Delaware County Records Center

Happy Jug Day! On this day 45 years ago….1981 Little Brown Jug 🏇

Fan Hanover won the 1981 Little Brown Jug, driven by Glen Garnsey, from New York.

She made history as the first and only filly to ever win the prestigious pacing classic, overcoming an accident-marred final heat at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio.

The following day a news release was published in the most humorous way to summarize the race: "It was supposed to be the running of the 36th annual Little Brown Jug, one of the jewels of the 3-year-old pacing's Triple Crown. It turned out to be a combination demolition derby and a boxing match, and it was won by a lady --- Fan Hanover, the first filly ever to win the prestigious race."

Source: Columbus Dispatch; Craig Holman/CML digital collection/Standardbred Canada

Happy Jugette Day! On September 21, 1983, Three-year-old filly Turn the Tide #8 (Bill O'Donnell) does wide on the final turn, but would recover to win this heat. The horse om the rail in the lead was #6 Lucky Lady during the Jugette race.

Turn the Tide would go on to win the Jugette race at the winning time of 1:57 1/5 and Canadian native Bill O'Donnell won the total purse of $119,886.

Sources: The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collection/Littlebrownjug.com

Timeline Tuesday. This timeline of 1912-1914 below shows the various events happening during the early 20th century in Delaware County. Many thanks to Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware County Historical Society and City of Delaware for the Our Shared History information.

It's fair week in Delaware County! 8 days of animals, food, rides, fun and of course the horse races leading up to The Little Brown Jug! This undated photograph symbolizes our highlight on Thursday. 🏇
Source: Grandview Heights Public Library

Timeline Tuesday. This timeline of 1907-1909 below shows the various events happening during the early 1910s in Delaware County. Many thanks to Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware County Historical Society and City of Delaware for the Our Shared History information.

St. Paul's Chapel was already old when the World Trade Center was built next to it. It opened in 1766, when New York was a British colonial town, and George Washington walked over from Federal Hall to pray there on the day of his inauguration in 1789. His pew is still inside.
By 2001 it was the oldest church building in Manhattan, a small stone chapel sitting directly across Church Street from the Twin Towers.
When the towers collapsed on September 11, everything around the chapel was buried. Cars were crushed. Buildings across the street were gutted. A wave of debris and dust rolled through the churchyard.
St. Paul's did not lose a single pane of glass.
Part of the credit went to an old sycamore tree in the churchyard that took the brunt of the falling debris and was destroyed in the process. Its roots were later cast in bronze as a sculpture called the Trinity Root. But the people who worked there simply called the building what it became: "the little chapel that stood."
Within days, the chapel turned itself into a relief station for the rescue and recovery workers at Ground Zero. For eight months it never closed. Around the clock, volunteers served hot meals, handed out dry socks and boots, and let exhausted firefighters, ironworkers and police officers sleep on the pews. Podiatrists treated their feet. Chiropractors and massage therapists worked on their backs. Musicians played quietly in the corners. Hundreds of volunteers rotated through, many of them working 12-hour shifts for months.
The pews were scratched raw by the buckles and tools of workers sleeping in their gear. When the chapel was finally restored, one pew was left unrepaired so people could see the marks.
The iron fence outside became a memorial where visitors from around the world left flowers, flags, photographs, letters and thousands of banners. Many of them are preserved today.
St. Paul's is still an active church. Visitors who walk in from the 9/11 Memorial next door find a quiet, plain room that has now watched over its corner of Manhattan for more than 250 years, including the worst day the city ever saw.
Source: Photo ajay-suresh via Wikimedia Commons & History Vault

Sharing for our friends at the Powell Liberty Historical Society.

The History of Fast Food
Speaker: David Hogan

Venue: Municipal Building Community (East) Room

Address: 47 Hall St Powell

Dates and Time:
Monday, September 21, 2026, 7:00 PM

David Hogan is a Professor of History at Heidelberg University. Hogan received his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University, with an emphasis on American history, and a specialization in the food industry. He currently appears on the History channel’s “The Foods That Built America.” He has spent his career studying the food industry with a special focus on the fast food segment. He will share interesting stories from his numerous appearances on the History Channel's "The Food that Built America" series and his book, "Selling 'em by the Sack - White Castle and the Creation of American Food."

Walk-ins are always welcome, but we ask that you make a reservation for this event. Please use the following link to make your reservation: https://powellhistory.org/Reservations/Index/206

On this day in 1826, Moses Byxbe, co-founder of Delaware dies of pneumonia. He was 70 years old. Byxbe is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. In 1804, Moses Byxbe arrived in central Ohio from Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He had acquired a large number of land deeds which were part of the United States Military lands, given in payment to Revolutionary War soldiers to promote settlement. In the spring of 1808, Byxbe platted the town on the west bank. On May 9, 1808, Byxbe filed the “plan of the town of Delaware,” marking the real beginning of the present City of Delaware. Byxbe's obituary and headstone are pictured.
(Source: City of Delaware & Oak Grove Cemetery)

Timeline Tuesday. This timeline of 1907-1909 below shows the various events happening during the mid to late 1900s in Delaware County. Many thanks to Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware County Historical Society and City of Delaware for the Our Shared History information

On this day, 129 years ago, 1000 people greet President and Mrs. Ida McKinley at the Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking depot as they travel through Delaware by train. The photo is circa Valentine's Day 1901. McKinley was shot by an anarchist on September 6, 1901 and died days later on September 14th.