If a student in grades 3-12 lives in your household, please go to www.swfchs.org and click on the Young Historians of Southwest Franklin County link.  This effort is intended to encourage interest and involvement in local history.  Students attending public, private or church schools or those homeschooled are encouraged to participate.

Before the arrival of cable television, rooftop antennas towered above homes throughout Grove City. The Haines Electric Company on Grove City Pike was first to install an antenna connected to a television set that towered 63 feet skyward in 1949. It received a signal from WLW-C (today WCMH) in Columbus. The station celebrated 75 years of service to the community in 2024.

Parents with students in grades 3-12 should take a few minutes and examine the Young Historians of Southwest Franklin County on the historical society’s website, www.swfchs.org.  We want to get them involved, interested and challenged in local history. 

Craig McDonald, a former editor of the Grove City Record, is the author of numerous novels and has received American and European writing awards for his work. Some of his books have been translated into seven languages. Craig is a Grove City High School graduate.

Kentucky Derby day was not only a big event in that southern state, it was also a major crowd pleaser at Beulah Park. The lavish surroundings on race day was experience by hundreds of people who enjoyed the afternoon under a big air conditioned tent with many big screen television to experience all of the racing excitement.