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April 8, 2026

The Inborn Brilliance of Spiders

Dr. Richard Bradley, author of Common Spiders of North America, is hosting a spider program in the evening at Cedar Bog on Saturday, August 8th, at 7 p.m. Learn about the wonderful world of spiders, then take a walk on the boardwalk at night to see what’s crawling! Event included with admission.

April 7, 2026

Beyond the Battlefield: Native Days

Experience hands-on Native American cultural activities with interpreters from the Wyandotte Nation and Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Held at the Fort Recovery Elementary/Middle School. Fort Recovery Museum also open free of charge with guided battlefield tours throughout the day.

April 7, 2026

Charleville- How French Infantry Muskets became the Standard Weapon of the US Army

Curator Zachary Distel will present on the Fort Recovery Historical Society’s large collection of Charleville musket parts retrieved from the surrounding battlefield. Distel is the Curator and Director of Collections at the Sons of the American Revolution in Louisville Kentucky. There will be guided Battlefield tours at Noon and 2:30 p.m. Charleville presentations are at […]

April 1, 2026

Fall Lantern Tours

Join us the evenings of September 11 & 12 and experience Schoenbrunn Village by lantern, following a path of luminarias as you discover what life was like in the 18th century within this Moravian community on the cusp of the American Revolution. This year’s Lantern Tours will feature a special theme celebrating Ohio’s vital role […]

April 1, 2026

Schoenbrunn Village: Ohio’s 250th Celebration & Homecoming Picnic

Join Schoenbrunn Village and several local Moravian churches in celebrating Ohio’s role in the founding of the United States of America! We invite everyone to bring their own lunches and enjoy a relaxing community picnic on the lower level directly across Delaware Drive, within walking distance of the village. While you picnic, take part in […]

March 30, 2026

Pasting and Preserving Ohio History Through Scrapbooks

Discover how Ohioans have used scrapbooks to preserve their everyday memories and make meaning of historical events. In this program, Ohio History Connection Interpretation and Content Specialist. Wendy Korwin will introduce you to unique scrapbooks from the Ohio History Connection’s archives. Through these examples, explore the history of scrapbooking and discuss some of the challenges […]

March 27, 2026

A Walk Through Time: A History of Cedar Bog

Join Preserve Manager, Madison Sheppard, and Preserve Assistant, Diana Boggs, in a Walk Through Time! Visit us at the Nature Center on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at 10 a.m. to learn about Cedar Bog throughout the ages.

March 27, 2026

Discovering History: Frugal Frontier Living with Ryan Holter

“Frugal Frontier Living: Scarcity, Waste, and the First Recycling Revolution” This immersive museum program uses Marietta’s 1788 frontier history to demonstrate how early settlers lived with minimal waste, contrasted with modern landfill systems and long-term material impact. Ryan Holter is a Marietta resident teacher, and volunteer presenting with a shared passion in local history and […]

March 27, 2026

The Inborn Brilliance of Spiders

Dr. Richard Bradley, author of Common Spiders of North America, is joining us again this year, but this time in the evening! Dr. Bradley’s presentation will be held in our nature center on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, at 7 p.m. After the presentation concludes, we will take our knowledge and flashlights out on the boardwalk […]

March 26, 2026

Fort Laurens Speaker Series: Patrick Pool

Patrick Pool, author of Black Patriots – Recovering a Lost History of the American Revolution, will discuss black patriots of the Revolutionary War. The Speaker Series is free and open to the public with free parking at Fort Laurens Museum.