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July 13, 2022

Open Doors: Missing History of Massillon Artist Talk with Amber N. Ford

Join the Massillon Museum on Wednesday, September 14, from 6:30 to 7:30pm via Zoom for a free Artist Talk with photographer Amber N. Ford. Ford is an artist and freelance photographer based in Cleveland, Ohio. She holds a BFA in Photography from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Her work explores Blackness, identity, and culture, while […]

July 13, 2022

Open Doors: Missing History of Massillon Community Dinner

Join the Massillon Museum on Sunday, September 18, from 4:00 to 6:00pm for a free meal reminiscent of after-church dinners, followed by a panel discussion with community members. This program coincides with the Missing History of Massillon: Unheard African American Stories exhibition. The exhibition features oral histories, archives, photographs, and artifacts celebrating the rich narrative […]

July 8, 2022

Open Doors: Welcome to our Miamisburg History Center

The Miamisburg History Center has thousands of artifacts and memorabilia in our large exhibit spaces. We also have census records, photographs, documents, and maps to help you with any research project you may have.

June 21, 2022

Open Doors: Vinton County Historical and Genealogical Society Open House

Visit and tour our post-Civil War house museum furnished with early to mid 1900s furnishings and the annex with an agricultural tools collection. Enjoy refreshments with our volunteers, browse our family histories collection, and share your own family histories, photos, mementoes or memories to add to the historical record of Vinton County people and communities.

May 10, 2022

Open Doors: Clemons Cemetery Tour

This tour takes place on the grounds of Clemons Cemetery and will educate each participant about Clemons Cemetery, its interred, and cemetery restoration and preservation. By joining us on this tour, you will learn a great deal about the history of Marblehead. You will also gain an understanding of the restoration projects that have taken […]

May 10, 2022

Open Doors: Western Columbiana County Historical Society Museum Open House

Come visit our museum for a special open house! The museum is located across the street from Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church and has artifacts and documents from the townships in the western part of Columbiana County (Knox, West, Butler, Hanover). Our special event will have live music, light refreshments and a special exhibit highlighting […]

May 9, 2022

Open Doors: Watt Center Open House

The Watt Center is located in a historic building that once served as the office for the Watt Car and Wheel Co., at one time the world’s largest manufacturer of mine cars and mining equipment. It now serves as a local history museum and archive focused on Barnesville and the western half of Belmont County. […]