On the Road Chats
Centerville-Washington History presents:
“On the Road” Chats
There are 13 different "Chats" currently available:
3 Heroes of the Ohio Underground Railroad
Amazing Ohio Women Who Influenced our Lives and Changed our World
Colonel Charles Young: From Slavery to West Point & Beyond
Crosley's: Two Brothers from Cincinnati
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Normandy Farms
Historical Sugar Creek Cemetery (on site)
Ida Weller: A Woman Ahead of Her Time
John Hole: The Revolutionary Pioneer Doctor of Montgomery County
Journey Back in Time: Historic Places
Medicinal Plants and Folk Remedies
A Sense of Strength: Incredible Local Ladies from History
WWI: A Sense of Local Sacrifice
Download the Brochure for Chat details. A $50 fee for each “On the Road” Chat is payable to CWH and supports the mission of Centerville-Washington History. Chats presented outside of a 10 mile radius from Centerville will require an additional mileage fee of $1 per mile.
To reserve a speaker, please contact Centerville-Washington History Education Coordinator, Melissa Wagner at 937.291.2223 or email melissacwh@sbcglobal.net
August 4, 2022 open to the public presentation at St. Leonards
Meet the Centerville-Washington Township Speakers
Ed Ross is a retired businessman, past Centerville-Washington History president, Chairman of the Centerville Board of Architectural Review and owner of the Historic Ida Weller estate.
Hylda Strange is a native Daytonian. She became a teacher’s aide in the Centerville Public Schools for 20 years. She volunteers at Normandy Church in which she is a trustee and works with the Holiday Bazaar. She is also involved with the Centerville Women’s Civic Club and Centerville-Washington History. Hylda’s hobbies include reading, flower gardening and antiques.
Jerry Strange was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1935. He taught mathematics at the University of Dayton for 40 years, from which he retired Professor Emeritus in 2000. He is an active member of Centerville-Washington History. His hobbies include repair and construction. Jerry and Hylda have restored two historic homes in Ripley and Centerville. The house in Centerville is the Aaron Nutt Jr. house.
Joellen Ulliman, curator for Centerville-Washington History, has a passion for our past and particularly enjoys discovering connections between local history and national/world events. Prior to joining the CWH team, she taught language arts. She enjoys writing, reading, Zumba, hiking arts and crafts, and spending time with family.
Melissa Wagner develops educational programming suitable for all ages for Centerville-Washington History. She enjoys working on historical themed collaborations with local groups and family genealogy.