Emma Knisley (L) and Caitlyn Dyer (R) received funds for college.
Chillicothe, Ross County, and the Scioto Valley — The Ross County Historical Society highlighted their events and activities over the past year in their recent annual meeting.
The gathering at the Ross County Heritage Center included the “First Capital Historical Awards,” scholarship recipients, the second annual “Ross County Contributors,” and more, on April 27th, 2026.
In the first story, learn about Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center students who record the personal narratives of veterans, and their teacher, the recipient of a “First Capital Historical Award.” Globe Furniture and their 120th anniversary display was the other winner this year.
The Memorial Committee hosted cemetery preservation training – on the hottest day of the year – and sensitively repaired grave markers in Hopetown Cemetery in Springfield Township on June 21 and 22, 2025.
They are hosting a one-day class on how to safely clean historic headstones, starting at 8:45 this Saturday (reservations required).
Work last summer, and added QR codes, in the continuing Cemetery Preservation program. A member of Globe Furniture explained their historical display in their storefront windows. Tea Macaulla explained the activities her Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center students are engaged in. (Hear from her in the first story.) Emma Knisley and Caitlyn Dyer were able to attend and be acknowledged for their scholarships. A display of donated artifacts, new acquisitions of the Ross County Historical Society. Viewing part of the Globe Furniture display. The Ross County Historical Society participates in the local “America 250” events. News and information on the the Ross County Historical Society. The very popular annual event also covers geology and historical archaeology, tomorrow afternoon. Make sure you bring any child or student with an interest in rocks, earthworks, artifacts, or anything else similar!
