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Coach, fan, and booster - Dutch Fossyl worked tirelessly for Bethel baseball and softball through the years. Fossyl Dri...
09/02/2026

Coach, fan, and booster - Dutch Fossyl worked tirelessly for Bethel baseball and softball through the years. Fossyl Drive is named in his honor.

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08/31/2026

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Join us for an evening of beer, wine, soft drinks, good food, live music and great company. Raise a glass and celebrate 250 years of American spirit!
🍺 Beer Tasting, 🍷 Wine Tasting, 🎶 Music, Merriment & More
Silent Auction — Bidding Closes at 8:00 PM!
September 24th
6:00–9:00 PM
🏛️ At the Bethel History Museum
📸 Picture-Perfect Patriotism!
🍷 Capture the evening with friends!
Show off your best red, white & blue!
🥂 Snap a toast to 250 years!

How many of you had your pictures taken here (or elsewhere) by O. H. Sharp?
08/31/2026

How many of you had your pictures taken here (or elsewhere) by O. H. Sharp?

School days, school days....circa 1950s.
08/28/2026

School days, school days....circa 1950s.

We don't have a date for this old photo but believe the location to be the old Bantam Fairgrounds.
08/27/2026

We don't have a date for this old photo but believe the location to be the old Bantam Fairgrounds.

Here's a different point of view taken from the old water tower. The buildings in the forefront are on the west side of...
08/26/2026

Here's a different point of view taken from the old water tower. The buildings in the forefront are on the west side of South Union Street. They are mostly gone now. The two small houses on Tower Alley are still there.

On South Main Street the four large houses facing west are still there and on the other side of the street a small bit of the Bethel Journal building can be seen. The back sides of the Grant Memorial Building and the Ben Franklin Store can be seen in the top right corner,

The picture isn't dated but it is before 1959.

Bethel High School football teams, thirty years apart. And with names!
08/21/2026

Bethel High School football teams, thirty years apart. And with names!

The Bethel Museum is so fortunate to have had good photographers through the 20th century to document our changing villa...
08/20/2026

The Bethel Museum is so fortunate to have had good photographers through the 20th century to document our changing village. Three of the most prolific photographers were John Addy, Walter Von Korff, and Oscar Sharp. Because of them we have a wealth of photos.

Both these photos were taken from basically the same angle, looking eastward on Plane Street from the south side of the street toward the intersection with Union Street.

The first is from the early 1900s and the second circa 1970. The house on the north side in the first photo was replaced with businesses. The row home further east became Shields Hardware.

And on the the south side is the village well. In later years it was replaced with a drinking fountain (that froze in the winter).

Ulysses S.Grant Statue Dedication PostponedThe Grant statue was to be dedicated in October. That date has been postpone...
08/20/2026

Ulysses S.Grant Statue Dedication Postponed

The Grant statue was to be dedicated in October. That date has been postponed because of unforseen issues. The statue will now be installed and dedicated on April 27, 2027. Mark your calendars now!

Frank & Ethel Manning, the Grand Marshals of the July 4th parade in 1981. Frank was a long time member of the Bethel His...
08/17/2026

Frank & Ethel Manning, the Grand Marshals of the July 4th parade in 1981. Frank was a long time member of the Bethel Historical Society and proudly served as a past President of our organization.

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235 West Plane Street
Bethel, OH
45106

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(513) 734-0145

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