RCGS Speaker Series

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RCGS Speaker Series

October 11, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Free

Enjoy a presentation on Goosetown by Kevin Coleman.

In a slide show for the Ross County Genealogical Society, learn about many aspects of Chillicothe’s working class German neighborhood named after the residents’ floating livestock.  You’ll see and hear about workers’ cottages with scherenschnitte attic vents, a Romanesque farmer’s castle…canal and railroad superhighways, Camp Bull and Camp Sherman, a carriage factory and an 1890s scandal-sheet newspaper…Worthington’s Addition and Franklinton Pike…Limestone Road, Wharf Street, Angle Alley, Camp Sherman Road…and more!

Then, enjoy a follow-up walking tour of Goosetown by Kevin 2pm Sunday, October 23rd.  Tickets are available through the Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau; see separate news release.

Details

Date:
October 11, 2016
Time:
7:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Ross County Genealogical Society
303 S. Paint Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601 United States
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Phone
740-773-2715
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