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    • There is so much to see at the Wood County Museum. Be sure to say hello to Skeleton John on your next visit!

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      The Wood County Commissioners strongly recommend that all museum visitors wear a mask in public areas and maintain 6 feet of physical distance. The museum does provide masks if you don't have one, courtesy of the Wood County EMA.

      County Home Road will be under construction in September for water line maintenance, but the museum will remain accessible from Kramer Road and Rt. 6.

RUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM & TASTING

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOURS

  • Inside Tour: November 4
    • Tour the museum as you have never seen before. Guests will get to view areas normally off-limits to the general public. 90-minute tours leave every 30 minutes and reservations are required.

VIRTUAL HISTORY SERIES

  • Second Thursday of each month at 12 Noon
    • Join the North Baltimore Public Library & the Wood County Museum for a virtual history talk from the comfort of your home! See what's coming up next, or watch a recorded session on the D.D. Gross Motor Sales or Murder & Mayhem in Wood County. The Virtual History Series is sponsored by Edwin & Irma Wolf and Lynn & Betty Wineland.

    Want to know more about Wood County's history? Catch the Charles Evers series with Mike McMaster at the Wood County Committee on Aging Video Library. Click through the videos-on-demand or contact the Wood County Committee on Aging at 419-353-5661 or programs@wccoa.net for a direct link.
Your support is needed more now than ever! Please join or donate to the Wood County Musem.

PRESERVE OUR RICH AND UNUSUAL HISTORY

  • SUPPORT THE WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM
  • The Wood County Museum has worked tirelessly to make connections between this extraordinary time and our rich history, to provide you with engaging exhibits, programs, and public outreach that sparks conversation. Like many others, our services have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Making a tax-deductible donation today is an investment in these services so that Wood County's rich and unusual story continues to be told.

  • You can also become a member of the Historical Society to show your support.

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Shop Small | Shop Local at the Wood County Museum weekdays 10-4 and weekends 1-4

Good Reads from the County Home

  • MUSEUM GIFT SHOP
  • Did you know that the first major roller coaster was constructed at Cedar Point in 1929? Pick up a copy of "Images of America: Cedar Point" by David W. and Diane DeMali Francis in the County Home Gift Shop or many other titles by local authors.

  • Great Black Swamp series by Jim Mollenkopf
  • The Rise of Bowling Green by Morgan Deters
  • Along Ohio's Historic Route 20 by Michael J. Till

  • Staying in? No worries! Browse our gift shop online and call in your order over the phone. Local drop-off and shipping available (shipping fees may apply).

  • Give the gift that gives back all year! Membership to the Historical Society provides an array of educational opportunities, free museum admission, and discounts on program and gift shop purchases. Gift cards available.

ENJOY THE GROUNDS

Wood County Museum Online & Outdoor Exhibits

MUSEUM EXHIBITS AVAILABLE ANYTIME

  • A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH: Societal Response to Disease

    Learn more about the pandemics that came before COVID-19. Hand-washing and social distancing of the last hundred years. VIEW THE ONLINE GALLERY

  • CHASING THE WHITE RABBIT: An Historical Look at American Mental Illness

    Follow the misconceptions and advancements in mental health. VIEW THE ONLINE GALLERY

  • UTOPIA: A Visual Storytelling of Our Home

    These images tell the stories of what makes Wood County so special, and remind us of the beauty that surrounds us every day. VIEW THE ONLINE GALLERY and purchase a print in support of the Historical Society.

  • WOOD COUNTY (non)DRIVING TOUR (audio)

    Take an audio trip around Wood County with stories about Devil's Hole Road, the Great Black Fire of North Baltimore, the Legacy of Edward Ford, and much more. LISTEN NOW

CELEBRATE WOOD COUNTY

  • 2020 was Wood County's bicentennial, commemorated by a collection of memories at Wood County 200.
  • Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of the Wood County Courthouse with Judge Matt Reger.
  • As part of the 226th anniversary of the of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Preservation Commission has produced the program "From Fallen Timbers to the Treaty of Greenville.” WATCH THE VIDEO
  • In 2021, we will honor the 125th anniversary of the Wood County Courthouse.
    • Learn about the courthouse through the Wood County (non)Driving Tour or from the Wood County website.

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WE WELCOME YOU BACK

  • Support has been provided by Ohio Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the federal CARES Act of 2020

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