Featured Events
Autumn's in the Air
Looking for something fall-ish to do? There's a bushel basket full of autumn events at Ohio Historical Society sites and related venues in coming weeks! From natural sites awash in fall color to places haunted by ghosts of autumns past, here's what's coming up.
Please note that there is a charge for some events, and some require advance registration.
At The Lodge, 129 E. Main St. in Lancaster
Friday, Sept. 28, through Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 • 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sherman House Museum Civil War Symposium
(Lancaster’s Square 13 Historic District, where the symposium will be held, is a fine fall destination, too!)
At Fairfield County District Library, 219 N. Broad St., Lancaster
Now through Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Ohio and the Civil War: 150 Years Later
At Our House in Gallipolis
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 • 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Founders Day
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 2-4 p.m.
Harvest Celebration
At Tallmadge Church in Tallmadge
Sundays Sept. 30 and Oct. 28, 2012 • 2-4 p.m.
Open House
At Campus Martius Museum in Marietta
Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 • Noon-1 p.m.
Brown Baggin’ Through History
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 2 p.m.
Friends of the Museums Fall Program: Pioneers of Lowell, Ohio
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 8 p.m.-Midnight
Chasing Spirits
At Holiday Inn of Worthington
Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Ohio Local History Alliance Conference
At the National Road/Zane Grey Museum, near Zanesville
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fall Festival
At Zoar Village in Zoar
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Beginning Blacksmithing
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Beginning Weaving
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 • 1 p.m.
Saturdays in Zoar Free Speaker Series
Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 • 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Harvest Home-School Day
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 6-8 p.m.
Zoar Dinner Series: Oktoberfest Dinner
Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 6-9 p.m.
Ghost Tours
At Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta
Saturdays Oct. 6 and Nov. 3, 2012 • 11:30 p.m.
Midnight Movie Series
Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Open on Columbus Day
At Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont
Now through Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013
Tales of Travel From the President’s Attic
Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hayes Civil War Reenactment
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Make-a-Book Class
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 • 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Genealogy Workshop: Using RootsMagic
At Fort Ancient, near Oregonia
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 9 a.m.
Morgan’s Little Miami Triathlon
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 • 2-4 p.m.
Fall Tour
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 2 p.m.
1860s Base Ball: Ohio Village Muffins vs. Cincinnati Red Stockings
At Fort Amanda, near Wapakoneta
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 1-4 p.m.
War of 1812 200th Anniversary Celebration
At Community Park, 2777 Springfield-Xenia Road, Springfield
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 2 p.m.
1860s Base Ball: Ohio Village Muffins vs. Champion City Reapers
At Shaker Historical Museum in Shaker Heights
Now through Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012
Celebrating Community Spirit: Shaker Heights 1955-1980
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 4 p.m.
A Woman of Courage and Compassion: Rev. Dr. Joan Campbell
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 • 4 p.m.
Time It Was: The Long Sixties and May 4, 1970
At the Medical Heritage Center, Prior Library, OSU, Columbus
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 • 4-5:30 p.m.
A Conestoga Program
A Story of Two Miracles:
The Impact of Insulin on Pregnant Women With Diabetes Mellitus
At Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 • Noon-5 p.m., Canal Trips 1 and 2:30 p.m.
Celebrate Fall at the Johnston Farm
At Newark Earthworks in Newark
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 • Site open daylight hours; tours noon-4 p.m.
Octagon Earthworks Open House
At the Harding Tomb in Marion
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 • 3 p.m.
Presidential Wreath-Laying Ceremony and Scout Pilgrimage
At Licking County Library, 101 W. Main St., Newark
Tuesday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
Ohio and the Civil War: 150 Years Later
At Kent State University at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia
Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 • 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Eighteenth-Century Log Cabin Symposium
At Cedar Bog Nature Preserve near Urbana
Friday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 7-9 p.m.
Boo in the Bog
At Fort Meigs in Perrysburg
Fridays Oct. 19 and 26 and Saturdays Oct. 20 and 27, 2012 • 7-9 p.m.
Garrison Ghost Walk
At Youngstown Historical Center in Youngstown
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 1-2:30 p.m.
Capturing Your Family’s Oral History
At Schoenbrunn Village in New Philadelphia
Saturday, Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Colonial Trade Fair
Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 8-10 p.m.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
At Wahkeena Nature Preserve, near Lancaster
Sundays October 21 and 28, 2012 • 1 p.m.
Autumn Discovery Walk
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Things That Go BUMP! in the Woods
At Fort Laurens, near Bolivar
Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
Tours every half hour from 5-9:30 p.m.
Trick or Treaty
At Buckeye Furnace, near Jackson
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 10 a.m.-Dusk
Buckeye Furnace Fall Festival
At the Universalist Church, Montgomery and Remington Roads, Montgomery
Thursday, Nov. 1, and Friday, Nov. 2
Seminar: Thursday, 7-9 p.m.
Consultations: Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. by appointment
Montgomery Building Doctor Clinic
Enjoy Many More Events in Coming Weeks at Ohio Historical Society Sites
There's so much more to see and do at Ohio Historical Society sites in coming weeks!
For more upcoming events, visit our online calendar.
For directions to Ohio Historical Society sites statewide, visit ohiohistory.org/places.
Most Ohio Historical Society sites are managed for us by local organizations. Though hours posted online at ohiohistory.org/places reflect the most current information we have, we encourage calling ahead before you travel, to confirm that the site you plan to visit will be open when you plan to be there. Find direct phone numbers near the bottom of each site page at ohiohistory.org/places.
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