On September 28th we'll be having a gallery talk on historic coverlets with quilted textile expert Amy Korn. If you have a passion for coverlets, you're not going to want to miss this event! This Saturday Amy will lead two lectures at our gallery and discuss some of the treasures of the RCHS collection. The […]
Schmidt’s Day at the Ross County Heritage Center Cream Puffs and Coverlets Come join us for a day of German Heritage celebration on Friday September 20th at the Ross County Heritage Center from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The main attraction will be the food truck from Schmidt’s Sausage Haus of Columbus from which you […]
Ross County Historical Society Franklin House Open House Chillicothe, Ohio - September 14, 2024 - 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. We are pleased to announce that the Ross County Historical Society is having an Open House for the Franklin House Museum located at 80 S. Paint Street in Chillicothe, Ohio. We have partnered with Ohio […]
Author and native Ohioan Kathy Schulz will be reading from her new book, The Underground Railroad in Ohio. Kathy Schulz is a retired college librarian (Wittenberg University). A native of NE Ohio, she has deep roots in the state and degrees from three of its universities. She lived at two major Underground Railroad junctions and […]
The Ross County Historical Society, in conjunction with the Mound City Group of the Archaeological Society of Ohio (ASO) and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, will host its 7th annual Archaeology Day event on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 10am to 2pm, featuring more than 20 table top exhibits with a wide range of prehistoric […]
Special exhibit of original Ohio statehood documents including Thomas Worthington's personal draft of the 1802 Ohio Enabling Act. New exhibitions in the McKell Library and the McClintick House Museum. All other museum exhibits will also be open. Special living history presentations by Joseph Ogel's Company, Ohio County Virginia Militia at the Knoles Log House.
RESCHEDULED - Ross County Historical Society's 2023 Fall Lecture Series Program. "The Barn Builders, An Architectural Legacy in Ohio's Rural Landscape," by Tom O'Grady, Director of Outreach at the Southeastern Ohio History Center Thursday, December 21st at 6:30 p.m. Culture groups migrating from New England, Middle Atlantic states and from the South settled in various […]
Featuring our beautiful, one-of-a-kind Christmas tree decorated with hundreds of hand-cut paper ornaments by local artist Bonnie Grove; a charming Victorian Christmas parlor with late 19th & early 20th century holiday decorations and toys; and other exhibits including Toys from the Attic, and Chillicothe’s Model Railroad. The event will also present an opportunity to see […]
