting!

Jim Jeffries was born just outside Carroll on April 15, 1875. He held the World Heavyweight Boxing title from 1898-1905.

Guests always welcome, meeting is at First Baptist Church (rear building), 51 Park Street, Carroll.

Hope to see you there!

March 7 meeting cancelled

We are sorry but the meeting set for March 7 has had to be cancelled due to ongoing repairs at our regular location at the church. Since the room is not available and the other rental spots in town do not have a tv/dvd player for our "movie night" set for this meeting we had to cancel.
Sorry for any inconvenience and hope to see you next month!

2011 Programs

Here are our program topics for the upcoming year. Guests are always welcome!

Feb. 7* – Blacksmithing with Doug Ferbrache
*meeting to be held @ Lions Club/Community Center, 75 Center St., due to repairs at church

Mar. 7 - Movie night – featuring Lon Chaney, born near Carroll in 1883

Apr. 4 – Salute to Jim Jeffries by Bruce Jarvis, owner of Jeffries’ home now in Canal Winchester

May 2 – “Getting Old is Not for Wimps” with Marie Moore

June 6 – “Hanky Panky”: the history of handkerchiefs with Aldona Kozar

July – No regular meeting. Annual field trip, date & location TBD

Aug. 1 – 1790’s settlers discuss need for a mill, a skit by Jeff Johnson & friends

Sept. 5 – No meeting. Happy Labor Day!

Oct. 3 – The Art of Painting on Metal with Debbie Ferbrache

Nov. 7 – Ohio Glass Museum Roadshow by museum staff

Dec. 5 – Dinner at Henry Manor in Lancaster (reservations required)

Anyone interested in history is encouraged to enjoy our programs, which run about 45 minutes at the beginning of the meeting. You do not have to be a member to attend!

For more info on the Carroll Area Historical Society, email carrollhistory@sbcglobal.net or check us out on Facebook.