Dublin Bicentennial

Dublin Bicentennial Public Artwork

Selection Committee Awards Commission to Brower Hatcher

At the Feb. 8, 2010 Dublin City Council meeting, Dublin Arts Council (DAC) Executive Director David S. Guion announced that the Dublin Bicentennial Public Art selection committee has chosen the recipient of the project’s $150,000 all-inclusive commission; artist Brower Hatcher, who works from Mid-Ocean Studio in Providence, R.I. More >

 

2010 Annual PROUD Writing Contest Winners

Parent Resource for Outstanding Dublin Students – PROUD – added Dublin Bicentennial to its categories for the writing contest, in which students in grades 4-8 competed for a $500 savings bond prize. The 2010 contest was sponsored in part by a City of Dublin’s Hotel/Motel tax grant.

4th grade
Winner - Ansley Deaton - Through the stereopticon
2nd place - Michael Lin - One community, endless possibilities

5th grade
Winner - Christie Grooms - A Remarkable Trip
2nd place - Nari Johnston - My Irish Heart Grow

6th grade
Winner - Sanjana Chidambaram - Dublin Blog
2nd place - Aishwarya Murali - A Step Back in Time

7th grade
Winner - Riley Steiner - Dublin's Pendant
2nd place  Emma Cary - Susan's Promised Land

8th grade
Winner - Grant Niedzweidski - Dublin Where Journeys End and Begin
2nd place - Alli Sobotka - Missing Mayor and the History Mystery

 

Dublin Storytellers

Growing Up in Dublin

This year-long series will recount the history of Dublin through the eyes of long-standing residents and community leaders. Each storyteller will offer fun and informative facts on Dublin’s progression over the last 200 years. The series will focus on various topics ranging from the development of the City’s government, schools and services to memories of Historic Dublin. Enjoy.

Dublin’s Journey

The City of Dublin is now offering Dublin’s Journey at a special price in recognition of the community’s 2010 bicentennial celebration

Get caught up on the last 200 years in Dublin, Ohio

Dublin’s Journey is an adventure that begins with the Sells family’s purchase of land in 1803 and continues through the development of the rural village that today is known as Historic Dublin. The spirits of Dublin’s past and the enthusiasm of its people today are recounted, from the days of taverns and dusty roads to modern corporate headquarters and interstate highways, from the early 1800s to the present.

Dublin’s Journey, a vivid, four-color coffee-table book chronicles the history of one of Central Ohio’s premier suburbs. The hardcover now sells for $20.10 in honor of the bicentennial. More »