Each year, the Society holds a sit-down dinner to mark the arrival of another year of programs and events. Guests are also treated to a presentation by an invited guest on a topic of interest related to the Society’s mission to preserve the past of Galion and surrounding townships…This year’s speaker will be Ted Bruner, who in addition to being the Superintendent of Colonel Crawford Local Schools is also an avid student of the American Revolutionary War period – and particularly the saga of the expedition of Colonel William Crawford to this area in 1782…..Click title for full story

Take teenagers, combine history and a good dose of “fun,” and what do you get? If you guessed, “trouble,” you might be right in some communities. If you’re in Galion, however, there’s a positive answer to that question – you would get the Galion Historical Society Youth Board, the newest activity for young people in our community. Established earlier this summer by the regular Society Board, the Society Youth Board was formed in an attempt to get Galion’s young adults involved in their community by helping to preserve its history…..Click on title for full story

From time to time, GalionLive! takes a moment to share postings about Galion or Galionites which have appeared in blogs and social media. This month we review a post about Crawford County that compares Uptowne Galion to a town in California, a piece of American history sitting right here in our fair community, and a successful workshop and art show hosted by a local business…..Click title for full story

This week, Galion enjoyed the visit of a convoy of historic military vehicles, making its way across the country on the original route of the Lincoln Highway. Some months back, GalionLive! took at look at some of Galion’s best-known visitors over the last 200 years. From sports greats like Jim Thorpe and Jessie Owens, to national figures such as Thomas Edison and Mark Twain, the list was an impressive one…..Click title for full story

GalionLive! has learned of a situation in Bucyrus concerning the fate of the fountains in front of the Crawford County Courthouse. Apparently, one of the two fountains was completely removed, and the other was in the process of removal, when the County Commissioners were contacted by representatives from the Bucyrus Preservation Society…..Click title for full story

Mark your calendars now for June 17 – when you will see something quite rare come through the middle of Galion. The following press release was recently received from the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway, describing the historic miliary convoy that will be heading across north central Ohio that day…..Click title for full story

Below are a few photos taken recently of the ongoing renovation project at the Morrow County Courthouse in Mount Gilead. At a time when one prominent Ohio county building is facing a most uncertain future, other counties are investing in their landmark courthouses. In the case of Morrow County, the original portion of the structure was completed in 1851, making it one of the oldest in continuous operation in the state…..Click title for full story

If you happened to drive by Brownella Cottage this past weekend, you may have noticed a few extra lights burning into the wee hours of the morning. On Saturday, the Galion Historical Society facilitated a multi-hour visit by the team from “SPATS” – the acronym for Supernatural, Paranormal and Technical Services, a team of paranormal researchers in the Central and North Central Ohio area…..Click on title for full story