Legacy Series

Educational Farm & Nature Preserve

3083 Liberty Road Delaware, Ohio 43015
740-363-2548

We are open to the public:
Monday - Friday,
9-5
Closed: Saturday, Sunday
and holidays

Getting to Stratford:

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A $2 per person or $5 per family donation is appreciated for those wishing to spend time at Stratford.

legacy series

An ongoing series of articles recounting the history of the Stratford Ecological Center and the Warner family.

Part 11: Stratford Start- up in the midst of Sorrow

gale "Gale’s family, with her input, decided to rename the project “The Stratford Ecological Center” (SEC), to honor the small Village of Stratford and the family history associated with the Village. Since the proposed goals emphasized the relationship between living things and their environment (the definition of ecology), Gale had proposed the word “ecological.” The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the State of Ohio in October 1990, and Stratford was on its way! The very first Board of Directors consisted of Warner family members: parents Jack and Louise Warner, and their children David and Gale. The IRS application for tax-exempt status was soon submitted, and the coveted letter declaring SEC a bona-fide 501(c)(3) organization was received in March 1991. Jeff Dickinson, who had been accepted into a PhD program at OSU, was tapped to oversee converting the rutted muddy lane into a gravel driveway. ..."