Historic Livingston Seed catalog cover, image courtesy of Martha Livingston.

Learn about the fascinating history of the Livingston Seed Company, founded in 1850, and its connection to Upper Arlington. Founder Alexander Livingston fine-tuned the tomato into the fruit we know and love today.

The event is hosted by First Community Village via Zoom. The historic Miller Ice House, an original Miller Farm structure from the 1800s, on the grounds of First Community Village. James T. Miller sold 840 acres of his farm to King and Ben Thompson in 1913 so the brothers could develop Upper Arlington. Learn more about the Miller Farm and family, including the Miller daughters – collectively known as “The Aunties” – who one hundred years ago hosted ice cream parties at the Ice House for the early Upper Arlington residents.

Livingston Seed Company was recently featured in this Ohio History Connection post.

To “attend" -

All are welcome to join via Zoom. Simply click the link below and if necessary, be ready to provide the Meeting ID and password. There will be a short Q&A at the conclusion of the presentation.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/93957597873?pwd=NnJPbVNaUVROUm5rZXlBZXRETVVjdz09

Meeting ID: 939 5759 7873
Passcode: 1800

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This is our second HistorySpeaks 2020 event of the year. Thanks to our Lead Sponsor, First Merchants Bank and our supporting sponsors — The Wellington School and The Centennial Veterans Committee in support of the Upper Arlington Veterans Plaza project — for making this series possible.