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04/14/2025

Hello Followers! We have decided to discontinue the “Friends of Bellville Jefferson Township Historical Society” page and will be adding all our posts on simply “Bellville Jefferson Township Historic Society “. This change
Should happen within the next few days. Please be sure to follow us!

Does this home look familiar to anyone? There is no hint to location on the photo. Assuming the location is Ohio, it cou...
01/25/2025

Does this home look familiar to anyone? There is no hint to location on the photo. Assuming the location is Ohio, it could be Johnsville (doubtful) or Mt. Gilead. If it looks familiar to anyone, let us know.

REMINDER: The museum will be closed the months of December, January and February except by appointment. See you in the S...
01/11/2025

REMINDER: The museum will be closed the months of December, January and February except by appointment. See you in the Spring!

The Bellville Jefferson Township Historical Society would like to invite everyone to our next monthly program. On Novemb...
11/13/2024

The Bellville Jefferson Township Historical Society would like to invite everyone to our next monthly program. On November 18th, the program will be a behind the scenes TOUR of Elzy’s Milling and Trade, with tour guide Gary Carter! Meet at Elzy’s at 7pm. Hope to see you there!

(Read to the end of this post to see how BELLVILLE may connect to this article). This World War II canteen stood in Cres...
08/13/2024

(Read to the end of this post to see how BELLVILLE may connect to this article). This World War II canteen stood in Crestline Ohio and served transiting servicemen.

The community-based canteen movement—of free trackside food service to transiting military—got its start in the Midwest early in 1942, as towns across the U.S. railroad map responded in supporting the troops with free coffee. Crestline recognized it had a prime opportunity to be of service because it is an intersection of major railroad lines: there would be troops passing through the village every day of the year on passenger trains, troop trains, and hospital trains.

The organizing committee in Crestline had the idea that all the churches in town could divide up hours of duty, and be on hand to serve 200 troops a day.

They couldn’t imagine at that point, in August 1942, that they would see 800 to 2500 troops on a regular day, and up to 5000 troops on a hectic day. In the first year of operation, they had 116,000 troops at their window.

It is rumored that this canteen was moved to Bellville after World War II. If this is true, does anyone know of its existence here in Bellville?

07/15/2024

UPDATE! Our scheduled speaker is unable to come!!! SO…TONIGHT at 7pm our program will be local archaeologist Mark Hersman speaking on the “Prehistoric People Who Passed Through the Bellville Area” as early as 11,500 BC. This is, as always FREE and Open to the Public. Hope to see you there!

Mayor Charles Palm, after whom Palm Park was named, is shown in front of the cabin fireplace, along with Scouts Wayne Ki...
06/19/2024

Mayor Charles Palm, after whom Palm Park was named, is shown in front of the cabin fireplace, along with Scouts Wayne Kilgore and Jim Holdren. The early photo of the Scout Cabin (built in 1938) is before the Boy Scouts reforested the hillside behind the cabin with pine trees

The ABC Button Study Group has their display at the Bellville Jefferson township Historical Society community room TODAY...
06/09/2024

The ABC Button Study Group has their display at the Bellville Jefferson township Historical Society community room TODAY from 2-4pm. Please stop by!! The exhibits are wonderful!

MEMORIES FROM GRANDMA'S BUTTON BOXSponsored by the ABC Button Group and the BJTHSButton Show and TellSUNDAY JUNE 9TH2-4p...
06/09/2024

MEMORIES FROM GRANDMA'S BUTTON BOX
Sponsored by the ABC Button Group and the BJTHS

Button Show and Tell
SUNDAY JUNE 9TH
2-4pm
Come and Learn about YOUR Grandma’s Buttons!
Bring your buttons for identification!
Free and Open to the Public!
Location:
The Bellville Jefferson Township Historical Society Community Room
167 Main St. Bellville
(Enter from the back parking lot)

We are intrigued by these unusual hair styles! Does anyone know the name of this period hair-do?
05/22/2024

We are intrigued by these unusual hair styles! Does anyone know the name of this period hair-do?

This Birds Eye View of Bellville is taken from “Switzer’s Hill” facing north. The two story house in the bottom left cor...
05/15/2024

This Birds Eye View of Bellville is taken from “Switzer’s Hill” facing north. The two story house in the bottom left corner sits at the junction of Durbin and Huron Streets. The house at the corner of Huron St. on the east side now faces Durbin instead of Huron. Did you know that Huron Street was originally the Main Street of Bellville and ran all the way to the mouth of the Huron River?!

Here is a question that was asked of us that we can not answer…When was the Dairy Belle built? Who were the original own...
03/28/2024

Here is a question that was asked of us that we can not answer…When was the Dairy Belle built? Who were the original owners? Do any of our followers have these answers? And a history of previous ownership?

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167 Main Street
Bellville, OH
44813

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