Elizabeth Township Historical Society wishes to thank the followings volunteers who turned out for 5 workdays at the Casstown Cemetery: Martin Stewart, Rex Maggert, Stephanie Winchester, Wendy Watson, Sharon Maingi, John Maingi, Mary Beth George, Carmony Goecke, and Kerry Elifritz. Together they scraped moss/algae and water brushed 105 headstones...

ETHS would like to recognize Eden Harbaugh from Scouting America Troop #5788 of Troy, Ohio for her work with our War Veteran Memorial Project at Casstown Cemetery. Eden organized volunteers and with their help, completed cleaning of 34 War Veteran headstones, as well as clearing encroaching vegetation in section A of the cemetery for her Eagle...

ETHS has met the fund-raising goal for our cemetery project! We wish thank the following for their support in honoring the memory of our local War Veterans by maintaining and restoring their monuments at Casstown Cemetery: Miami County Foundation Baird Funeral Home Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company Mr & Mrs John Maingi Lynn Redinbo...

Elizabeth Township Historical Society has a wonderful and informative new book available for sale! The book is entitled, The Cemeteries of the Elizabeth Township Miami County, Ohio Historic District. It was written by Sharon Ochs Maingi, a trustee of the historical society. Photos, maps, a list of known burials and their location, and a...

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the Elizabeth Township Historical Society held its General Membership Meeting at Elizabeth Township Community Center. Presenters, Cameron Armstrong and Sharon Ochs Maingi discussed cemetery preservation with an audience of about 40 people.  Mrs. Armstrong shared best practices in restoring/cleaning headstones...

Rescheduled to March 2, 2025 because of inclement weather.

Thank you Miami County Foundation! Now our real work begins raising the necessary additional funds to make this project a reality. If you can help, please consider a tax deductible donation to this worthy cause! For more information and to access a donor form, click the READ MORE link, then follow this link to our previously published news...

Our Commitment to Cemetery Preservation Elizabeth Township Historical Society has been instrumental in the maintenance and upkeep of the township ‘s cemeteries. In recent years, our Cemetery Preservation Committee has worked with Elizabeth Township Trustees to clean, repair and replace headstones. Our War Veterans have served the nation with...

This past Sunday, ETHS and ETCC hosted the Betsy Bearcat Classic. The weather was hot and sticky but we got one rousing game of softball in before a storm blew through. One thing is certain, players and spectators enjoyed themselves and had some tasty ice cream and hot dogs to top off a great day! Our thanks to umpire, Jim Brumbaugh, announcer,...