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PICKERINGTON-VIOLET TOWNSHIP
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Find us: 15 E. Columbus Street, Olde Pickerington Village ~ www.pickeringtonhistoricalsociety.com
Call us: 614-382-5989 ~ Email us: pickhistsociety@hotmail.com
YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL FOUNDERS’ DAY BANQUET
The Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society
invites you to participate in our
Pickerington Bicentennial Founders’ Day Banquet
Thursday, September 3, 2015
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Pickerington Senior Center — 150 Hereford Drive
The evening will feature dinner, music by Standing Stone Strings
& Things Dulcimer Club, prizes, and a celebration of Pickerington’s
1815 founding as well as the men/woman who served as
Pickerington mayors during the past 200 years.
The 11 living mayors of Pickerington will be
honored guests at our September 3rd
Founders’ Day Banquet. Can you name the
mayors in this photo (courtesy of Brian Fox)
taken last fall? They are, clockwise from
upper left: Tom Burkhardt, Lee Gray, Randy
Hughes, Tom Brubaker (passed away June,
2015), Rita Ricketts, and Dale Huntwork.
Other living former mayors are Paul
McMullen, Garvan Smith, Bob Thomas, Lou
Postage, David Shaver, and Mitch O’Brien.
Cost is $15 per person (check or cash) for tickets available through
August 31 from members of the Historical Society:
 At the Historical Museum located at 15 E Columbus Street, any
August Saturday from 10am – 1pm.
 By mail to PO Box 732, Pickerington OH 43147. Mail-order tickets
will be held at “Will Call” for pick up at the Senior Center after
6:00pm on the evening of the event.
 Seating is limited. No tickets sold after August 31. Direct any
questions to Peggy Portier at 614-382-5989 or pickhistsociety@
hotmail.com.
WHICH ANIMAL AM I?
Bring your children and grandchildren age 17 and under to our
Museum to compete in our summer contest. Youngsters who match
the 10 animal furs shown here to the correct animals will be entered in
a drawing for a $50 prize compliments of Fairfield Federal Savings &
Loan. The winner will be announced September 7th during the
Pickerington Bicentennial Celebration.
This permanent pelt display is sponsored by Antlers & Everything
Taxidemy (Baltimore, OH) and Fairfield Federal Savings & Loan.
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P I C K E R I N G TO N B I C E N T E N N I A L C E L E B R AT I O N
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The Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society will be intimately involved in Pickerington’s Bicentennial
Celebration the first weekend of September and needs your volunteer help with the following activities:
Sept 3 (Thursday) Founders’ Day Banquet set-up (1:30-3:00pm) and cleanup (8:30-9:00pm).
Sept 5 (Saturday) Museum hosting from 2:00-4:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm. Need 2 volunteers each shift.
Sept 6 (Sunday) Museum hosting from 2:00-4:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm. Need 2 volunteers each shift.
Sept 7 (Monday) Labor Day Parade drink stand in Museum front yard (8:00-10:00am). Need 4 volunteers.
Sept 7 (Monday) Ride Historical Society float during Labor Day Parade (9:00-11:00am). Need 4 volunteers.
Sept 7 (Monday) Museum hosting from 9:00-11am and 11:00-1:00pm. Need 2 volunteers each shift.
Please lend a helping hand with these community events! Email pickhistsociety@hotmail.com OR phone Volunteer
Coordinator Cristie Hammond at 614-570-4074 OR sign up at SignUpGenius by clicking on “Volunteer Sign-Up” on
the home page of www.pickeringtonhistoricalsociety.com.
W H AT ’ S N EW AT M OT T S M I L I TA RY M U S EU M ?
O C TO B E R 1 , 7 : 3 0 P M M E E T I N G / P RO G R A M
Groveport’s Motts Military Museum is dedicated to preserving
the memory of all individuals who served in the U.S. military.
Displayed collections already include people and memorabilia
from our Revolutionary War through Desert Storm.
What’s next for Mott’s Military Museum? Warren Motts,
founder and executive director of the museum, will reveal
what collections are showcased in their new wing and plans to
add a new building on the Museum’s grounds. Warren Motts’
presentation in our Museum’s handicap-accessible Lower Level
is open to the public; light refreshments will be provided.
A RT I F AC T S O F T H E PA S T
N OV E M B E R 5 , 7 : 3 0 P M M E E T I N G / P RO G R A M
Columbus Metro Parks' naturalist, Carrie Keller,
will present "Artifacts of the Past" during the
Historical Society’s November 5 meeting.
Guests will be able to take a journey back in
time to the 1880s — during the Second Industrial Revolution. During this period, Pickerington and the United States experienced a large
economic boom due to the advancement of
tools used in farming, the building of railroads,
and more.
Be sure to participate in this meeting to see and touch tools and implements used
during this time in history. Light refreshments will be provided by Historical Society
volunteers. To volunteer to help, contact Peggy Portier at 614-382-5989.
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PICKERING TO N VIOLET TO WNSHIP
HISTO RICAL SO CIETY
EXECUTIVE BO ARD
Elective Officers
President: Peggy Portier
Advisor: Gary Taylor
VP-Admin: Keith Ebright
VP-Programs: Jack Whitaker
Secretary: Mary Herron
Treasurer: Fiona Spears
Member-at-Large: Mitch
O’Brien
Appointive Officers
Curator: Chris Reale
Publicity/Newsletter Editor:
Maggie Arendt
Historical Society
2015 Open Positions
Historian
Membership Chair
Fundraising Chair
Interested in serving?
Call Peggy Portier,
614-860-0899
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W H AT ’ S N E W AT T H E H I S TO R I C A L S O C I E T Y ?
1 0 : 0 0 - 1 : 0 0 P M N E W M U S E U M S AT U R DAY H O U R S
The Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society Board of Directors voted to shorten Saturday Museum hours for
the remainder of 2015. The new 10:00am-1:00pm Saturday hours began Saturday, July 25. The shortened hours will
allow volunteer efforts to be directed toward special events and pre-arranged group tours.
Groups of 10 or more wishing to arrange a daytime or evening tour of the Museum are encouraged to make a
request directly to the Historical Society by emailing pickhistsociety@hotmail.com or phoning 614-382-5989.
Upcoming special fall events during which the Historical Museum will be open to the public include:
 Pickerington’s Bicentennial Celebration, September 5-6 (Museum open 2-6pm) with contests and games for
youngsters in the Museum and on the Plaza; and September 7 (9am-1pm) during the Labor Day festivities.
 Haunted Museum during Pickerington’s “Haunted Village”, Wednesday October 28 from 6-8pm.
 Olde Pickerington Village Holiday, Friday December 4 from 5:00-8:30pm.
Admission to the Museum is always free — including Saturdays, special events, and for pre-arranged group tours.
M E M B E R S ’ V I N TAG E I T E M S I N S P E C I A L M U S E U M E X H I B I T S
Our current special
exhibit, “Vintage
Kids”, includes a collection of children’s
clothing from Society
member, Peggy Kose.
The dresses were
worn by members of
her family in 1884
(dress on right) and
1934 (dress on left).
The dress in the center of the photo was
worn by Cleo Mason Richter when she was 5 years old
in 1912. It is part of our Historical Society’s collection.
The “Vintage Kids” collection of clothing and toys can be
seen until the end of August. Jack and Bev Whitaker’s collection of antique irons will be shown during the fall
months.
For the Thanksgiving-Christmas holidays, we plan to show
Historical Society members’ vintage holiday decorations
in a “Christmas Past” exhibit.
If you have vintage Christmas tree ornaments, a centerpiece, nutcrackers, jewelry, Santas, angels, etc., and are
willing to lend them to our Historical Society for this exhibit, please contact Mary Herron at 614-519-9824 or
email pickhistsociety@hotmail.com. The name of each
donor will be displayed alongside the vintage items which
will be locked in the Museum’s display cases.
H I S TO R I C A L S O C I E T Y T H A N K YO U N OT E S
Thank You, new Historical Society members who recently joined our group: Jack Congrove from Fort Lewis, WA.;
MaryAnn Trouten/Kenneth Whaley family from Pickerington; and Sandy and Roger White from Canal Winchester.
Thank You, members of the Dr. James “Bud” Clem Kraner Family who plan to fund specific Historical Society
programs in Dr. Kraner’s memory. Thanks also to the family of Rev. Robert D. Cole (Buckhannon, WV) for their
monetary donation in memory of their brother-in-law and uncle, Dr. James “Bud” Clem Kraner.
Thank you, Historical Society members who donated their gently used household items to the June Museum Yard
Sale which yielded $273.35.
Have you registered for our Historical Society Member Picnic at Smeck Farm on August 6,
6:30 pm? If not, reserve your seat(s) no later than August 1 at 614-382-5989.
PICKERINGTON-VIOLET TOWNSHIP
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P O BOX 732
PICKERINGTON, OHIO 43147
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IN MEMORIUM:
J A M E S “ BU D ” C L E M K R A N E R
A graveside service was held at Violet Cemetery on June 6, 2015 for
Dr. James “Bud” Clem Kraner, MD, PhD, who was 91 years of age. He lived in
Pickerington until the late 1950s and was a Lifetime Member of our
Historical Society.
This 1928 photo shows 5-year-old “Bud” with family who preceded him in
death: his parents, James Garfield Kraner and Isabel (Clem) Kraner; and
sister Mary Ellen Poff. Dr. Kraner is survived by wife, Virginia Cole Kraner and
four children: Sue Ellen Kraner Trumble, Sarah Elizabeth Kraner Allen,
Dr. James Cole Kraner, and Lt. Col. Timothy Andrew Kraner.
In 2012 Dr. Kraner donated one of his writings, “To Pickerington, With
Affection” to our Historical Society. In this book, Dr. Kraner gives a glimpse
into his personal life, the people he knew in Pickerington, and a compelling
timeline of WWII worldwide events while he spent June, 1943 to December,
1944 at the U.S. Army Air Corps’ 8th Weather Squadron Station in Goose
Bay, Labrador. The book and photos are available for perusal in our Historical Museum’s reading and reference library.
Dr. Kraner earned his MD and PhD degrees from the Ohio State University. He practiced internal medicine in Albuquerque, NM and served as director of the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory at St. Luke’s Hospital in Phoenix before
retiring, with his wife Virginia, to Sun Lakes, Arizona.