August 1, 2023
WHO AM I?
For some hints to my identity, hover your cursor over the following icons.
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Here is the answer...
Who am I? I am Grace Marie (Miller) Schmidt - (1905-1994) To learn more about me, visit the Directory page of this website, navigate to and click Schmidt, Marie.
If you would like to nominate someone for a future "Who Am I?" game, contact the webmaster.
Even if you are unfamiliar with the person who is the object of the question, you may learn some Darrtown history, by playing the game.
This is one in a series of questions designed to recognize people associated with Darrtown.
"Hover here for a tip."
Do you know the mascot names that were associated with the four schools that merged into the Talawanda school district?
The Hanover Hawks
The McGuffey Green Demons
The Reily Blackbirds
The Stewart Panthers
The Hanover Eagles
The McGuffey Green Devils
The Reily Raiders
The Stewart Tigers
The Hanover Eagles
The McGuffey Green Devils
The Reily Bluebirds
The Stewart Tigers
FOR THE RECORD: In 2018, the name of the Talawanda High School mascot transitioned from the Braves to The Brave. For more info about the changing of the Talawanda mascot name, see WVXU news item
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL ...
In the mid-1950s, the Talawanda Schoool District was formed, with the consolidation of four area schools: Hanover, McGuffey, Reily, and Stewart.
From the three lists below, choose THE ONE that contains the correct names of ALL FOUR school mascots. An answer link appears below each list.
Sorry. Not one of these names is correct.
Three of the four names are correct. One doesn't fly.
Yep. This is the correct list. If you got it on the first try, you may be a genius ... or, maybe you are just old ... like the fella who came up with this name-the-mascots activity.
...a product in the South Main Street Kroger store in Centerville, Ohio - with a Darrtown-area connection!
Try to guess this product ... and then click the following link to see a focused image of it.
...a 1927 newspaper story about some Darrtown boys, a truck, and a cannon.
See how a prank turned into a positive at truck used to drag cannon.
August
AUGUST 2, 1901: Drilling for natural gas began on the John Wells Nichol farm, west of Darrtown.
AUGUST 6, 1949: Earl F. Huber bought the Hitching Post from Mrs. Pauline Wiley.
AUGUST 25, 1928: The Darrtown town hall collapsed
AUGUST 28, 2010: The Oxford Press announced that the Darrtown Methodist Church celebrated its Bicentennial year.
Ross, Frank M. (1937-2023): See: People/Individuals/R-Z
Jewell, James (1946-2023): See: People/IndividualsH/L
...about
This new section was triggered by the discovery of a single news clipping ... which led on and on and on... to more than 36 resource items.
If you are a Darrtown history buff, be sure to visit this Maria (Clements) Nichol section, which contains more than three-dozen resource items that tell the story of a woman who was born in Darrtown; lived most of her life in or around Darrtown; and was buried in the Pioneer section of the Darrtown cemetery. Maria was active in community events and organizations and she occasionally rented part of her home to tenants. At one time, a section of the Clements/Nichol home served as the village post office. See: A profile of Maria Nichol.
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... AND ... AN ANNOUNCEMENT
No doubt people have differing opinions about which sites in Darrtown are "notable."
The webmaster offers his opinion (& map) at: "Notable Sites in Darrtown."
...titled "Notable Sites in Darrtown."
FYI: The Macmillian Dictionary defines NOTABLE as being "unusual or interesting."
The Donald T. McVicker page in the War Casualties section of this website has been revised to include items recently donated by Mr. and Mrs. Kim Johnson.
The donated items, from the WWII era, include photos of Donald with his parents and an image of the telegram that informed Donald's parents that he was missing in action. See: Donald McVicker - war casualty.
FYI: A section about notable sites AROUND Darrtown is being developed.
COMMUNITY
BULLETIN
BOARD
The Hitching Post has been repainted!
annual ice cream social
darrtown methodist church
Saturday, August 5th
4:30-6:30 pM
The new section about notable sites in Darrtown led to the addition of a page about the earliest propery owners.