On April 7, 1788, an unusual river craft, the “Adventure Galley” coasted through the early morning mist and landed at … More
Category: museums
The First Siege of Fort Meigs- 1813.
Fort Meigs is quite pleasing for the Ohio history buff. Located in Perrysburg, it is a museum and a re-created … More
Greenville – Treaty and Personalities.
One day I was out in rural Ohio driving the backroads as I like to do, and I came across … More
Jonathan Alder and the Madison County Historical Society.
Foster Chapel Cemetery Jonathan Alder Madison County Historical Society It was May 2020 and the spring migration season was going … More
Ohio’s Oldest Existing Settlement and Greatest Frontier Infamy.
Gnadenhutten It’s pronounced ‘NAYD-uhn-huh-ten’. I had it right from a villager, and that’s the final word on that. As for … More
Ohio’s Only Revolutionary War Fort.
Fort Laurens was built in the Ohio wilderness in an attempt to bring the war to the British at Fort Detroit- but it didn’t work out that way.
Wapakoneta and the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
Two weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing- what an amazing achievement! I remember that night … More
Zanesville and the National Road Museum.
A couple months ago I was spring birding and made a stop in Zanesville Ohio, 50 miles east of Columbus. … More
East Harbor, Marblehead Lighthouse and the Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum.
East Harbor State Park Marblehead Lighthouse State Park Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum Last month, I shared photos from the first … More
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