Tour two canal-era buildings to celebrate the anniversary of the superhighway of commerce and culture in Chillicothe on Sunday, October 17th, 2021. Visit renovated canal warehouses built in 1852 on West Water Street with Kevin Coleman: Dard Hunter Studios, and Old Town Fabric Shop. The sturdy buildings have seen varied uses over the years, and […]
Join Kevin Coleman for a visit to the third-floor 1874 meeting hall of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with a delicious finish at Old Capitol Brewing...and possibly more, on Sunday, October 24th, 2021. If September's "Ghost Walk" was not enough for you or you missed it, I'm offering a dusk tour of another curious […]
At the culmination of the Halloween season, I will infotain notions of Blood Alley - both the one beside the Majestic, and the one behind (long story). On and along the alleys and beyond we will walk past stories of the haunted Majestic Theatre, medieval half-timbering, two vaults under Masonic Alley, Camp Sherman deaths, the […]
Two walking tours of Grandview Cemetery's funerary architecture, history, and natural aspects on and after November 11th. If you missed my spring tours of Chillicothe's scenic landmark burial ground, join me for two opportunities for my guided tour of it this fall - with a nod to those buried there - 11am/12 noon Thursday, November 11th, […]
Join Kevin Coleman March 26th and 27th, 2022, for a visit to the Pump House Center for the Arts and a short walk along the floodwall to learn about the Great Flood of 1913, what caused it, why it has never repeated, and how it affected Chillicothe. Also learn about other major floods from 1817 […]
One hundred seventy years ago this April 1st, more than a quarter of Chillicothe burned in the worst disaster to befall the thriving canal town. Join local guide Kevin Coleman in a walking tour of part of the "burned district" to explore the architecture and history of the time of the "Great Fire of 1852" […]
The Hoggard Trail* in Ross County's Buzzard's Roost Preserve has both natural and historical scenery. Along with the native Spring Beauties, Trout Lilies, Wintergreen, and Pawpaw, are remnants of 200 years of human alterations: a public road, house ruins, mico-quarries, pine plantations, a graveyard...and daffodils, which do not originally plant themselves. Join me 2 to […]
Local historian and guide Kevin Coleman will give guidance on the graveyard that was there before the cemetery, the funerary architecture and symbolism in the monuments, the historic quarry at the rim, the history around the site, the geology of the location, and even what you see in the grand views. Join me for my […]
Local historian and guide Kevin Coleman will give guidance on the graveyard that was there before the cemetery, the funerary architecture and symbolism in the monuments, the historic quarry at the rim, the history around the site, the geology of the location, and even what you see in the grand views. Join me for my […]
Join Tom Ortman in the herb garden on Sunday, July 17 at 2pm. Here you will learn how herbs are planted, learn how to take care of herbs, as well as learn about which herbs are best when cooking. Admission is free and for more information please call (740)-772-1500 or email info@adenamansion.com.
