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The Delaware County Historical Society was founded in 1925 in anticipation of the county's 1927 centennial.

Previous attempts to establish a historical society in 1900 and 1909 were unsuccessful.

The society's first major project was organizing the county's centennial celebration in 1927, which was hampered by heavy rain.

Despite early challenges, the DCHS has served the community for nearly a century by preserving local history.

On Friday, Dec. 5, the Delaware County Historical Society turned 100 years old.

The DCHS was founded in 1925, largely in anticipation of Delaware County’s centennial anniversary in 1927. Muncie’s boosters wanted a celebration of the county’s heritage, and local historians organized the society to make it happen.

In the same decade, the I

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