The Ohio River was more than a border between the free and slave states.

The Underground Railroad, an organization that existed to help people escape enslavement in the south had to learn how to circumvent, and use, the Ohio River in its work.

 Greg Roberts, vice president of Historic New Richmond and director of the Ohio River National Freedom Corridor reveals how the Ohio River in our backyard was an integral part of helping people find their freedom.

Women have served in the US military, officially and unofficially, since our nation’s founding. In 1997, the Military Women’s Memorial was dedicated to honor their service and sacrifice. From the American Revolution to the War on Terror, American women have served to keep our nation free.

On Monday, November 10, 2025, at 7PM, U.S. Military veterans Peg Albert and Judy Pearson reveal the stories of the women who volunteered to sacrifice on behalf of our nation.

SPECIAL EVENT!

Historian and photographer Ray Grothaus will take you on a visual journey through the history of Delhi Township based on the collections of the Delhi Historical Society as well as extensive research.

TUESDAY Sept 17, 2025 at 7PM at the Delhi Branch library located at
5095 Foley Road

Seating is limited! You MUST pre-register with the library for this event at this link:
Register for Delhi History program

Among the earliest towns on Cincinnati’s West Side, Sedamsville was a thriving community with its own mayor, town hall, fire department, marshal,
industries, amusement parks and resorts and other businesses.

Though sometimes forgotten today, Sedamsville’s influence on the growth and expansion of Cincinnati’s West Side should not be underestimated.
Knowing the history of Sedamsville is key to understanding our region. Sedamsville is so important to our history that the entire village was entered into the National Historic Register in 2012.

Rev. Jim Meade, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, former pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Sedamsville, and native of Sedamsville, has been preserving and recording the history of this important town for decades. His years of work have been a labor of love. Father Jim will share the stories and images of Sedamsville from yesterday and today, Monday, September 8, 2025 at 7PM at the Delhi Community/Senior Center, 647 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233.

The United States Flag Code prescribes using fire to dispose of worn out American flags. However, weather-worn and tattered flags are not just dumped into a fire. A proper retirement ceremony, treating our flag with respect, is the preferred method.

The Delhi Historical Society and Boy Scout Troop 350, from Shiloh Church, invite you to join us at our Farmhouse Museum, at 468 Anderson Ferry Road

Flag Day, SATURDAY JUNE 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM

as we perform an honorable retirement ceremony for US flags. If you have an American flag in need of retirement, please bring it with you so it can be properly, and respectfully, retired.

It came down to good versus evil in our home town.

Larry Flynt was more than a pornographer. His influence, and that of other criminal elements invading Cincinnati and Hamilton County, were corrupting the police and the culture of our community. The news media was manipulated by the mob to make the good guys look bad and the bad guys look good.

The fight to clean up Cincinnati in the 1960s and 1970s is something most of us don’t like to talk about. People born in the 1980s and later may not even know about it. But the battle for the soul of our home town should not be forgotten.

Journalist and historian PETE BRONSON reveals the truth behind it all
Monday June 9, 2025 at 7PM when he presents,
Not in Our Town, the Queen City vs the King of Smut.

The aftermath of the fatal Beverly Hills Supper Club fire which broke out
48 years ago in Northern Kentucky still resonates today.

Based on his book, The Beverly Hills Supper Club, the Untold Story of Kentucky’s Worst Tragedy, award winning author and historian Robert Webster reveals the hidden stories of corruption, deceit, organized crime, and cover-ups detailing what he calls "one of the worst cases of mass murder in U.S. history."

The Coney Island of the West, Cincinnati's premiere amusement park for decades, provided fun, happiness, and memories for generations of visitors.
For well over a century, Cincinnati's Coney Island was the source of fun, and summer jobs, for tens of thousands of people. As of December 2023, Coney Island will be no more. However, it lives on in the memories recorded in the new book,
To Coney, With Love,
written by Katy Mark and Rob Lowe.

Attend the program Monday March 10 at 7PM when Katy and Rob share photographs and memories of Cincinnati’s Coney Island at the Delhi Community-Senior Center, 647 Neeb Rd, Cincinnati Ohio 45233

Before Coney Island, there was Chester Park.
Its lake, rides, and attractions entertained Cincinnatians from the
horse-drawn carriage days into the Great Depression.
Find out how our grandparents and great-grandparents had outdoor fun
when historian Ray Grothaus presents the full story of Chester Park through words and pictures.

Monday February 10, 2025, 7PM at the Delhi Community-Senior Center, 647 Neeb Road.

Join the Delhi Historical Society as it honors all American military veterans with its
Veterans Sharing Their Service
discussion panel.
Five local veterans will reveal their experiences
as they served and beyond.

Audience members will also have the chance to ask the veterans questions following their discussions.

Monday November 11, 2024, 7pm
Veterans Day

Historian Violet Shindler digs into history from a different perspective: she uses the tools of paranormal investigations to uncover the true spirit of an historic site. She is a collector of stories from the past. She illuminates those stories with the findings of her investigations.

Ms. Shindler is the in-house Paranormal Historian at the Heritage Village in Sharon Woods Park. There, she hosts “Spirits by Starlight,” the region’s only year-round immersive haunted history experience.

The Delhi Historical Society is fortunate to host Ms. Shindler as she shares the results of her paranormal history research in Delhi that she has performed this year.

The fabulous Mater Dei Chapel at Mount Saint Joseph University gained recognition as a National Historic Site earlier this year.

Discover the facts of the simple beauty of Mater Dei when Scott Lloyd, Director of Library Services at Mount Saint Joseph University, reveals the full story of this Delhi treasure.

Monday September 9, 2024, 7:00 PM

at the Delhi Community-Senior Center
647 Neeb Road, 45233

The Verdin Foundry in Cincinnati has been creating bells and other castings for more than 150 years.

Known around the world for its work, Verdin is a true gem in the Queen City’s crown.
Learn about this venerable part of Cincinnati’s history and future from the inside as presented by a Verdin employee with Delhi roots, Erika Broenner.

Charlie Hustle - the name means baseball, Cincinnati, the Reds, and of course, Pete Rose. Author Keith O’Brien spent years interviewing Rose’s associates, investigators, and Pete himself to get the first-hand information regarding the glory and the ugliness of Cincinnati’s most famous baseball player. O’Brien left no stone unturned digging for the truth about Pete’s human failings that caused his fall from grace. O’Brien’s research even led him to the archives of the Delhi Historical Society.

The result is the book Charlie Hustle, the Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball, to be released March 26, 2024.

Kirkus Reviews calls O’Brien’s book, “the definitive account of the life and times of Rose” and a “masterpiece of a sports biography.”

By special arrangement with the author and his publisher, Keith O’Brien will give a talk about his book to the Delhi Historical Society
WEDNESDAY April 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM.

at
rapid run middle school’s auditorium
6345 rapid run Road, 45233

Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.

Watch this great trailer about the book!

Warren Brown, a Reds Bat Boy from 1970 - 1972, will share memories and life lessons learned from his time with the Reds as The Big Red Machine began its historic run through the 1970’s. 
Brown will take you from the clubhouse to the dugout and the field as he shares stories about Sparky, Pete, Joe, Tony and other members of one of the greatest teams in MLB history. Brown’s experience includes Crosley Field, the move to Riverfront Stadium, the 1970 All Star Game, the 1970 World Series and the 1972 World Series

Attend the program Monday March 11, 2024,
to get yourself psyched-up for the
coming baseball season!

7:00 PM at the Delhi Community / Senior Center , 647 Neeb Road

Michael Morgan, beer historian and author, knows
CINCINNATI BEER from the bottoms up, starting at its humble beginnings to brewing a national reputation as a beer city.
Morgan is the author of the books,
Cincinnati Beer and Over-the-Rhine, When Beer was King.

 
Quench your thirst for knowledge on this tasty subject Monday,
October 9, 2023, at 7:00 PM, as Morgan taps barrels of information about CINCINNATI BEER in a FREE PROGRAM sponsored by the
Delhi Historical Society. The program will be presented at the
Delhi Township Community/Senior Center, 647 Neeb Road, 45233.

Explore the eccentric side of yesterday's Queen City. Cincinnatians today wrap themselves in a comforting blanket of serene conformity, soothed by the myth that the Queen City has always been a bland, somewhat Germanic, little backwater town. History tells us otherwise. Old Cincinnati was a pretty strange place. UFOs? Witchcraft? Sea Monsters? Occult societies? Public executions? Buckle up as author Greg Hand leads a rambunctious tour through the old, weird Cincinnati.    

This program will be at the Delhi Senior & Community Center
647 Neeb Rd, Delhi, OH 45238

Restaurants, Drive-ins, Concert Halls and other favorite places of the past.

MORE INFO COMING SOON!

At the Delhi Community/Senior Center, 647 Neeb Rd