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Darke County Genealogical Society
Sylvia
Miller: The National Road: A Ride Through Time
Sylvia Miller will be presenting “The National Road: A Ride
Through Time” at the May 6th meeting of the Darke County Genealogical
Society at 2:00 p.m. at the Garst Museum in Greenville.
Sylvia Miller is a retired educator, holding a Master’s Degree in
English Literature. An accomplished writer and song writer, she has
recently written and produced a historical, audio travelogue of the
National Road from Wheeling, West Virginia, across Ohio. Featuring
thorough scholarship, it also includes songs representing the historic
narrative and the cultures of the immigrants who traveled the National
Road.
The National Road was America’s first national highway. Starting in
Cumberland Maryland and continuing to Vandalia, Illinois, it opened the
west to settlement and bound East and West into one great nation. This
lively program includes slides, audio recordings and live music to
present the history, stories and songs of the National Road through
Ohio. The speaker presents an educational and entertaining journey
across America’s first national highway.
This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible in
part by the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of The National
Endowment for The Humanities. Light refreshments will be
served following the presentation.
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