Museum closed to the public effective Saturday, March 14

The museum remains closed. In the meantime, don't forget you can take our battlefield walking tour on-line at this link! Stay tuned to this page and Facebook page for more information on when the Fort Recovery Museum will re-open!

Out of care for the health of our visitors, volunteers, staff and community at large, Fort Recovery Museum will close to the public effective Saturday, March 14, 2020. As a part of the Ohio History Connection site system we will re-open according to their direction. Individuals who have registered for upcoming events will be contacted regarding the rescheduling or cancellation of these programs. 

Ball State Alumni Magazine features St. Clair's Defeat!

Check out the Ball State Alumni Magazine for our feature article!

Photo by: Samantha Strahan, Ball State University

One of a Kind Auction - Sunday, October 20, 5:00!

One of a Kind Auction - Tailgates and Touchdowns!
Sunday, October 20, 2019, 5:00 PM
Fort Recovery Elem/Middle School Auditeria
Delicious buffet – homemade appetizers & desserts

Tickets $10 at Kaup Pharmacy or from members of Historical Society or Project Recovery

Benefits historic sites in Fort Recovery!

View items at: Mays TV Window & FR Museum/Historical Society Facebook page
Credit Card Use Available at Auction

Silent Auction Items:

Rocker/Lawn Chair; Chair Side Table

FR Blanket & Yetti Cup

Fall Wreath; Bird House; OSU Basket

Quilts; Campfire Equipment

Collective Classic Cars

Lunches at Tin Cupboard; Haircuts-Thien Snipps

Cooking Salt Plate

Antique Feed Sack

Wooden Baking Set; Fresh Produce

Purple Afghan & Covered Hangers

Sunshine Basket & Whispering Prayer Bracelet

$150 Gift Cert. Wabash Communications

Beach Pkg.; Brain Booster Books

OSU Wall Hangings

Jeneration Fitness Pkg.

Just 4 Paws Grooming & Doggie Vacation Pkg.

Pavilion and Pool Party; Bowling Party

Kaup Pharmacy Gift Pkgs.

Wooden Bowl; Jams, Honey, Sausage & Baked Goods

Sharlette’s Chocolates

Antique Glassware

FRHS VIP Parking; Homemade Wine Pkg.

Presidential Pkg.

Coin Proof Sets; 18 Holes Golf w/Cart

McDonalds Pkg.; Baby Afghan, Doll, Doll Afghan

These items to be auctioned off:
Vacations/Outings:

• Destin Florida Condo & Mystic Dunes Florida Condo
• OSU Football & Basketball Club Level Tickets
• Dinner Party for 8 – Trusty Woods
• UD Basketball Tickets & Parking Pass
• Canoe Trip
• St. Anthony Dinner Theater
• Rossburg Acres Outing
• Cooper Farms Pkg.
• Indiana Beach Lakehouse
• Ohio State Fair Pkgs.

Misc. Items:

• Equity Dairy Milk Bottles, Pub Table
• Handcrafted Wooden Bench, Bowl, Vase
• Canvas Patio Print; 4 Decorative Patio Pots
• Vera Bradley Carry-on Luggage
• Battery Riding Tractor & Trailer – Hull Bros.
• 2 – 16” Pizzas/Month for a Year – Thobe’s Carryout
• Fort Blockhouse Framed Print
• Conceal Carry Pkg.; Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
• Foyer Table & Décor; Grill
• Wendel’s BBQ Meal for 25
• Pie a Month; Green’s Meats w/Cooler
• Bob VanTrees Painting; Tree
• DeWalt Screwdriver Kit and DeWalt Circular Saw
• 5 Step Lawn Program; Platform Swing
• Child’s Table & Chairs; Ulmer Dry Goods Picture
• Tailgate Pkg with Wayne Street Market Chicken
• Barbie & Ken Pkg.; Native American Portraits

 
Special Raffle Items:

• 14K Diamond Ring ($1190 Value)
• SS Marlin 22 Long Rifle
• Ruger 22 LR Wild Hog Rifle

 

Raffle Items:

• Nursery Rhyme Quilt;
• 12 Bigwheels & 12 Drumsticks-FR Dairy
• Native American Framed Puzzle
• Locker’s Gifts-$50 Gift Card
• Casey’s $50 Gift Card; Yetti Soup/Lunch Bowl
• $100 Cash; Christmas Feather Wreath
• $25 Gift Certificate – Sunshine Boutique
• El Camino Gift Card; Hot Head Burrito Coupons
• Celina Best Western-One Night Stay
• WalMart Gift Card; Greeks Pizzeria Gift Cards
• Casey’s $50 Gift Card; Briarwood Gift Basket
• C-Town Wings, Highmarks; Taco Bell
• Pizza Hut; Toy Tractor - Lefelds
• Bake Shoppe Gift Cert.; Bella’s Rest. Gift Basket
• Great Wall China Gift Cert., Buffalo Wild Wings
• Arbys Gift Cards; Antique Glassware
• 2 Cases of Vegetables; Mercer Health Gift Basket
• Fisher Meats Gift Cert.; Mariachi Gift Card
• $150 Gift Cert. Wabash Communication
• Kitchen Aid Gift Bag; JT’s Gift Cards
• Coffee Pot Gift Cert.; Westwood Car Wash
• 3-$25 Gift Cert.& Baked Item-Crafty Corner

Author John Winkler speaks on Sunday September 22 at 3:00 pm!

John Winkler – Peckuwe 1780 Sunday, Sept. 22, Museum Community Room, 3:00
Fort Recovery’s favorite author returns to tell the story of Peckuwe*!

As the Revolutionary War took place near the Atlantic, Native Americans and British rangers fought American settlers on the Ohio River frontier in warfare of unsurpassed intensity. When those attacks threatened to drive the Americans from their settlements in Kentucky, Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton and other frontiersmen guided an army of 970 Kentuckians into what is now Ohio to attack the Native American bases from which the raids originated.

Winkler’s book traces Colonel George Rogers Clark's lightning expedition to destroy Chalawgatha and Peckuwe, and describes how on August 8, 1780 his Kentuckians clashed with an army of 450 Native Americans, under Black Hoof, Buckongahelas and Simon Girty, at the battle of Peckuwe. You won’t want to miss Winkler describe this, the largest Revolutionary War battle on the Ohio River frontier.

*Peckuwe was a Shawnee village located near present day Springfield, Ohio.

This book is available at the museum. John will sign this book for you or as a gift for any history lover. The books will be on sale from now to the 22th for $18. Patrons receive an additional discount. (All of the prior Winkler books will be available at the museum too – so if you want any of them for Christmas/birthday gifts, come the 22nd and have John sign them too!)

 

Author Mary Stockwell speaks on Sunday August 4 at 3:00 pm!

So proud to present the author of the recently released book, "Unlikely General, Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America". Mary Stockwell will do this presentation at 3 o’clock on Sunday, August 4. These hardback books are discounted and available at the museum. (Patrons get an additional 10% discount.). The author will be happy to sign the books for attendees! A great gift idea for the history lover in your life! 

2019 Fort Recovery State Museum Speaker Series
FRSM Community Room - Sundays, 3:00, Free
Call 419-375-4384 for more information

2020 Fort Recovery State Museum Speaker Series!

The 2020 Fort Recovery State Museum Speaker Series is now available. Free! Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for the health and safety of our visitors and presenters, the May 3 and June 7 presentations are canceled. The remaining presentations are pending.   

Media from the Muncie Star Press!

Thanks to the Muncie Star Press for two recent articles on Fort Recovery!

Fort Recovery battlefield reshaped by Ball State archaeologists' research

Family fun things to do in Fort Recovery this summer