The Delaware County Historical Society will present its next community history program on Thursday, Apr. 18, starting at 7 p.m. at The Barn at Stratford, 2690 Stratford Rd., Delaware, in the newly renovated barn. The program topic will be Elmer Washington Bryant Curry, an African American born in 1871 and raised in Delaware. At age 17 he founded The Curry School and dedicated his life to preparing African Americans with both an academic education and a practical trade to improve his students’ lives and “uplift” African Americans in society.
The program will be jointly presented by Benny Shoults, a Delaware County Historical Society volunteer and curator of the Meeker Homestead Museum, and Barbara Terzian, Associate Professor of History at Ohio Wesleyan University and a specialist in U.S. legal and women’s history.
The program is free and open to the public. There will be an opportunity to make a donation, which will help defray expenses. To ensure adequate seating, registration is strongly encouraged. To register, find the program listing at EventBrite.com, or use the link in the article about the program on the DCHS website (delawareohiohistory.org). For more information or help with registering, email Programs@DelawareOhioHistory.org or call 740-369-3831, ext 3.
The Delaware County Historical Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, preserve and sustain interest in the history of Delaware County. The Barn at Stratford is operated by DCHS as an event venue for weddings, corporate meetings and other special occasions. To learn more, visit the venue and society web sites at barnatstratford.org and delawareohiohistory.org.