A window into the past of Powell and Liberty Township
Program Schedule
Date
June 16, 2025, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
Walking Tour of the Powell Cemetery
Presenter
Sherry Carmichael
Summary
Sherry Carmichael, a 6th Powell resident, will lead us through the Powell Cemetery, highlighting graves of many Powell residents who played significant roles in the development of Powell.
Reservations are required this event. Reservations will open at 8:00 AM on June 2, 2025, and will remain open until the tour is full. Reservations may be accessed via a link on the home page of the website, www.powellhistory.org. The tour will start promptly at 7:00 PM from the Martin-Perry House, 103 East Olentangy Street which is directly across from the Grace Drive intersection at E. Olentangy St..
Sherry Carmichael will once again lead us on a walking tour of downtown Powell. Highlighted will be many historic buildings, interesting anecdotes, and Sherry's personal remembrances of growing up in "old Powell" in the 1950s and '60s.
We will leave promptly at 7:00 PM from the Martin Perry House, 103 East Olentangy Street, located on Powell Road (Rt. 750) at Grace Drive.
Reservations are required. Reservations will open at 8:00 AM on July 7, 2025 and can be made via a link that will appear on the home page of the website, www.powellhistory.org, at that time.
Sherry Carmichael will once again lead us on a walking tour of downtown Powell. Many historic buildings will be highlighted along with interesting anecdotes about the area, and Sherry's personal remembrances of growing up in "old Powell" in the 1950s and '60s.
We will leave promptly at 7:00 PM from the Martin Perry House, 103 East Olentangy Street, located on Powell Road (Rt. 750) at Grace Drive.
Reservations are required. Reservations will open at 8:00 AM on June beginning August 4, 2025, and can be made via a link that will appear on the home page of this website at that time.
Larry Coolidge is a long-time resident of Powell, passionate supporter of Powell’s history and heritage, PLHS board member and much more. Larry has been present for Powell and Liberty Township’s rapid growth and has known many of the leaders and everyday citizens who made the area what it is today. He has a bottomless store of entertaining and insightful anecdotes about the place, its people, and how we got where we are today. His license plate number is 43065 – he is Mr. Powell.