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October 7, 2022

Finding Your Roots: Explore the History of Ross County with Beverly Gray

Join local historian Beverly Gray on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 12pm for a talk about genealogy. Explore more about the history of Ross County as well as how to discover more about your family history. Admission is free and for more information please visit our website at adenamansion.com, email [email protected], or call (740)-772-1500.

October 7, 2022

Old Capitol Brewing Lecture

Have you ever wondered how the brewing process works or Chillicothe’s brewing history? Join us Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 11 a.m. for an event with Old Capitol Brewing. Learn the process of brewing as well as its history in the Chillicothe area. Admission is free and for more information please visit our website at […]

October 7, 2022

Grave Matters: Explore the Final Resting Place of the Worthington Family with Mary Anne Brown

Although Thomas and Eleanor Worthington raised their ten children at Adena, only five of these children are buried here in Ross County. Join Mary Anne Brown, Worthington family historian, for a verbal tour of the final resting places of all ten of the children, some far from the Adena home of their youth. Admission is […]

October 7, 2022

Faces Turned Away from Heaven: A Strange Case of Deviant Burial in Antebellum Ohio

Included with museum admission. In 2010, the cultural resource management firm Gray & Pape made an unusual discovery: while excavating the former Episcopal Burying Ground (1818-1858) in Washington Park in Cincinnati, they uncovered the remains of a small child, buried face-down with a dozen, long, iron nails driven through the sides of her coffin. What […]

October 5, 2022

Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes

After a two year absence, this popular tour of Sandusky homes and museums decked for the holidays has returned! The tours will be held Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day. The tour will include a number of homes as well as the Cooke-Dorn House Historic Site […]

October 3, 2022

Wilderness Skills

Learn about techniques of hunting, fishing, tanning and trapping! During this presentation, information will be given on how to set traps, tan hides, and make jerky among other skills to live in the natural world. You’re encouraged to dress appropriately for possible changing Ohio weather as we will be outdoors. This program is ongoing throughout […]

September 30, 2022

Curator Talk: Researching and Preserving Ohio’s Cemeteries

Included with museum admission. Cemeteries are fascinating places full of history and Ohio has over 14,630 of them! ‘Researching and Preserving Ohio’s Cemeteries’ will discuss how cemeteries are defined in state regulation and how to better understand laws around cemeteries in Ohio. It will also discuss how you can research cemeteries in your community, using […]

September 29, 2022

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a 7 - day celebration that honors community, family and heritage of African American culture and African traditions. Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili word that means “first harvest” and is based on the principles of Nguzo Saba. Ohio History Connection and TAWI Family Village will present two evenings of Kwanzaa that will feature […]

September 20, 2022

Hike with a Naturalist

Join us as we celebrate biodiversity with Resources Specialist Robert Waybright as we hike the Ohio Brush Creek Trail. Starting behind the Serpent Mound Visitor Center, we’ll learn about natural cycles and naturally occurring concepts relating to the end of the season such as: race, symbiosis, and aging. Difficulty: Moderate. Hikes will last one hour […]

September 16, 2022

Holiday Dinner

Join us at our new Holiday Dinner location on the second-floor plaza at the Ohio History Center for a delicious multi-course plated meal.