Beaver Township seeks to rekindle interest in historical society

Staff report

NORTH LIMA

The publication of a “memory” book, featured two years ago as a part of the Beaver Township Bicentennial Celebration, has sparked an interest in digging up and holding onto the community’s history, said Scott Conway, township park administrator.

Hoping to build upon the intrigue within the community, the Beaver Township Historical Society, which has remained dormant since the late 1990s, will have an open meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Beaver Township Administration Office at South Range Plaza, 11999 South Ave.

Any residents interested in helping the historical society are encouraged to attend.

The initial meeting will include setting tentative meeting dates and times, discussing which projects to pursue first, maintaining historical artifacts, making literature and memorabilia available to the public and satisfying the needs of and plans for the historical society, Conway said.

“This meeting will be to get together, discuss what we have, what we can make available to our residents, basically to open discussion and determine where we will go from here,” Conway said.

One of the focuses of the recently reformed historical society is recruiting new members, especially younger residents.

“That has always been an issue. So many people are busy and they work and have family and other obligations. It’s hard for them to find the time,” said Barbara Morey, who was involved with the historical society during its most-active period in the 1980s and 1990s.

In the past, the historical society attempted to set up and work out of a building, but those efforts failed, Morey said.

For information, contact Conway through the Beaver Township Park Board at 330-549-9552.