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Olney Friends School company history timeline

1854

In 1854 there was a division in Ohio Yearly Meeting, the principal organizing body of Ohio Quaker Meeting groups, over doctrinal differences.

1874

Eventually the Ohio Supreme Court awarded the original school building to the "Gurney" group of Quakers in 1874.

1876

The other group, known as the "Wilburite" Quakers built a new school building at the present Barnesville location in 1876.

1910

In March 1910, Olney's main building was gutted by a fire that started in its belfry burned to the ground, leaving only the outer brick walls and the front porch.

Although the building had housed the classrooms, the student living quarters and the dining area, the class of 1910 remained through the year to graduate on time thanks to local families who opened their homes.

1998

In 1998 Ohio Yearly Meeting decided to end its governance of the school due to low enrollment and increasing financial burden.

2004

In late June 2004 an agreement for the purchase of the main campus property from Ohio Yearly Meeting was successfully negotiated, while the farm land continuing to be leased.

2015

In 2015 the school received its USDA Certificate, making it the United States's first USDA Certified Organic high school.

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