
Start your holiday season with a gala celebration!
December 14, 2019
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Wood County Historical Center & Museum
13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green
Wood County Historical Center & Museum
13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green
Families and friends, celebrate the season with a birthday party for the site of the Historical Center, once the County Poor Farm, which opened 150 years ago this year.
- Enjoy a unique museum experience set in a festive atmosphere.
- Six “party rooms” of snacks & beverages within the exhibit spaces at the Historical Museum, themed around the regions of Ohio
- Root Beer Floats served in a behind-the-scenes space not usually open to the public
- Heavy party hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Penta Culinary Arts
- Candy & Popcorn Bar and, of course, Birthday Cake
- Live Music from Timmy C & the Game Changers
- Silent Auction & 50/50 Raffle
- Photo Selfie Station
- Birthday Party Games & Prizes
- Museum open for self-guided tours of For Comfort & Convenience
Ticket Price: $60
- All proceeds to benefit the Wood County Historical Society, a non-profit entity that captures stories and cultivates memories of Wood County, Ohio, and the County Home through exhibits, programs, and educational outreach.
- GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
- Click below to order your tickets now. All tickets held will-call upon arrival.
- BECOME A GALA EVENT SPONSOR
- Review a sponsorship flyer for great media packages, then click below to support the Historical Society:

- "PARTY HAT" ROOM SPONSORS:
- Judy Ennis
- Edwin & Irma Wolf
- Mike & Terri Marsh
- Penta Culinary Arts
- "NOISE MAKER" LEVEL SPONSORS:
- H.O.T. Printing & Graphics
- Dolores Black & Janet Parks
- Hal Brown
- Tim Brown
- Lynn & Betty Wineland
- Pam & Ken Frisch
- Mike Sibbersen
- Skylight Financial Group
- Andrew Kalmar & Cathy Zwyer
- "BALLOON" LEVEL SPONSORS:
- Michele Raine
- September Killy
- Bob Midden
- Jack Klein
- Kraig & Kay Hanneman
- Rebecca Ferguson
- with additional support from:
- Jim & Lois Main
- Jean Snyder
- Louis & Ruth Ann Boehk
- Wanda Voland
- Ben's
- Sandra M. Lepper
- Thomas & Wendy Headley
2019 Silent Auction Donations:
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Toeldo Walleye Hockey & Zamboni Ride
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Class and Art Basket
Behind-the-scenes Magic Lesson courtesy of Andrew Martin
Fort Meigs
BGSU Hockey
Toledo Zoo
Hollywood Casino
Rebecca Walls, Licensed Massage Therapist
Framed artwork from Beth Genson
Christopher Radko Ornaments
Hagemeyer Fine Photography
Voices of Harmony a cappella Valentine serenade
University of Toledo Football Package
Woven Rag Rug
Sue Shank Cookies
African Safari Wildlife Park Adventure Kacee's Cookies Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons Catered dinner from Melanie Stretchbery ...more added soon!