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Past and Future Community Activities
2026
The 2026 Harlem Township Heritage calendar outlines a total of 40 scheduled events, showing a vibrant return to fully active community scheduling with only one cancellation. The schedule is dominated by recurring food and community marketplace events, most notably 14 Farmer's Market and Food Truck gatherings running weekly throughout the summer featuring various local vendors, alongside 1 Dine ‘N Donate fundraiser. Traditional community meals are also highly prevalent, including 4 Chicken Noodle Dinners, 2 Pancake Breakfasts (one of which was the year's lone cancellation in February), and 1 Chili Dinner night coupled with the history meeting. Organizational operations and business are sustained through 12 HTH Meetings held monthly on Thursdays. Finally, the calendar features a distinct lineup of 5 recreational and seasonal public events, which include the America 250 Kids Bike Rally, Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride, Harlem Township Day, the Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat, and the year-ending Winter in the Park celebration.
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2025
The Harlem Township Heritage calendar for 2025 featured a total of 36 scheduled events, which can be broken down into four distinct categories: 14 recurring Farmer's Markets and Food Trucks that run weekly throughout the summer, 11 monthly HTH planning meetings held on Thursdays, 7 community meals (consisting of four chicken noodle dinners, two pancake breakfasts, and a chili dinner night), and 4 seasonal festivals or outdoor events (including the Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride, Harlem Township Day, the Fall Festival, and Winter in the Park)
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2024
The 2024 Harlem Township Heritage calendar featured a total of 37 scheduled entries, which can be organized into four primary categories. The largest portion consisted of 16 Food Truck events operating as a recurring community gathering space on Thursday evenings from late May through early September. The administrative side of the organization accounted for 13 Organization Meetings (comprising 11 regular monthly HTH meetings, 1 rescheduled annual history meeting, and 1 canceled November session). Additionally, there were 5 Community Meals hosted at the Grange, which included three chicken noodle dinners and two pancake breakfasts. Finally, the year featured 3 Seasonal Festivals and Outdoor Recreation events, specifically the Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride in July, Harlem Township Heritage Day in August, and the Fall Festival / Trunk or Treat in October.
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2023
The Harlem Township Heritage Calendar featured a total of 56 events in 2023, which primarily fall into four distinct categories. The schedule was dominated by HTH Farmers Markets, which occurred 24 times throughout the spring, summer, and autumn months. Complementing the markets were 20 Food Truck events that brought various local vendors to the community. Additionally, the organization held 7 official HTH Meetings (including their regular sessions and the Annual History Meeting) to manage community logistics, and hosted 5 Community Festivals and Dinners, which included seasonal celebrations like Harlem Township Day, the Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat, Winter in the Park, a pancake breakfast, and community chicken noodle dinners.
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2022
In 2022, the Harlem Township Heritage calendar featured a total of 24 scheduled events, which can be broadly categorized into regular organizational meetings, community food-centric gatherings, seasonal public festivals, and distinct park maintenance or recreation activities. Specifically, HTH Meetings made up the vast majority of the calendar with 11 events held monthly throughout the year (excluding June's missing session or rescheduled variations). Food-related community gatherings accounted for 7 events, which included 3 "HTH Chicken Noodle Dinners," 3 individual "Food Truck" dates (including visits from Schmidt’s and 3 Flames BBQ), and a "Pancake Breakfast." The calendar also highlighted 3 community festivals—the "Harlem Township Heritage Day," the "Fall Festival," and "Winter in the Park"—alongside 3 distinct recreational and operational events, namely the "Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride," a designated day to "Setup lights in the park," and a "Drive thru food Truck" event.
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2021
In 2021, the Harlem Township Heritage calendar included 18 scheduled events, which can be grouped into organizational meetings, community food initiatives, public seasonal recreation, and park setup tasks. Organizational meetings made up the largest share with 11 total meeting events, consisting of 7 standard "HTH Meetings", 3 explicitly marked as "(Cancelled) HTH Meetings" early in the year, and 1 specific "HTH Historical Meeting". Food-focused community events followed with 4 events, featuring 2 "HTH Food Truck - 3 Flames BBQ" dates and 2 "HTH Chicken Noodle Dinners" hosted at New Direction Church. The remaining dates on the schedule included 2 public recreation events—the "Duncan's Run Bike Ride" and the "HTH Fall Festival"—and 1 operational task dedicated to having volunteers "Put up lights in the park."
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2020
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, many events were cancelled this year.In 2020, the Harlem Township Heritage calendar contained a total of 23 scheduled entries, a significant number of which were explicitly marked as cancelled. The entries can be organized into organizational meetings, community food-centric gatherings, public seasonal events, and specific event preparation tasks. Standard and operational HTH Meetings made up the bulk of the schedule with 12 total events, though only 3 held early in the year went on as planned while 9 consecutive meetings from April through December were explicitly designated as "(CANCELLED)". Food-related community gatherings accounted for 6 events, which included a successful February "Pancake Breakfast", a later "(CANCELLED) Pancake Breakfast", and 4 separate "(CANCELLED) Chicken Noodle Dinner" dates. The rest of the calendar was rounded out by 4 public recreation and festival events—all of which were marked as cancelled, including "(CANCELLED) Duncan’s Run Bicycle Patch Ride", "(CANCELLED) Harlem Township Days", "(CANCELLED) The Village Haunt - Trunk or Treat", and "(CANCELLED) Winter in the Park"—alongside 1 operational entry for "(CANCELLED) Bike Ride Prep".
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2019
4 Chicken Noodle dinners, 2 Pancake Breakfasts, Duncan’s Run Bicycle Patch Ride, Harlem Township Days, Trunks for Treats, Winter in the Park, successful dedication for an Ohio State Historic Marker honoring Revolutionary War veteran Richard W. Thompson.
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2018
3 Chicken Noodle dinners, 2 Spaghetti dinners, 3 Pancake Breakfasts, Duncan’s Run Bicycle Patch Ride, Harlem Township Days, Trunks for Treats, Winter in the Park, Antique Roadshow, remodeled kitchen at the Grange Hall, successful submission for an Ohio State Historic Marker honoring Revolutionary War veteran Richard W. Thompson.
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2017
4 Chicken Noodle Dinners, 3 pancake breakfasts - the November one honoring all veterans, July 4th float, Harlem Township Days, Winter in the Park, re-reading of Fancher-Maple Grove Cemeteries, acquired red barn for storage.
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2016
4 Chicken Noodle Dinners, 3 pancake breakfasts, treat at Sounders last day of school, July 4th float, Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride, electricity expansion in park installed, new roof put on the mower shed, Harlem Township Days, Winter in the Park.
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2015
4 Chicken Noodle Dinners, Pancake Breakfast, Antique Roadshow, New & Supplemental Stones for 4 Old Military Graves, Restorated 2 Rows of Hanover-Snipetown Cemetery, New Albany Founder's Day, Ice Cream for Students at Souders Elem Last Day of School, July 4th float, Duncan's Run Bicycle Ride, Underground Railroad Meeting, Park tree decorating, completed Harlem Schools Memorial, submitted application for grant for park electricity
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2014
5 Chicken Noodle Dinners, New Albany Founder's Day, Military Flagholders, July 4th Float, Duncan's Run Bicycle Ride, Ice Cream Social Honoring Volunteers, Harlem Township Days, Harlem Township Schools Historic Meeting, Tree Decorations in the Park, Carriage Rides, Began Help with 2 Boy Scout Eagle Projects
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2013
Harlem Township's Ohio Big Tree, 3 Children's Art Workshops, 5 Chicken Noodle Dinners, New Albany Founder's Day, Military Flagholders, Ice Cream for All Students at Souders Elem, July 4th Float, Duncan's Run Bic, Historic Marker Dedication Honoring First Settlers, Ghost Towns Meeting, Holiday Bazaar
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2012
Antique Roadshow, Chicken Noodle Dinners, July 4th Float, Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride, Military Flagholders, Repair and New stones of Some Cemetery Stones, Entrance Stones for Township Cemeteries, Children's Art Workshop, Presentation on Early Surveys, Pre-Holiday Movie, Arts and Crafts Bazaar
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2011
Chili Supper, Chicken Noodle Dinner, Handmade Easter Candy, Native American Artifact Identification, Antique Roadshow, Military Flagholders, Duncan's Run Bicycle Patch Ride, July 4th float, Harlem Township Days, Harlem Cemetery Clean-up, Township Specific Historical Meeting, Carriage Rides
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2010
Antique Roadshow, Ham and Bean Supper, Native American Presentation, Native American Artifact Identification Day, Trees Presentation, July 4th Float, Bicentennial Celebration, Big Tree Contest, Historic Cemetery Tour
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