A History Speaks Event. Many thanks to our series lead sponsor, First Merchants Bank, and to a grant from UA’s Community Relations Committee that allows us to video record the event.
What was life like in this area in the 1880s?
The UA Historical Society’s archives contains the transcription of diary, written by a young woman living near today’s Reed and Fishinger roads in 1883 with the Walcutt family. The Society’s two lead Archives researchers, Melanie Brown and Lee Bracken, have spent many months delving into the stories Eva Wareham shares, uncovering the people, places, and events that she describes.
Their presentation will use the diary’s entries as a jumping off point to discuss our pioneers’ way of life, detailed descriptions of their physical community, and traces of Upper Arlington’s past that remain visible today.
This is a free-to-attend event. Society members will receive an email a few weeks before the event to reserve seats. Others are welcome on a first-come, first serve basis. Memberships start for as low at $25 / calendar year.
1883 Map from UAPL’s UA Archives site.
Thanks to the support of our lead series sponsor!