Virgil and Dorothy Bethard in 1989. Virgil operated a Sunoco station and garage in Grove City for many years. They once lived on Columbus Street and later lived next to their Sunoco station on Broadway. Throughout his career, he also took many photographs of the area recording the early years of the city.

This rope bed, quilt and pillow was created by a South Western City School District student working with a parent a number of years ago. It goes to show the talent a third grader working on a history project. The item, and crafts by other students, were on display at the Grove City Welcome Center and Museum in the early 2000s.

This metal object is advertising from a Majestic electric range sold by Myer Hardware Company in Grove City. The range was popular and was promoted as “The Range with a Reputation.” Nothing else is known about the business that apparently was once located in the downtown business community. The Majestic brand is still sold.

Down and dirty. One of the most popular summer events ever sponsored by Grove City Parks and Recreation was the annual Mud Volleyball games at Beulah Park. Participants from Grove City and southwest Franklin County participated.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, an African American Civil War abolitionist, poet and public speaker, among other accomplishments once owned land in the area of Beatty Road and Harrisburg Pike in the 1800s. In 1845, she was one of the first black women to be published in the United States. Her farm is shown on an 1872 Jackson Township map.