America 250-Ohio – Saluting Our Veterans

America 250-Ohio – Granville Serves: Saluting Our Veterans: A First Look at our Military Trees Exhibition. Remembering Veterans – Thank you for your Service!

Military Historical Granville Facts: After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Library of Congress needed to find places outside of Washington, D.C. to house irreplaceable objects. Four colleges were chosen to house items. Three institutions in Virginia were chosen in addition to the one site west of the Appalachians, Denison University. Items such as the first telegraph message ever sent, L’Enfant’s manuscript of the design for Washington, D.C., and multiple documents directly related to Thomas Jefferson (such as his first Inaugural Address and directions for his epitaph). The Life Science Building, along with Swasey Chapel and William Howard Doane Library, served as the storage locations for these documents. The relocated items were watched night and day by armed guards until they were eventually returned to the Capitol in August of 1944.(DU Archives)

This Signature program is also part of the AM250-OH Granville’s Historical Adventure Pass Booklet Challenge Program which rewards the first 250 people to attend & complete 6 of the Monthly Challenges Questions between January 2026 – December 2026 with an America250-Ohio historical commemorative keepsake. The Host for the Program will reveal the full question and answers at its program. The Challenge Question & Answer flyer for this month will be posted upon completion of this program at the Robbins Hunter Museum. This event is Free and Open to the Public. For all ages. ADA accessible.