Pittsfield Township Historical Society Ohio

Upcoming Events:
* May 12th 2011, 7:00 PM at The Pittsfield Township Town Hall:

Program on the History of Pittsfield Township presented by Ralph Hayes accompanied by
slide show.

* June 9th, 2011 7:00 PM at The Pittsfield Township Town Hall:

Program on Interurban Railroads presented by Al Doane. For more information on
Interurban Railroads check out the Ohio History Central.

All Events:
To see a listing of all our groups events past and present in
more detail check out our event calendar or join our Facebook
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Events Calendar

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Don Darmos of the Durand Group holding a WWI artifact found on one of his trips to
France.

The Pittsfield Township Historical Society
Pittsfield, Ohio Established 1832

Past Events:

September 9th 2010: We hosted a presentation on the Galapagos Islands by Keith Tarvin.
June 10th 2010: We hosted a presentation by Col. Matt Nahorn of the New Indian Ridge Museum. Col. Matt's presentation highlighted his efforts to preserve
the legacy of Col. Raymond C. Vietzen a Kentucky Colonel responsible for creating the original Indian Ridge Museum.
May 13th 2010: We hosted a presentation on Chrystal Beach by Marlene Feldkamp and her sister Sandra. We had a great time reliving the memories of this
great family owned amuzement park.
April 8th 2010: We hosted a presentation on the Palm Sunday Tornado of 1965 to a packed crowd with special guest Neil Zurker of One Tank Trip fame
providing commentary. Neil who was on site in Pittsfield from the time first responders arrived had lots to say about his experience of being in Pittsfield just
hours before the Tornado hit picnicing and then again later than night after the tornado hit.
March 11th 2010: We hosted a presentation by Gary Gerome from the Lorain County Metro Parks on Civil War Songs. All in attendance had a lot of fun
singing songs and learning a bit of the history behind them.
February 11th 2010: We held our 2nd Annual Membership Meeting / Potluck Dinner. It was an opportunity for members learn more about the organization
and each other. All who attended enjoyed themselves and many new friends were made.
January 14th 2010: We held a presentation by Don Darmos of the Durand Group based in the United Kingdom. The group is comprised of ex military, bomb
technicians, and engineers who re-open World War 1 German, British, French, Canadian, and Australian fighting tunnels which are located in France. These
fighting tunnels were dug during WWI between 1915-1918 and then sealed in 1922 by the French Government. The program went into details about the
Durand Group's trips to the many fighting tunnels (discoveries made, condition of the tunnels, and safety precautions).

Gary Gerome entertains the crowd with a tune from the Civil War.