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SUMMARY:America250 Lecture Series – Historic U.S. R.T. 6
DESCRIPTION:Often thought of as simply a road to travel through\, U.S. Route 6\, known statewide and nationally as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway\, is a historic corridor that stretches across northern Ohio\, from the Indiana border near Edgerton eastward through Williams\, Henry\, Wood\, Sandusky\, Erie\, Lorain\, Cuyahoga\, Lake\, Geauga\, and Ashtabula counties to the Pennsylvania line. This presentation invites local history lovers to slow down\, stop\, and connect by exploring the people and places shaped by this roadway\, uncovering surprising historical threads\, and rediscovering how Route 6 helped knit Ohio’s communities into the broader tapestry of the American experience. Along the way\, national highlights of the route help place Ohio’s story within this larger\, coast-to-coast journey. \n  \nWhen: April 21\, 2026 at 6:00PM \nCost: FREE for members; $7 for non-members (tickets include a self-guided tour of the museum in addition to the program) \n***Each person attending must be a member to get the member rate. Members may not make reservations for non-members on their behalf*** \n  \nAbout the Speaker: Gary Hunter \nGary Hunter is the Executive Director of the Ohio U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. He regularly travels the state of Ohio to speak to groups about Historic U.S. 6 that runs coast to coast – through 14 states\, for 3\,652 miles. \nxr:d:DAFeTmXxsro:2\,j:44020903919\,t:23032614
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/america250-lecture-series-historic-u-s-r-t-6/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Great Depression Lecture Series - "A New Deal: FDR\, Bureaucracy\, and Economic Recovery"
DESCRIPTION:The Great Depression Lecture Series – “A New Deal: FDR\, Bureaucracy\, and Economic Recovery”\nApril 1 | 6:00PM\nWood County Museum Meeting Room\nFREE \nThe election of Franklin D. Roosevelt\, in 1932\, was seen as a turning point in the fight against the Great Depression. His campaign\, which promised a “New Deal” for the American people\, stood in stark contrast to the failures of the previous administration. But how successful FDR’s visions for the future of economic recovery were yet to be seen. In this lecture\, we will explore the earliest days of the New Deal\, focusing specifically on the creation of new federal agencies and relief programs initiated by FDR’s administration. In doing so\, we will discuss the national and local implications of such measures and how they were received by the American people. \nThis is the fourth installment in the Great Depression Lecture Series\, an America 250 program. This is a Wood County Park District lead event\, in partnership with the Wood County Museum.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/the-great-depression-lecture-series-a-new-deal-fdr-bureaucracy-and-economic-recovery/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T193000
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SUMMARY:America250 Lecture Series – When Oil Was King of The Black Swamp
DESCRIPTION:The talk will focus on the great oil and gas boom that began in 1880’s in Northwest Ohio and became the driving economic force for much of the region and its future. Thousands of wells were drilled and many of them were in Wood County and Hancock Counties which was the center of it all\, as rural farm fields were studded by a forest of oil and gas derricks amid a harvest of black gold. With the gushers of success came a score of new towns and new people eager to claim a piece of the dream or maybe just a good job. Sometimes they did\, sometimes not. We’ll cover many of the facets of this most pivotal area in the story of the Black Swamp. \n  \nWhen: March 17\, 2026 at 6:00PM \nCost: FREE for members; $7 for non-members (tickets include a self-guided tour of the museum in addition to the program) \n***Each person attending must be a member to get the member rate. Members may not make reservations for non-members on their behalf*** \n  \nAbout the Speaker: Lou Hebert \nLou Hebert is a Toledo-area native who spent over 50 years working in broadcast newsrooms in this city( WCWA\, WTOL\, WDHO WSPD) and others around the nation including Detroit\, Denver\, Phoenix\, and Chicago. He has reported and produced both radio and television news and is an award documentary and feature reporter\, earning the coveted Peabody Award and numerous Emmy’s for TV production. In recent years\, Lou has become a self-professed history nerd\, writing and publishing several books on Toledo area history\, including Day by Day in Toledo and Toledo’s Hidden History.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/america250-lecture-series-when-oil-was-king-of-the-black-swamp/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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SUMMARY:Taste Test the Past: Weird Recipes
DESCRIPTION:***This event is sold out – Waitlist available – please call 419-352-0967*** \n  \nJoin the Wood County Museum for our American 250 themed cooking series: Taste Test the Past! \nAspic\, “salads”\, and casseroles\, OH MY! Learn about the history of American cook books through…unique…recipes. Sample these foods from the past and take some recipes home…if you are adventurous! \nWhen: March 9\, 2026 at 2:00PM \nCost: FREE for members; $10 for non-members (tickets include a self-guided tour of the museum in addition to the program) \n***Each person attending must be a member to get the member rate. Members may not make reservations for non-members on their behalf***
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/taste-test-the-past-weird-recipes/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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SUMMARY:The Great Depression Lecture Series - "Panic! The Crash\, the Causes\, and the Beginnings of the Great Depression"
DESCRIPTION:The Great Depression Lecture Series – “Panic! The Crash\, the causes\, and the Beginnings of the Great Depression”\nMarch 4 | 6:00PM\nWood County Museum Meeting Room\nFREE \nIn October 1929\, the Stock Market crashed. The mood\, among consumers and investors\, was bleak. Yet\, in Washington\, President Hoover sought to quell the nation’s fears. The American economy\, he proclaimed\, was “fundamentally sound.” This\, of course\, was not the case. In this lecture\, we will discuss the beginnings of the Great Depression—from 1929 to 1932—focusing specifically on its origins and the initial responses. In doing so\, we will dissect how the intricacies of domestic and international economics culminated in a decade’s long global depression. \nThis is the third installment in the Great Depression Lecture Series\, an America 250 program. This is a Wood County Park District lead event\, in partnership with the Wood County Museum.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/the-great-depression-lecture-series-panic-the-crash-the-causes-and-the-beginnings-of-the-great-depression/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T180000
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SUMMARY:America250 Lecture Series - Whose Idea Was That: Ohio Inventors
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that Ohio inventors have given us such important items in our life like traffic signals\, astronaut suits\, saran wrap and Life Savers Candy? Learn about these and other Ohio inventors in this lecture told in a storytelling format by Bette Lou Higgins. \n  \nWhen: February 24\, 2026 at 6:00PM \nCost: FREE for members; $7 for non-members (tickets include a self-guided tour of the museum in addition to the program) \n***Each person attending must be a member to get the member rate. Members may not make reservations for non-members on their behalf*** \n  \nAbout the Speaker: Bette Lou Higgins \nBette Lou Higgens\, Eden Valley Enterprises: A founding member and now the Artistic Director of Eden Valley Enterprises\, an educational and cultural organization that developed living history programs beginning in the 1970s. Her professional life has been spent combining theatrical skills and knowledge of history to depict Ohio’s unique historical figures.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/lecture-series-ohioinventors/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T180000
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SUMMARY:The Great Depression Lecture Series - "The Roaring Twenties? Consumption\, Credit\, and Change in American Cities"
DESCRIPTION:The Great Depression Lecture Series – “The Roaring Twenties? Consumption\, Credit\, and Change in American Cities”\nFebruary 4 | 6:00PM\nWood County Museum Meeting Room\nFREE \nIn 1920\, for the first time in American history\, more citizens lived in urban areas than in the rural countryside. Allured by economic opportunity and growing creature comforts\, Americans moved in droves to stake claims in the bustling urban economy. In this month’s lecture\, we will discuss the changing nature of American cities focusing specifically on economic\, political\, and cultural conditions. In doing so\, we will ask a simple question: were the twenties “roaring” and\, if so\, for who? \nThis is the second installment in the Great Depression Lecture Series\, an America 250 program. This is a Wood County Park District lead event\, in partnership with the Wood County Museum.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/the-great-depression-lecture-series-the-roaring-twenties-consumption-credit-and-change-in-american-cities/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T180000
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SUMMARY:The Great Depression Lecture Series - "Commodity Crisis: Farmers\, Markets\, and the Rural Economy of the 1920s"
DESCRIPTION:The Great Depression Lecture Series – “Commodity Crisis: Farmers\, Markets\, and the Rural Economy of the 1920s”\nJanuary 28 | 6:00PM\nWood County Museum Meeting Room\nFREE \nA decade before the United States was thrown into a global economic depression\, dire conditions in the countryside offered signs of a looming crisis. The rural farm economy\, plagued by flailing commodity prices and ballooning debts\, highlighted an underlying instability in global markets. As farmers faced new and unprecedented challenges\, policymakers in Washington were slow to act and farm families paid the price. In this program\, we will begin our dissection of the Great Depression by investigating the period’s first victim’s: America’s struggling farmers. In doing so\, we will lay the groundwork for better understanding the many faces and places affected by this historic economic crisis. \nThis is the first installment in the Great Depression Lecture Series\, an America 250 program. This is a Wood County Park District lead event\, in partnership with the Wood County Museum.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/the-great-depression-lecture-series-commodity-crisis-farmers-markets-and-the-rural-economy-of-the-1920s/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
CATEGORIES:America250 Event
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