HARA ARENA SHOP TIL YOU DROP JANUARY 2012

The January 2012 Shop Til You Drop is well on its way and many visitors are stopping by our booth.  With the bad weather, we did not anticipate many visitors but by mid morning Hara Arena was all a buzz with people. We always get such nice comments from our shoppers, your items are so reasonable priced, everything is so clean etc.  It makes all the work of getting ready for the event worth it. We have a lot of fun visiting with returning shoppers and telling them all about our future events.

Saturday Shop Til You Drop is now history, but tomorrow is a new day for the event.  Some out and support your Society and visit with Linda Keeling and Mary Ann Smith from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Al Scothon and Nancy Fry will be working 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.  The volunteers will appreciate your company and, who knows, you may just find that one thing that you cannot live without, or that one item that you have the perfect place to display it in your house.

Be safe; be happy; have fun; and help us start the Society's year off with a "big bang"!!

Hara Arena Shop Til You Drop

Once again Trotwood-Madison Historical Society will have a booth at the Hara Arena Shop Til you Drop sale.  Funds collected are used to maintain the property and fund programs such as the Annual Iams Homestead Pioneer Harvest Fest and The Iams Homestead Museum.

There are too many items to list including Christmas items and many collectible items.  There are some new items, but, most of the items are gently used.

We will be open for business 9 AM to 5 PM Saturday, October 22 and 10:00 AM to 4 PM Sunday, October 23.  For more information please call Janet Kuester (937-837-5387) or Linda Keeling (937-837-5387).

Come out and support the Historical Society and find that one-of-a-kind item that you have been looking for.

Kris Kringle Shop

The Kris Kringle Christmas Shop is sponsored by the Trotwood-Madison Historical Society.  Funds collected are used to maintain the property and fund programs offered by the Society.

There is a selection of villages and accessories, glassware, stuffed toys, jewelry, trees, wreaths, decorations and too many other things to list all of them.  All items have been donated to the Society.  There are some new items, but, most of the items are gently used.  There are some collectible items that would make good gifts for those who like vintage items.

The shop will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 1, 2, 3 December 2011 and 8, 9, 10 December, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  For more information, please contact Bea Parsons (937-272-9836), Linda Keeling (937-837-5387 or Janet Kuester (937-837-0355)

13th Annual Iams Homestead Pioneer Harvest Fest

Set down, shut your eyes and imagine the smell of hot dogs cooking over an open fire; home made chili cooking in a large cast iron pot over an open fire; and all the other smells associated with a perfect autumn day.  Now add to that the smell of fresh baked pies waiting to be judged. Makes you want to go back home and enjoy the sites and sounds of our youth.  You may not be able to go back in time, but you can still experience those joys by joining the Trotwood-Madison Historical Society at their 13^th Annual Iams Homestead Pioneer Harvest Fest.  The master chili chefs will be stirring up chili fit for a king; placing it in an open kettle; and cooking it over an open fire.  If you have been to our past harvest fests, you know how good the chili and hotdogs are.  If you have not attended our event, you are in for a pleasant surprise.  Beverages, crackers and condiments will be available to add spice to your chili and hotdog.

13th ANNUAL IAMS HOMESTEAD PIONEER HARVEST FEST

PLANNED EVENTS

Corn Husker/Shredder Display and Demonstration

Corn Binder Display and Demonstration

Buzz Saw Display and Demonstration

Antique Tool Displays

Antique Horse-Drawn Equipment Displays

1847 Vintage Iams House Museum Open for Tours

1854 Vintage Barn Open for Tours

1929 Trotwood Travel Trailer Display

Scavenger Hunt for Children

Kettle Cooked Chili and Hotdogs

Apple Butter Making over an Open Wood fire

Tobacco Harvesting Displays and Demonstrations

Country Store with Homemade Pies and Novelties of All Kinds

Trotwood City Fire Trucks

Wool Spinning Demonstrations

Quilting Display

Hay Rides

Hand-cranked Corn Shellers for Children to Use

Corn Shelling Contest

Blacksmith Demonstration

Herb Displays

Antique Corn Cutter Display

Wooden Antique Pea Sheller Display

Antique Cider Press Display

Hit and Miss Engines

The Harvest Fest will be held 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Iams Homestead, 349 South Broadway, Trotwood, Ohio 45426.  Join us for a fun-filled family-oriented day.  You will be glad you did.

Annual Garage Sale

Trotwood-Madison Historical Society will have a garage sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9, 10, 11 June from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.  The sale will be held at 349 South Broadway, Trotwood, OH.  We have a large selection of items to include house wares, linens, glassware, jewelry, clothes, books, crafts, lawn and garden, furniture, men’s items, plants, 2 and 4 drawer file cabinets, tables, etc.  We also have a few pieces of furniture such as a dining room table, chairs, etc.  Proceeds will be used for Society programs, Iams Homestead Museum programs and operations and maintenance expenses.

Bradford Railroad Museum

SALUTE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Bradford Railroad Museum had a Grand Opening April 16, 2011 to celebrate the completion of the Interior Restoration and renovation of the 1919 Bank into the Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum and Salute the anniversary of the 1846 charter of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Railroad Museum had requested loan of Pennsylvania Railroad items and our Society gathered a few things to loan to them for their display. Trotwood-Madison Historical Society items were displayed as a collection and were identified as being on loan from our Society.

Based on the comments from the individuals who attended the event, it was indeed a “Grand Opening” with all artifacts displayed in a manner that they were easy to see.

The museum has restored Bradford's former Pennsylvania Railroad BF interlocking tower and opened a museum in the former bank building. The museum contains photos and displays that allow the visitor to journey through Bradford's railroad history and remember the excitement of the trains passing through the town.

For more information about the museum go to http://www.bradfordrrmuseum.org

Iams Homestead Museum Grand Re-Opening

Join us for the Grand Opening of the Iams Homestead Museum.  Information is listed in the flier above.

The maintenance crew has been very busy getting repairs/renovations completed before the grand opening and it looks like all major tasks have been, or will be, completed.  I took a walk around the nature trail today and there is still a lot of large limbs down that will have to be removed before the grand opening.  I also noticed 3 different areas where the wild flowers are in bloom.  Hopefully, all the wild flowers will be in bloom for the grand opening.  If you have not taken a walk around the nature trail, the next time you visit the museum, take a stroll pass the 500+ years old Burr Oak Tree and complete the walk around the nature trail.  It will not take you long and it is well worth the time.

There has been a change in the museum schedule for this year.  The museum will not be open on Sundays, April 3 - November 27,  from 2:00 - 4:00 PM instead of on Saturdays.  Come for the grand opening, but, also come back and enjoy the museum at a later date.