Nelson Grant

Nelson Grant, a member of the family recognized as the first white permanent settlers in Jackson Township, had a long career as a farmer, businessman and elected official.  In his youth, he gained his education in one of the township’s early log school houses. At...

1954 Telephone Book Stories

It’s amazing the stories a 1954 Grove City Greyhound Boosters Association telephone book has stored in its pages.  Flipping pages brought back memories and also told stories about the city not frequently remembered.  Did you remember in 1954 Grove City had...

Orient Saloon in 1886

Sometime around 1886, Harrisburg resident Angelo Ross, purchased and took over the saloon in Orient.  Residents in the Pickaway County community didn’t like the way Ross ran his business because he allowed children to frequent the business.  The saloon was...

First Grand Marshal – 1990

Businesswoman Eileine Simmons, 91 at the time, was the first grand marshal for the newly organized 1990 Grove City Arts in the Alley Parade.  Grove City hosted parades in past years but a large parade had not been held since the Grove City Community Fair Board,...

Pauline Woda Farnsworth

Pauline Woda Farnsworth, born on the Hilltop, moved to Grove City at age 12 with a love of music which prompted her, after retirement, to purchase a violin and take refresher classes to enjoy making music again. Farnsworth has schoolyard memories from the Jackson...