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May 5, 2022

Learn Lace: Beginning Tatting Workshop

Enjoy an afternoon exploring fiber arts that would have been familiar to the Beecher women. Beginners welcome–bring a friend! Tatting is a knotted lace made using a shuttle or needle. Currently tatting is experiencing a period of technical and artistic innovation. It is a portable craft that uses generally inexpensive tools and material and is […]

May 2, 2022

Hopewell People Were Rock Stars! Lecture #3 – Objects: Bear Teeth (Grizzly); Ivory (Mastodon); Pearls (freshwater); Shark Teeth (Megalodon); Shells (whelks/conchs)

This series of lectures will provide specific information on the geological points of origin of 18 unique raw materials and objects as well as provide examples of the raw material from which the Hopewell artisans created the beautiful artifacts, decorations, tools, vessels, decorations and weapons. The lectures will highlight the geological abilities of the Native […]

May 2, 2022

Prairie in Bloom Nature Discovery Hike

During the middle of the summer, there are many things that can catch your attention if you know what to look for. Fort Ancient volunteer and Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Rick Hoffman as well as other naturalists, will walk participants through the prairie and woods to learn about the plants, bugs, and wildlife around Fort […]

May 2, 2022

Hopewell People Were Rock Stars! Lecture #2 – Rocks: Clay; Flint; Granite/Gneiss; Obsidian; Pipestone, Slate, Soapstone/Steatite

April 27, 2022

Geology of Ohio Hopewell Artifacts – Lecture #1 Minerals

This is the first in a series of three separate lectures, each one highlighting different geologic origins and provenance of the exotic Hopewell artifacts associated with Ohio’s Middle Woodland era earthworks (including Fort Ancient). The Ohio Hopewell culture is characterized by the acquisition of exotic raw materials, and to a lesser extent, exotic objects such […]

April 27, 2022

Ohio Village Opening Day-Carnival

Join us as we open Ohio Village for the summer. Bring the entire family and experience a day at a Victorian Carnival!

April 26, 2022

Getting to the Root of the Matter

This is an informative study of medicinal plants used by American Indians around Ft. Ancient. As we revitalize our medicinal garden this year with new and different species, we’ll explore the vast knowledge of American Indian peoples in regards to how plants help humans. Did you know that Red Willow has the same natural compounds […]

April 25, 2022

Spiegel Grove Squires home game July 10, 2022

1 p.m. vs. the Eastwood Iron Horses on the lawn behind the Hayes Home. Admission is free. The Spiegel Grove Squires are the vintage base ball team at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. The Squires bring to life base ball in the 1860s, when the sport – spelled with two words at the time […]

April 25, 2022

Spiegel Grove Squires home game June 12, 2022

1 p.m. vs. local celebrities on the lawn behind the Hayes Home. Admission is free. The Spiegel Grove Squires are the vintage base ball team at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. The Squires bring to life base ball in the 1860s, when the sport – spelled with two words at the time – became […]

April 22, 2022

Book Talk: Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond

Included with general museum admission, registration required. Are you curious about Ohio’s changing cultural landscape? Have you ever wanted to know about the early people that inhabited the region we now call the Buckeye State? Join us for a special talk about Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond, a new book published by Ohio University […]