Jack Rickly and his 3 month fur catch from Blacklick Creek, 1930. The Rickly family owned the local lard plant and the museum has a can of theirs on display at the heritage center. Photo courtesy of the Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society, Heritage Center Museum, 1485 Jackson Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. http://www.rths.info/
Reynoldsburg has never had a fire department, it is serviced by the Truro township fire department, a very proud group of people. Photo courtesy of the Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society, Heritage Center Museum, 1485 Jackson Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. http://www.rths.info/
This photo is on the ‘then and now’ page; of the rths website and was where the McDonalds is now, on SR 256, near I.-70. http://www.rths.info/then-now.html Photo courtesy of the Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society, Heritage Center Museum, 1485 Jackson Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. http://www.rths.info/
Columbus has a great collection of historic homes. As a kid, I was always fascinated by taking walks in various neighborhoods and checking out all the old homes. Here’s some of the great homes–some are still around, some are still memories.