Pioneer Village Timeline

Date

Event
April 1973
 Formation of Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village
July 16, 1973
 Incorporated as a non-profit organization
August 14, 1973
 First Election of Board of Trustees
April 27, 1974
 Smoke House moved to the Village
January 1975
 Five additional acres are leased to add to the Village
January 1975
 Dismanteling of Furnas House commences
November 1975
 Relocation of the Friends Meeting House begins
May 1976
 Friends Meeting House set in its current location
January 1979
 Sewer lines placed across the village
May 1979
 Passing of Larry Riddle - one of the founding members of the Village
June 1979
 First Annual Music Festival
March 1980
First year tapping trees for Maple Syrup
June 1980
 Fence around the Common green area completed
June 1980
 Herb Shed built
September 1981
 Githens House added to the Village
September 1981
 Meeting House shed added to the Village
January 1982
 Passing of DeWitt Plecker - Original Charter Member of the Village
February 1982
 Addition of the land which the Bullskin Inn stands on
April 1982
 Passing of Eleanor Plecker - Original Charter Member of the Village
June 1982
 Meeting House sign installed in front of the Meeting House
June 1982
 Collett Cabin donated to the Village
July 1982
 Pioneer Village sign erected on Oregonia Road
August 1982
 Maintenance Shed built
September 1982
 Outdoor bake oven construction completed
March 1983
 Village received the organ and upright piano for the Meeting House
May 1983
 10th Anniversary of the Village
July 1983
 Collett House starts to go up
December 1983
 Passing of Bob Head - Village Member
July 1984
 Samantha the Sheep moves into the Village
August 1984
 Heighway Cabin moved to the Village
November 1984
 Passing of Eleanor Hatton - Charter Member of the Village
December 1984
 Wright House moved to the Village (back half of the General Store)
December 1984
 Blacksmith Shop completed
July 1985
 Hardaker Barn given to the Village
April 1986
 First ewe (April) born at the Village (born to Samantha)
November 1986
 Passing of Will Smith - Charter Member of the Village
March 1987
 Maybell the sheep is born
September 1987
 Passing of Eli Lukens - Charter Member of the Village
November 1987
 Village gets scales for weighing Tractors
April 1988
 Passing of Phyllis Hollingsworth - Benefactor of the Meeting House
April 1988
 Blacksmith Shop gets Hearth
April 1988
 15th Anniversary of the Village
May 1988
 Geese added to the Village (Spot and Little Bit)
June 1988
 Blacksmith Shop gets Chimney
July 1988
 Addition to General Store completed
June 1989
 Passing of Homer Marsh - Charter Member of the Village
September 1989
 Zoar Building started
October 1990
 Building of the Restrooms Complete
July 1997
 Passing of Village Member Katherine Smart
December 1997
 Passing of Max Bailey
April 1998
 Passing of Ben F. King - Charter Member of the Village
September 1998
 First Annual Celtic Festival
May 2018
 Passing of Randy Conover - School Master for many years
January 2020
 Passing of Linda Lee - One of the original members