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PAGE 10 - MADISON MESSENGER - May 2, 2021 www.madisonmessengernews.com Historical Society hopes to hold Pioneer Days By Kristy Zurbrick Madison Editor As long as it is safe to do so, Pioneer Days will be back on the fall schedule for the Madison County Historical Society. The event was one of many the Society cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers have tentatively set this year’s Pioneer Days for Sept. 25. There is a chance they will add a second day, extending the festivities through Sept. 26. The Madison County Historical Society plans to reinstate Pioneer Days this fall after a year off due to COVID-19. Jeffrey E. Buskirk & Associates Attorneys At Law 4178 Broadway, Grove City, OH 43123 Serving the Community for over 30 years Social Security, Wills, Estates, Probate 614-875-7220 jbuskirk2125@yahoo.com 614-875-0480 Fax “We will wait to see what happens with the virus and regulations. We’ll know more as we get closer,” said Ned DeCamp, director of the Historical Society museum. In 2019, more than 400 people attended Pioneer Days on the museum grounds at 260 E. High St., London. The event features historical displays and reenactors, food and merchandise vendors, and demonstrations ranging from apple cider pressing to cooking over a campfire. All the buildings on the grounds are open for tours. Among them are Jonathan Alder’s cabin, the Elizabeth Kitchen log house, a one-room schoolhouse, a barn filled with antique farm equipment, and the museum. The grounds also feature a caboose. This year, if all goes well, organizers hope to hold a kids’ camp the morning of Sept. 25, prior to the start of Pioneer Days at noon. The camp would be open to second- through fourth-graders. “Usually, we do a three-day camp in early June, but we can’t this year due to health regulations,” DeCamp said. He added that he is excited at the prospect of reinstating Pioneer Days. “It’s our big event of the year. The more people who come to the museum and grounds, the better off we are,” he said. While COVID-19 has had a big impact on the Historical Society’s offerings over the past year, it hasn’t completely shut down operations. The museum was closed for a few months at the start of the pandemic but returned to normal hours in June and has remained open ever since. Normal hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays. The Historical Society is starting to welcome small groups of school-aged children to spend half-days at the museum, something they haven’t done for the past year. In the next few weeks, a group of homeschooled children and a group of Mennonite children are scheduled to visit. The public schools have not been doing field trips, but the Historical Society recently welcomed a couple of teachers to tour the buildings and take home educational material to share with their classes. One of the teachers also videorecorded her visit to share with her students. Another event back on the Historical Society’s schedule: the Madison County Fair. After a year away, the organization will set up displays in what served as a dining hall and then a poultry barn many years ago. To learn more about the Historical Society or to volunteer, call the museum at (740) 852-2977. The organization also can be found on Facebook at “Madison County Ohio Historical Society.” Help with heating The Ohio Development Services Agency wants to remind Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines pay their heating bills. Applied directly to the customer’s utility or bulk fuel bill, the benefit can help manage heating costs. Ohioans can visit www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online, download a copy of the application or find contact information for a local Energy Assistance Provider (EAP). When applying, individuals need to have copies of the following documents: • most recent utility bills; • a list of all household members (including birth dates and Social Security numbers); • proof of income for the past 30 days for all household members (12 months for certain income types); • proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency for all household members; and • proof of disability (if applicable). HEAP benefits are applied to an individual’s energy bill after Jan. 1. Applications for the HEAP program must be received by May 31, 2021. For more information on HEAP, visit www.energyhelp.ohio.gov or call (800) 282- 0880. Hearing-impaired customers can dial 711 for assistance.
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