Original Founders

GROVE CITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1798.  TWO HUNDRED YEARS LATER, WHEN GROVE CITY WAS ON THE HEELS OF ITS 1998 BICENTENNIAL AND TOWNSPEOPLE HAD A HEIGHTENED INTEREST IN GROVE CITY’S HISTORY, SEVERAL PEOPLE BEGAN MEETING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY INTEREST IN STARTING A HISTORICAL SOCIETY.  THOSE EARLY PEOPLE WERE:  JOHN AND MARGE HUMMEL, MAYOR MARVIN BAKER AND MARY BAKER, TOM ARMOUR, MIKE ADAMS & HIS PARENTS, GLENN & BONNIE ADAMS, MARY “SKIP” SAMPLE, MIFF & MADELEINE MCBRIDE, AND JOAN FOSTER.  THIS LED TO A PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDED BY 35 VERY INTERESTED CITIZENS.  FROM THAT GROUP CAME VOLUNTEERS TO BE ON THE FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THE FOLLOWING LIST HIGHLIGHTS THOSE WHO COMMITTED EARLY ON TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT AT THE “FOUNDERS” LEVEL SO THAT THE GROVE CITY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM COULD BECOME A REALITY.

ADAMS, GLENN (D) & BONNIE (D)                                                GROVE CITY COLLEGE

ADAMS, MICHAEL                                                                             GROVE CITY REALTY

ARMOUR, DR. THOMAS & LOIS                                                      GROVE CITY ROTARY

BESTWICK, CHARLES (D)                                                                 HAY, RONALD (D) & NANNIE JEAN (D)

BOWDEN, EDWARD (D) & RUTH (D)                                             KRING, DR. HILDA ADAM (D)

CASHDOLLAR, DAVID & KATHLEEN                                              MOOK, CHARLOTTE ANDERSON

COVERT, RUSSELL (D) & ELEANOR                                                NATIONAL CITY BANK

DAVEVIC BENEFIT CONSULTANTS                                                 WENDELL AUGUST FORGE

FOSTER, JOAN (D)                                                                               WHITE, DR. BETTY JO

GALLAGHER, JOY (D)

IN THE YEAR’S SINCE WELL OVER 800 PEOPLE HAVE CONTINUED THE SOCIETY’S EXISTENCE BY THE GENEROSITY OF THEIR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS.