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Local historian outlines yearlong Centerville 2026 program of reenactments, exhibits and community events

2723076 · March 21, 2025
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Longtime local historian Mary Margaret Goodwin presented a month‑by‑month plan to commemorate Centerville’s history in 2026, proposing reenactments, exhibits, children’s activities and a letter‑writing project tied to school curriculum and local businesses.

At the March 20 council meeting community historian Mary Margaret Goodwin outlined a detailed, month‑by‑month program of events proposed for 2026 to highlight Centerville’s local history. Her plan includes reenactments, a cemetery outdoor museum, business‑history displays, school curriculum integration, and an expanded Fourth‑of‑July commemoration.

Goodwin told the council she has spent decades documenting local history and presented examples she plans to include: a February reenactment…

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