Bicentennial committee members met again on Thursday, February 11, in preparation for the two day event which will celebrate the history of our township and the culture of our community.

The minutes of the committee meeting along with the events planned are available online. We encourage all of our township citizens to participate! Read the minutes...

An update on the events and primary issues dealth with thought this past year has been send to community members from the Harlem Board of Trustees. If you did not receive the newsletter in the mail and would like a copy, please email the webmaster.

Please join other community members for a Native American presentation to be given on Saturday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the firehouse community room. Vicki Tieche will be giving an historical background on the Native Americans who have lived in Harlem Township over the last 10,000 years.This presentation is part of the Bicentennial Committee fundraising efforts for the event to be held August 21-22, 2010. Donations will be accepted.

Also available at this event and all fundraising events will be 12 separate booklets offered for sale to the public for $3.00 per publication. Publications include: "Native Americans and Harlem Township," "Glimpses of Harlem Township in Native American Days," "Original Land Grants (Harlem Township)," "The First Ladies of Harlem Township," "The 200 Year Families," "Harlem Township in the Civil War," "Revolutionary War Veterans Buried in Harlem Township," "Harlem Township’s Role in the War of 1812," "Harlem Township and the War With Mexico," "Invasive Plants," "Trees and Big Trees," and "Children in the Wilderness."