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The Ripley
Bicentennial will be held August 3-5, 2012. A
Bicentennial Committee is meeting monthly to plan the celebration.
All Ripley area residents are invited to join the committee and
participate in the planning. If you want more information, please
come to the next meeting. The dates are posted on this web site's
front page in the calendar section. You may also call Betty
Campbell, Chairman, at 937-392-4044. Ripley Bicentennial
Book is for sale: Call Ripley Library at 937-392-4871 to order from out of
town.
Ripley,
Ohio: Its History and Families, Volume 2 is a 320-page account of the
Ripley’s last 50 years and contains a 16-page color section of scenic
Ripley.
The book contains approximately 200 photos and over
200 people contributed articles or family histories. The book has taken
almost two years to plan, write and print. There are nine chapters which
are as follows: Introduction, The River, The Underground Railroad, Preserving
Ripley’s History, The Town at Work, Life in Ripley, Celebrations and
Organizations, Life in Ripley, Churches, Schools and Youth, People Who
Made a Difference and Family Histories.
The
cost of the book is $39 and may be mailed for an additional $10.95 flat
rate.
Also available are CDs of
Ripley, Ohio:
Its History and Families, Volume 1, the original Ripley History book
that was published by Eliese B. Stivers in 1965.
The book is no longer in print and copies are
hard to find to buy. Cost of the CD is $10.
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JOIN RIPLEY
HERITAGE- THE ORGANIZER OF THE BICENTENNIAL
February is
now our annual MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL MONTH
Ripley Heritage Membership Application
Individual Membership ($15 per year)
Family
Membership ($25 per year)-list family members living at this address
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Name_________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State/ZIP_____________________________
Phone___________________________________
e-mail___________________________________
Please print
application and mail with check to Ripley Heritage, Inc., PO Box 176,
Ripley, OH 45167
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