Crestline Ohio Historical Society

10/15/2026

Come see us this weekend!

10/13/2026

You're about 10, it's Sunday after church and time for dinner. Question of the Week: Where are you eating and what's on the table?

10/13/2026

3rd entry from the diary of Lydia Arabella Peppard Bronkar

**June 10, 1870
"After 4 months of toils & trials & tribulations too trivial and numerous to mention I am going to resume my writing. It is now strawberry time and Father is heels over appetite in business. Maggie is canning berries today. Carrie has been canning for herself and Mrs. Austin. I have got a nice new sewing machine and learned how to use it too. I haven't had a letter from Jin for so long that I'm afraid she has forgotten me. Cousin Smith Peppard's wife and children and sister in law were here on a visit about a month ago."

**July 11th
"I haven't really time to write this morning for it is almost payday and I am very busy but I appear to be one of those unfortunate creatures who are always busy never have time to do anything and never accomplish much. We were all down to Mary Brown's on a visit last week. Went down Friday and came home Monday. Went to Quaker Meeting on Sunday. I suppose it answers the purpose as well as any other kind of meeting to anyone who is a pretty good Christian but I'm afraid that if my thoughts had been written or spoken they would have made a very poor sermon indeed and from the deportment of the Quaker girls around me, I think they were about ditto."

10/10/2026

Crestline Historical Society and Museum board meeting Monday, Oct 12 at 7pm.

We will be looking ahead to our annual meeting in November and are in the market for 2 new board members. It's only 3 hours a month. Please consider helping us out!!

10/05/2026

Question of the Week: It's lunchtime at school. Are you buying your lunch, packing or going home??

10/05/2026

💥💥Another entry from the journal of Lydia Arabella Peppard Bronker

May 6th, 1869

"A long long while since I have made an entry in this my own private journal, so long in fact that I scarcely know how or where to begin. The time has been passing along smoothly enough, no very great hills, no very deep hollows. Every moment has its records either of right thoughts feelings and actions or of wrong. Both alike have slipped my memory but that does not blot them out. God grant that I may have wisdom to see the right and strength to do it. And that my debts do not exceed and entirely blot out my credits. Well I believe the right thing for me to do just now is to go to bed and sleep and I think I have strength or weariness enough to do it."

Crestline February 10th, 1870

"If one is going to turn over a new leaf it may be just as well to commence now as any time. And to confess the truth I am sadly in need of reform. Here it has been just six months since I have written a line in this, my diary. Almost a month and a half of the new year gone and almost 22 years of my life. Aye, I can begin to look forward to the extreme happiness of being a free and independent old maid.

Since my last entry here, a whole family has been taken away out of our midst. James and Anna Day and their little daughter. Robert Moorhead died last week of consumption: and Mrs. Carnes, several weeks ago. Father is getting very feeble but is still making calculations for the future just as confidently as ever."

10/05/2026

Here we go again! The 2026 Memory Tree Fundraiser! Please send a check to the address provided, made out to the Crestline Historical Society. You will receive your certificate by return mail. You may also drop off your check or cash at the museum on any open day & your certificate will be sent to you.
Forms are available at the museum or the Crestline Public Library.

Lighting Ceremony Dec 3, Village Hall 7pm.

No, we don't do online or CC payment.

10/05/2026

Salvati Construction making some real improvements to our pavilion! Thanks, guys!

10/01/2026

09/28/2026