Event Feature
FUN FALL WEEKEND EVENTS
AT OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY SITES
With Halloween just around the corner, there's a lot brewing at Ohio Historical Society sites. You can tour ancient earthworks, shop Colonial crafters, view old home movies, explore a bog at night, encounter the spookier side of an early Ohio fort, hear The Legend of Sleepy Hollow retold by the fire, and see the Headless Horseman. In the spirit of the season, here are some things you can do in coming weeks:
Wait Until Dark
Take a night hike through Cedar Bog near Urbana this Friday, Oct. 16, or Saturday, Oct. 17, during Boo in the Bog. Discover nocturnal animals at stations along the boardwalk, with a little (non-scary) "boo" factor thrown in! Storytelling, face painting, activities and fun for all. Call 800.860.0147.
Watch a Scary Movie
Brush the cobwebs off your old 8mm or 16mm home movies and bring them to Home Movie Day at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus this Saturday, Oct. 17, where we'll screen them for you and offer advice on how best to preserve them. Call 800.686.6124.
Whistle Past the Graveyard
Meet (or avoid) the gravedigger at Ohio Village in Columbus Oct. 17 or 24, during All Hallow's Eve, a 19th-century-style Halloween celebration with a Museum of Oddities, children's activities, fortune telling, a fireside retelling of Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow and an appearance by the infamous Headless Horseman. Call 800.686.6124.
Check Out the Costumes
Traders, artisans, performers and re-enactors dressed in 18th century style will depict the period 1750-1789 at this weekend's Colonial Trade Fair Oct. 17-18 at Schoenbrunn Village in New Philadelphia, with food and traditional crafts for sale. Visit www.schoenbrunnvillagefair.org or call 877.278.8020.
Thrill to the Mystery
The mystery of Newark's 2,000-year-old earthworks, that is, during the quarterly Octagon Earthworks Open House Sunday, Oct. 18. Or, go one better and attend Newark Earthworks Day Saturday, Oct. 17, where you'll hear speakers on the theme of pilgrimage in Native American cultures and Newark Earthworks as a place of pilgrimage across the centuries.
Call 740.364.9584 or visit www.newark.osu.edu.
See Dead People
Best-known for short stories that reflect the influence of Edgar Allan Poe, Ohio-born columnist, satirist, essayist and novelist Ambrose Bierce – who disappeared without a trace around 1914 – reappears at the Ohio Historical Center Oct. 22 and 29, portrayed by Mike Follin for Echoes in Time Theatre. Call 800.686.6124.
Frequent an Old Haunt
See the spookier side of Perrysburg's Fort Meigs with your War of 1812 guide during Garrison Ghost Walk on the evenings of Oct. 23–24 and 30–31. The whole family will enjoy tales of the past, and while the ghosts aren't real, the fun certainly is. Call 800.283.8916.
Yell "Trick-or-Treat!"
Kids age 14 and under can come in costume and trick-or-treat their way through the home of the 29th president during Kids' Trick-or-Treat at the Harding Home in Marion, Saturday, Oct. 31, from 2–4 p.m. Enjoy traditional fall games and activities on the lawn or warm up with hot apple cider in the gift shop. Call 800.600.6894.
Visit Your Mummy
Looking for something fun to do on Sunday, Nov. 1? Take an Uncommon Ohio gallery tour at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus and find out what's so special about the Buckeye State. The tours highlight Ohio objects that are odd, curious, special, peculiar, rare and puzzling. Call 800.686.6124.
Get a Clue
Register now for the Nov. 7 premier of Mayhem and Mystery in the Museum, a new interactive dinner theatre presentation in the style of an Agatha Christie novel. Guests attend an elegant evening at which the chief curator unveils the recently-discovered necklace of the Mummy Princess, said to have mysterious powers! Each participant receives an identity for the evening and becomes part of the story. Are the guests seated next to you who they say they are? Find out as you scour the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus for clues. For reservations, call 800.686.1541.
