It is the mission of the Delaware County Records Center
to effectively preserve, maintain, retrieve and store government records in an archival environment while supporting a records management program. This program will ensure the proper preservation of the county records under the laws of Ohio, within a conservative budget for the taxpayers.
Contact
2079 U.S. Hwy 23 N,
PO Box 8006
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Phone
(740) 833-2140
Hours
Monday – Friday
8am – 4:30pm
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Happy national hat day! In the past, first year students at Ohio Wesleyan University would be given a beanie, known as a “dink” to note their freshman status. Back in the 1850s, if they were caught without their beanie, they would be dunked in the Sulphur Spring during the spring semester. Fortunately, the dunking’s have ceased. In November 1931, a riot broke out between the freshman and sophomore women. The brawl included hair-pulling and clothes tearing as the freshman were rebelling against the sophomores by being required to wear their beanies. The sophomores would retaliate by having the freshman women plaster their faces with flour in the showers of Monett Hall. The freshman beanies were phased out during the mid-20th century. Below are some OWU freshman students sporting their beanies while walking in downtown Delaware. (Sources: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware County Memory and the DCHS Collection) ... See MoreSee Less
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During the 50s attending St Mary we saw that more than once
Timeline Tuesday. This timeline of 1893-1894 below shows the events happening during the mid-1890s in Delaware County. Many thanks to Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware County Historical Society and City of Delaware for the Our Shared History information. ... See MoreSee Less
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