HORSES, HOOVES AND HISTORICAL HOMES

Name: HORSES, HOOVES AND HISTORICAL HOMES
Start: 2026-09-06T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-06T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Delaware County Historical Society Meeker Homestead Museum

Schedule

Sun Sep 06 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Delaware County Historical Society Meeker Homestead Museum | Delaware, OH

The Barn at Stratford historically stabled draft horses. Join us to make articulated paper horse puppets and play a game of horseshoes.
About this Event

Did you know that the Barn at Stratford stabled many draft horses - Belgians, Percherons, and Clydesdales - throughout the 19th and 20th centuries? As we prepare for the annual Delaware Horse Parade and Brown Jug Horse Race at the Delaware County Fair, we’ll create our own articulated paper horse puppets, similar to popular 1800’s moving paper toys. Try your skill with a lawn game of horseshoes. Fun Fact: Horseshoe pitching was a favorite sport of both President Truman and George H. W. Bush.

This is a free event, but donations are always appreciated as they help with our museum operating costs. If you sign up, but your plans change, please let us know at [email protected]. This will free up a space for another participant and allow the program presenters to prepare the proper amount of materials.

Tours and Make & Take at Meeker

Meeker Homestead

2690 Stratford Road

Delaware, OH 43015

Tours & Horseshoe games at Millworker

Millworker Cottage

2571 Stratford Road

Delaware, Oh 43015

Parking is available at the Barn at Stratford. Please cross Stratford Road at the crosswalk for your safety.