UPDATE (2/6/18): Just one parlor wheel and 3 yarn winders left for sale! Disclaimer: The various spinning wheels and yarn winders on display and for sale have been reconstructed and donated by members Everett Rance, Bill Montgomery, and Barry Edstene to be sold to raise funds in support of the Henry County Historical Society. Some…
The workshop has been moved to SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, due to inclement weather! The times have not changed nor has the venue. This workshop will be well worth the wait! Also, we will have two different types of wheels for sale, parlor spinning wheels and a walking wheel, as well as yarn winders! Please be…
Drop by the Museum to pick up a copy of Larry Lockridge’s, book, Shade of the Raintree. Mr. Lockridge is the son of Ross Lockridge, Jr., author of Raintree County, published January 4, 1948. Shade of the Raintree tells the story of Ross Lockridge, Jr.’s, life and untimely death. We have both the centennial edition…
From all of us at Henry County Historical Society to all of you!
…a bright, peaceful, and prosperous New Year and a Very Merry Christmas! From the Board of Trustees, Staff, and Volunteers at the Henry County Historical Society
Come learn a Ewe-sful new skill at the Historical Society! The Historical Society is preparing for an exciting new program in January…we are pleased to announce that Pam Shull will be teaching a wool spinning workshop at our museum on January 13, 2018, from 1-4:30 p.m. Ms. Shull has served as an historic interpreter at…
Congratulations! Ms. Diane Wendell was our final end-of-year door prize winner for 2017. Our final puzzle pictures for December all came from our Henry County schools collection, which will be our 2018 exhibit, Henry County Schools, Then and Now. Anyone who guessed at the puzzle pictures *or* liked them on Facebook or on our website…
In recent years, no one person has done as much for Henry County genealogy/family history than Ulysses “Bud” Bush. Bud saved old courthouse ledgers full of early county history and brought them to the Museum for safekeeping. He then transcribed the hard-to-read handwriting, typing it up and binding it into books or publishing it on…
Our Christmas Open House was Sunday, December 10, and what a day it was! General Grose’s mansion was filled with the lovely voices of the Raintree Children’s Choir directed by Mrs. Judy Hubbard and assisted by her husband, Bill. Wonderful entertainment! While some enjoyed holiday refreshments and others took brief tours, Mrs. Penny Sitler played…
Day #1: Bell from the Ellenbarger School in New Lisbon. Donated by Colleen Arcoine in 1957. Day #2: Window weight from “The Castle,” donated by Fred Mann. Day #3: Graduating class of 1876 (2nd from New Castle High School): Flora Bond, Wm. C. Bond, George Scott, Minnie Boor. Day #4: Pencil box of J.H. Lindsey,…
