Event Archives - Ohio History Connection

June 25, 2025

Historic Holidays Outdoor Winter Festival

Join us for a rare trip inside Fort Meigs in the winter months. Guests explore how the holidays were celebrated in early America and during the War of 1812. Enjoy many hands-on activities for all ages, decor and seasonal historic music. Other features include bonfires, bake ovens, storytelling, a toy-making wood shop, hot cider and […]

June 25, 2025

Boo in the Bog!

Boo in the Bog is a family-friendly event where visitors are provided a guided tour of the boardwalk at night! Jack-o'-lanterns will light the boardwalk, and there will be stations along the way where our volunteers share stories about wildlife. Inside, there will be food options, face painting, and crafts. We will also have a […]

June 24, 2025

Ohio Cup 2025

Cheer more than two dozen teams from across the nation competing by 19th-century rules for vintage base ball’s Ohio Cup. Enjoy special activities for kids, including old-time games and sports, and try your hand at 1860s base ball with our own Ohio Village Muffins! This event is free and open to the public. For team […]

June 24, 2025

AppleFest

Join our 4th Annual AppleFest, a day of history, culture and fall harvest fun for all ages! Enjoy live music, craft demonstrations, seasonal refreshments, walking tours and family-friendly activities in a celebration of the season.

June 24, 2025

Shaker Soirée: Gala in the Grove

Join us for the 4th Annual Shaker Soirée: Gala in the Grove! Enjoy live music, seasonal food and signature drinks among our historic apple trees while supporting the Shaker Historical Society’s mission to preserve and share the rich history of Shaker Heights.

June 24, 2025

Fort Laurens Annual Workshop

Learn everything you need to know about cooking outdoors at our annual workshop, presented by experts from the Midwest Native Skills Institute. The workshop will have limited spaces available. For more information, contact Fort Laurens at 330.874.2059 or visit our website at fortlaurensmuseum.org.

June 23, 2025

More than Pipes: Reflections from the Squier & Davis Collection at the British Museum

In March 2025, Dr. Laura Murphy spent two weeks working in the British Museum’s collections facility in London, England, where over 2,000 artifacts from the Squier and Davis collection are housed. She had the opportunity to view and describe a majority of these items in storage that consist of a variety of Hopewell cultural materials […]

June 23, 2025

Garrison Ghostwalk

This is a storytelling event embracing how people entertained each other over the dark nights after the harvest long ago in the frontier. Guests are guided through the fort by candlelight to five campfires, each featuring a gripping tale of the mysterious energy still found at Fort Meigs.

June 23, 2025

Maximum Northern Moonrise Alignment Viewing

Every 18.6 years, the moon completes its cycle and reaches its northern most rising point. This year is the year the cycle reaches its end—come see the Northernmost rising point alignment built into the 2,000-year-olds earthworks her at Fort Ancient, marking end of the current lunar cycle. Moonrise will take place about 10:18pm; we expect […]

June 22, 2025

Garrison Ghostwalk

Guided by eerie lantern light, guests are led to five campfires in dark nooks of the fort. Here you'll be met by the evening's storytellers who will relay the strange and unusual tales of the fort's twisted past. A great way to experience the season of the harvest and the darkness of our dead.