2017 Speaker Series
Fort Recovery State Museum, Community Room
Presentation free to the public
Sunday, June 25, 3:00
Will the Real John Johnston Please Stand Up; The Role of Indian Agents during the 18th Century
Johnston Farms (Piqua) Site Manager, Andy Hite
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Fri, June 16 - Jubilee Pie Contest and Auction
Jubilee Pie Contest and Auction!! A pie contest highlights the Fort Recovery Jubilee on Friday, June 16th at 8:00. Enjoy baking one or more of your favorite pies: fruit, crème, or any type specialty pie. Bring the pies to the registration stand next to the headquarters by 7:30 that evening. All pies will be judged and a $25 prize awarded to the best pie in each category. After the contest all pies will be auctioned off. Proceeds go to the Fort Recovery Historical Society for two benches in Krenning Park where new murals are being painted this summer. Call Helen at 419-375-2308 for more information.
Sun, May 28, 3:00 - "Life as a Shawnee in 1700s Ohio Territory", Native American Speaker Jeremy Turner
2017 Speaker Series
Fort Recovery State Museum, Community Room
Presentation free to the public
Sunday, May 28, 3:00
"Life as a Shawnee on the Ohio Country Frontier"
Native American Speaker Jeremy Turner
Fort Recovery State Museum, Community Room
Presentation free to the public
Sunday, May 28, 3:00
"Life as a Shawnee on the Ohio Country Frontier"
Native American Speaker Jeremy Turner
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Sun, May 7, 12:00-5:00 - Opening Sunday Events, "Come Sit a Spell"
Come to the Fort Recovery Museum on its Opening Sunday, May 7 to peruse some really interesting old articles and collections belonging to the Fort Recovery Historical Society.
"Come Sit a Spell"!
Among the items on display and available for hands-on examination are old diaries, yearbooks, sports memorabilia, a civil war newspaper and artifacts, a tamburitza etc.
A tamburitza is a musical instrument that is a cross between a guitar and a banjo and is native to Croatia, but was manufactured in Fort Recovery in the 1940's!
The civil war newspaper is a newspaper of the South. It is a perfect example of the extreme poverty of the south at that time of the war as the paper is printed on old wallpaper, so visitors can read an actual report from that desperate wartime on the front and see the wallpaper on the back of this precious artifact, donated by a descendent of the Lipps family, an old, old historic family of Fort Recovery.
Archaeologist, Chris Thompson will be present to display and explain military artifacts that have been recovered from the fort and battlefield area.
Tables and chairs will be set up, so visitors can peruse to their heart’s content!
Come Sit a Spell with Chris, Kathy Thobe and other representatives of the historical society and museum. Free
Among the items on display and available for hands-on examination are old diaries, yearbooks, sports memorabilia, a civil war newspaper and artifacts, a tamburitza etc.
A tamburitza is a musical instrument that is a cross between a guitar and a banjo and is native to Croatia, but was manufactured in Fort Recovery in the 1940's!
The civil war newspaper is a newspaper of the South. It is a perfect example of the extreme poverty of the south at that time of the war as the paper is printed on old wallpaper, so visitors can read an actual report from that desperate wartime on the front and see the wallpaper on the back of this precious artifact, donated by a descendent of the Lipps family, an old, old historic family of Fort Recovery.
Archaeologist, Chris Thompson will be present to display and explain military artifacts that have been recovered from the fort and battlefield area.
Tables and chairs will be set up, so visitors can peruse to their heart’s content!
Come Sit a Spell with Chris, Kathy Thobe and other representatives of the historical society and museum. Free
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Opportunity for new FRHS Space - Partners Needed!
The Fort Recovery Historical Society has the opportunity to acquire a new space for our local history collections and programming. However, this new space is too much for the historical society to manage on its own. The space would seat over 100 comfortably, providing for large or small meetings/gatherings. It would also provide a place to properly store, and/or display past, present and future donations made to the Historical Society and relating to the last 225 years of Fort Recovery History.
If any local group or individual is interested in partnering with the historical society on managing and using this additional space, please email or call one of the following FR Historical Society officers and Museum trustees: Irene Stone (l-istone@bright.net 419 375-2364), Kathy Thobe (kmthobe@bright.net 419 375-4227), Pat Diller (npdiller@bright.net 419 375-4624), Nancy Knapke (fortnancy@bright.net 419 375-4384), or Christine Thompson (ckthompson733@aol.com 260 251-9074).
We look forward to hearing from anyone that might be interested in partnering with us!
If any local group or individual is interested in partnering with the historical society on managing and using this additional space, please email or call one of the following FR Historical Society officers and Museum trustees: Irene Stone (l-istone@bright.net 419 375-2364), Kathy Thobe (kmthobe@bright.net 419 375-4227), Pat Diller (npdiller@bright.net 419 375-4624), Nancy Knapke (fortnancy@bright.net 419 375-4384), or Christine Thompson (ckthompson733@aol.com 260 251-9074).
We look forward to hearing from anyone that might be interested in partnering with us!
Monday, January 2, 2017
Online Battlefield Tour Story Map!
Click here for our online Battlefield Tour Story Map! You can use the Battle of the Wabash and Battle of Fort Recovery Battlefield Tour Story Map on any computer, smartphone, or tablet. This free on-line application can be used while you are visiting the battlefield and in conjunction with 15 wayside exhibit.. Or you can use the Battlefield Tour Story Map to get a feel for the battlefield when you are not able to visit. We hope you enjoy this on-line interpretation of our history!
This Battlefield Tour Story Map is made possible, in part by the Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Story Map do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support provided by the Fort Recovery Historical Society, Fort Recovery Museum, and Ball State University.
This Battlefield Tour Story Map is made possible, in part by the Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Story Map do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support provided by the Fort Recovery Historical Society, Fort Recovery Museum, and Ball State University.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
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