TROTWOOD-MADISON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2012 CALENDAR

JANUARY

January 4, Wednesday:  Executive Committee/Board Meeting 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

January 16, Monday:  Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

January 21, Saturday:  Shop Til You Drop 9 AM - 5 PM Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs, Dayton, OH

January 22, Sunday: Shop Til You Drop 10 AM - 4 PM Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs, Dayton, OH

January 23, Monday:  Membership Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

FEBRUARY

February 1, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

February 20, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

MARCH

March 7, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
March 19, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
March 24, Saturday:  Spaghetti Dinner, 4 PM-7PM Brethren Church, 208 E. Main Street Trotwood, OH
March 26, Monday: Membership Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

APRIL

April 4, Wednesday: Executive Committee/Board Meeting 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

April 15, Sunday:  Iams Homestead Museum Museum Grand Opening 2 PM
April 16, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

MAY

May 1, Tuesday:  Harvest Fest Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

May 2, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

May 3-5, Thursday-Saturday:  Garage Sale 9 AM-5 PM Iams Homestead
May 21, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
May 30, Monday: Membership Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

JUNE

June 5, Tuesday: Harvest Fest Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

June 6, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
June 7-9, Thursday-Saturday: Garage Sale 9 AM-5 PM Iams Homestead
June 18, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

JULY

July 10, Tuesday: Harvest Fest Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

July 11, Wednesday: Executive Committee/Board Meeting 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
July 14, Saturday: Shop Til You Drop 9 AM - 5 PM Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs, Dayton, OH
July 15, Sunday: Shop Til You Drop 10 AM - 4 PM Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs, Dayton, OH
July 16, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
July 21, Saturday:  Membership Meeting/Annual Picnic 6PM Iams Homestead

AUGUST

August 1, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

August 7, Tuesday: Harvest Fest Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

August 20, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

SEPTEMBER

September 5, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

September 11, Tuesday: Harvest Fest Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

September 17, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
September 24, Monday: Membership Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

OCTOBER

October 2, Tuesday: Harvest Fest Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead

October 3, Wednesday: Executive Committee/Board Meeting 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
October 13, Saturday:  Iams Homestead Pioneer Harvest Fest 10 AM-5 PM Iams Homestead
October 15, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
October 20, Saturday: Shop Til You Drop 9 AM - 5 PM Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs, Dayton, OH
October 21, Sunday: Shop Til You Drop 10 AM - 4 PM Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs, Dayton, OH

NOVEMBER

Novenber 7, Wednesday: Executive Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead

November 19, Monday: Preservation Committee 7:00 PM Iams Homestead
November 26, Monday: Membership Meeting 7 PM Iams Homestead
November 29 - December 1, Thursday-Saturday:  Kris Kringle Shop 10AM-5PM Iams Homestead

DECEMBER

December 1, Saturday:  Santa at Depot 2-5 PM Depot Museum corner of Main and Broadway in Trotwood, OH

December 6-8, Thursday-Saturday: Kris Kringle Shop10AM-5PM Iams Homestead

NOTE;  The Iams Homestead is located at 349 South Broadway, Trotwood, OH 45426

























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)

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.