Events

►   "The Runaway Slave" tells the story of Black John and what happens to him on the Sunderland farm in 1826.

►    Early Trains came to Dayton and Miamisburg after 1851, so were there railroads in the area before that?

►    The Murder of Jesse Kelsey, Jr.
                     Who murdered the son of one of the area's most prominent farmers in 1862 and why?

►    Miami Valley Quoit League
                     Centerville won the championship in 1922.

►    1928 State Championship
                      What do you get when you cross a high school baseball team and a graduation ceremony?

►    Waterworks dedication and celebration of 1938.
                     The new water system was quite a boon to the community and was worthy of a two-day celebration.

►    A Fox Hunt as a Fundraiser?

►    Bank Robbery at the Old Schoolhouse
                     Did one man really rob the same bank three times in three months in 1968?

►    Americana Festival
                     This popular event started as a sidewalk sale.