Calendar of Events

2008 Calendar of Events

Sunday, May 18 Spring Open House

Depot Dedication

Come and see what is new at the Williams County Historical Society. Attend the Dedication Ceremony of our Railroad Depot.

Sunday, June 1-Thursday, June 26 Wms. Co. Artisan Show

View the blown glass work of William McKinney IV of West Unity.

Meet the Artist on Thursday, June 12 from 5-7 pm.

Thursday, June 26 Old Fashioned School Day

Step Back into the year 1910 and attend a one room school house for the day. Bring your lunch pail and wear your dress or knickers. Fun for ages 8 and up registration required. Please no large groups.

10:30am to 1:30 pm.

Saturday, July 26 Night at the Museum

See what life is really like in the Williams County Museum after dark. Visitors will take a unique flashlight tour of the museum and historic structures and interact with living history characters from different time periods.

7 pm to 11pm.

Sunday, August 3 Hay Jay School Tour

Experience the history of a one-room schoolhouse complete with puncheon desks and McGuffery Readers. Old-Fashioned games for kids and the young at heart.

Sunday, August 17 Discovery Days

Hear the history of a treasured Williams County artifact and its impact on early Williams County life. Tom Turnbull, Funeral Director of Oberlin-Ford Funeral Home will present a lecture on early mortuary history and the equipment used The program will also be highlighting the Oberlin-Ford horse drawn hearse. Lecture begins at 2pm.

Sunday, September 21 French Cemetery Tour - Springfield Township

Tour the oldest cemetery in Springfield Township and learn about the history of the cemetery and tombstone art. Rain or shine.

Co-sponsors: Williams County Public Library, Bryan and Williams County Genealogical Society.

Sunday, October 5 Quaker Meeting House Tour

Walk into the only known Meeting House in Northwest Ohio and learn about the history of the Society of Friends in Williams County.

Saturday, October 25 Great Pumpkin Spectacular

Decorate a pumpkin in the scariest, silliest, cutest, or most unique fashion. The event will bring together everyone young at heart to tour the museum and view the pumpkins to be auctioned at 7pm. Public viewing will be Thursday and Friday 1-7 pm. This new fundraiser will benefit the WCHS Capital Fund.

Thursday, November 6 Annual Banquet Join us to honor our Volunteer of the Year and to recognize the County's Centennial Farms. Hosted at the Orchard Hills Country Club. 6 to 8:30 pm.

Program Location
Programs are held at the Williams County Historical Museum, or at the historical site indicated. All events are from 1 to 4 pm unless otherwise marked. Open to all.