RESEARCH
The public is invited! Please plan to attend!
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November 4, 2022
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Latitude: 39° 29' 26.39" N
Longitude: -84° 39' 24.59" W
Contrary to many labor-management relationships today, Mr. Miller was the superintendent of the Darrtown schools, when he organized this union of teachers.
You may recall reading that Darrtown's L.A. Miller started a Butler County teachers' union in 1901. A second source has surfaced with a similar story.
THE DOWD FAMILY
Rick and Melinda Dowd and their daughters, Emily and Lauren, moved to Darrtown in 1993.
A Dowd family page now appears on the Darrtown website and the Dowd family is now a part of the Darrtown Family Tree at Ancestry.com.
Click to access The Dowd Family page.
...to the "Militia/tank" webpage.
Click the following link to see how the restoration process was initiated (and financed) and how the cleaning and painting of the M60 tank was performed by members of the Iron Horse Tankers, a non-profit tank restoration organization.
See the details of the restoration process at the Militia/Tank section.
The Dowd page, referenced above, was added after Rick Dowd responded to an item in the September 16th newsletter that urged residents of Darrtown and vicinity to share their family's history on the Darrtown website.
To start the process of adding your family's history to the Darrtown webpage and the Darrtown Family Tree, complete and submit the form at the right.
The new section describes the refurbishment of the commemorative tank that sits in Darrtown's village square.
39
and
-84
Do you know - or would you like to guess - what do these numerals have to do with Darrtown?
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39 and -84
...are Darrtown's approximate geographical coordinates
39 degrees NORTH of the equator and 84 degrees WEST of the Prime Merdian - which, as we all recall from geography class, is located in Greenwich, England.
More precisely, the Darrtown numbers are...
For the geography geeks...here's a link to a website that acts as a latitude and longitude finder. See Satellite Signals
SEE THE ANSWER BELOW
A tip of the hat - to Bob Ratterman!
A nod of appreciation is offered to Mr. Robert Ratterman ... upon his retirement from writing stories for the Oxford Press and the Hamilton Journal News...for the past 50 years!
Bob wrote many favorable stories that helped promote Darrtown events. His way with words will be missed.
A TANK DEDICATION CEREMONY
will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, November 12, 2022
in the Darrtown village square
On a related matter...
We're very excited to announce the new owners of The Post; Britt Colson and Evan Cusmano!
Tasha and Pat have been incredibly helpful over the course of the long purchasing process. We hope to serve you as well as they have. Like our page and be on the look out for updates on the opening date, exciting new changes, as well as events, specials, and bands! In the meantime, here's a little bit about us below.
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I'm Evan Cusmano. I grew up in Loveland, went to Moeller High School, and then on to college at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Through my time bartending, I've really enjoyed building relationships with the regulars and I’m excited to begin this in Darrtown!
I'm Brittany Colson. I have a beautiful 13 year old daughter. My husband Randy and I bought a house and moved to Darrtown two years ago and absolutely fell in love with the community. Just over a year ago, I started working at The Post for Pat and Tasha. I am so grateful to be a part of this Darrtown family and am looking forward to this new adventure with everyone!
The following image and message appeared on the Hitching Post's Facebook page, on October 17, 2022.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NOVEMBER 5TH
7-10 PM
at the CCC
Robert Grierson, Ruth Dyer, Darrell Ward, Dale Gross, James Horner, Richard Lehto, Fran Young, and Bob Young were named in the same 1973 newspaper article about a Darrtown annual event.
Guess the focus of the news story. Click A, B, or C below.
Click the link at the right to see the answer:
Nope, sorry, fishing in the local waterway never warranted a fan base.
A reunion of the Four Mile Creek Anglers Society
Good guess; but, not correct.
The annual Stock Protection Association oyster dinner
Yes, this is it! Check out the details at the "News article" link.
A Memorial Day program at the Darrrtown cemetery
"History never looks like history, when you are living through it."
ALFORDS HOLD HEREFORD SALE
A. E. "Elmer" Alford and his son, Donald Alford, held an auction of registered Polled Hereford cattle on Saturday, October 6, 1956, at the Alford farm, located at 1820 Scott Road (two miles east of Darrtown). At the time, Elmer Alford lived at the southeast corner of the farm, at 1710 Scott Road. For more info, see the Alford family page.
The photos that accompany the 1956 sale bill were taken from Google Earth - October 2021.
The link at the right shows a larger image of the
After your response is received, the webmaster will contact you by email (or phone, if you provide a number), ...regarding the exchange of your family's information.
