Education On The Road: Odds & Ends of Wood County: Part 1

Perrysburg Senior Center 140 W. Indiana Avenue, Perrysburg, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds & Ends of Wood County: Part 1 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE PERRYSBURG SENIOR CENTER* Odds & Ends of Wood County: Part 1 There have been many strange and historical things in the County. This program will reveal some of these items. Program […]

Education On The Road: Black Swamp Stories – It’s Not What You Think

Walbridge Public Library 108 N. Main St., Walbridge, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Black Swamp Stories - It’s Not What You Think *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WALBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY* Black Swamp Stories - It’s Not What You Think The history of the Great Black Swamp is not the description of the mud but the stories of […]

Music at the Museum Presented by Visit BG Ohio

FREE LIVE MUSIC CONCERT AT WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM  The Wood County Museum will hosting its 2nd annual concert series "Music at the Museum Presented by Visit BG Ohio", a free concert featuring Live Music on the east wing porch of the historic County Home building on four dates in 2024: June 13, July 11,  August […]

CANCELED – Cooking with Tea Class

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LOW ATTENDANCE September 23, 2024 • 6:00PM Cooking with Tea Class Join the Wood County Museum & The Summer Kitchen girls for a cooking with tea class! Cooking with tea? YES!! Let us show you how to create three delicious sweets in three different ways with your tea! […]

Education On The Road: Tales from the “Misty Past” Part 2

Wayne Senior Center 202 E Main St, Wayne, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Tales from the “Misty Past” Part 2 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WAYNE SENIOR CENTER* Tales from the “Misty Past” Part 2 Charles Evers spins a tale of ruin and despair on the account of one Jim Slater. Did Slater curse Bairdstown (Bloom Township) […]

Peaches Birthday Paw-ty!

Join the Wood County Museum on September 26 from 4-7pm to celebrate the birthday kitty! We will have cake, punch and cotton candy (donated by Awesome Sauce Sugar Floss)!   We are collecting donations to get Peaches a winter cat house.   We are also partnering with For the Love of Cats and will be […]

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Education On The Road: Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 2

Rossford Senior Center 400 Dixie Highway, Rossford, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 2 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE ROSSFORD SENIOR CENTER* Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 2 We drive passed history everyday in Wood County, but have you ever wondered what the story behind what we see […]

Education On The Road: Odds & Ends of Wood County: Part 3

Grand Rapids Senior Center 23019 Kellogg Rd, Grand Rapids, OH

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds & Ends of Wood County: Part 3 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR CENTER* Odds & Ends of Wood County: Part 3 There are many historical odds and ends in Wood County. What is the mysterious marker along the River Road? […]

German-American Day

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

GERMAN-AMERICAN DAY 7 PM • RSVP Required Join us on October 2nd for this year's German-American Day Education Program! A brief program about the WWII POW Camp in Bowling Green will begin the evening. The “Story Slam” format will follow and allow guests 5 Minutes to share their own stories about any topic related to […]

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Free First Fridays & Make and Take Craft Day

Come out to the Wood County Museum for free Museum admission every first Friday! *NEW* in 2024 - Free make & take craft on Free First Friday Days! October Make & Take Craft: TBA Free First Fridays is presented by Visit Bowling Green, Ohio , Visit Perrysburg, & Rossford Convention & Visitors Bureau. Exhibits currently […]

Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things! Part 1

Wood County Committee On Aging 140 S Grove St, Bowling Green, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Mike’s Favorite Things! Part 1 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WOOD COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING* Mike’s Favorite Things! Part 1 Wood County was formed in 1820, but this Place has been here for thousands of years. Learn about our pre-historic past and some railroad […]

Tea & Talk Series: Ghost Stories On Land & Sea

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

“Ghost Stories On Land & Sea" LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN - MUST CALL 419-352-0967 TO PURCHASE   Join us for a discussion about ghost stories! Join Bette Lou Higgins and feel chills run up your spine while you learn about different ghost tales out on the Great Lakes, plus other haunting stories. About the Speaker: Bette […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Education On The Road: Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4

Rossford Senior Center 400 Dixie Highway, Rossford, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE ROSSFORD SENIOR CENTER* Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 There are many historical odds and ends in Wood County. At one time, north of Bloomdale, sat a sad and […]

Education On The Road: Holcomb Woods Road Legend

Pemberville Public Library 375 E Front St, Pemberville, OH

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Holcomb Woods Road Legend *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE PEMBERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY* Holcomb Woods Road Legend Holcomb Road has a long history as a haunted road.  Learn about the ghost story and why this legend was started.  This program is longer than normal programs. […]

Education On The Road: Woodbury House

Perrysburg Senior Center 140 W. Indiana Avenue, Perrysburg, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over the Woodbury House *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE PERRYSBURG SENIOR CENTER* Woodbury House Learn about the ghost town of Woodbury and Wood County’s oldest written down ghost story.  What secrets lay buried in this haunted house? Program Date: October 18, 2024 Program Time: 12:30PM […]

Education On The Road: Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4

Walbridge Senior Center 705 N Main St, Walbridge, OH 43465, Walbridge, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WALBRIDGE SENIOR CENTER* Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 There are many historical odds and ends in Wood County. At one time, north of Bloomdale, sat a sad and […]

National Museum of the Great Lakes Membership Swap

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

This November, enjoy an exclusive perk of your Wood County Museum membership — a membership swap with the National Museum of the Great Lakes, allowing you to explore more incredible attractions in our area for free. Not a member? Click here to learn more about the benefits. Details: Duration: Entire month of November Admission Includes: Self-guided […]

Free First Fridays & Make and Take Craft Day

Come out to the Wood County Museum for free Museum admission every first Friday! *NEW* in 2024 - Free make & take craft on Free First Friday Days! November Make & Take Craft: TBA Free First Fridays is presented by Visit Bowling Green, Ohio , Visit Perrysburg, & Rossford Convention & Visitors Bureau. Exhibits currently […]

Tea & Talk Series: Unnatural Ohio

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

“Unnatural Ohio" Across city and country, Ohio echoes with tales of creatures, ghosts, and other unexplained phenomena. A monster that appeared to be half man and half dog and wielding a 2-by-4 terrorized a small Northwest Ohio town during the summer of 1972. Over the years, visitors to a quiet Cincinnati suburb claim to have […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Turkey Drop Fundraiser

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

FOAM TURKEY DROP FUNDRAISER November 15, 2024 at 8:30 AM • Wood County Museum Parking Lot DON’T MISS THIS FUN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM! Here’s how it works: Purchase a foam turkey for $50 each. ONLY 300 TURKEYS WILL BE SOLD! Foam Turkeys can be purchased online, at the museum or on […]

$50.00

Education On The Road: The Bowling Green POW Camp – WWII

Wood County Committee On Aging 140 S Grove St, Bowling Green, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over The Bowling Green POW Camp - WWII *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WOOD COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING* The Bowling Green POW Camp - WWII Learn details, and dispel some legends, about the WWII era Prisoner of War Camp that was within the city limits […]

Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things – Part 1

Grand Rapids Senior Center 23019 Kellogg Rd, Grand Rapids, OH

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things - Part 1 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR CENTER* Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things - Part 1 Wood County was formed in 1820, but this Place has been here for thousands of […]

Education On The Road: Black Swamp Stories Part 3

Perrysburg Senior Center 140 W. Indiana Avenue, Perrysburg, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Black Swamp Stories Part 3 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE PERRYSBURG SENIOR CENTER* Black Swamp Stories Part 3 This program discovers the location of the mysterious Dutchmen’s Deadening, the gift of Johnny Chapman, and the origins of the most iconic barn in all of […]

Free First Fridays & Make and Take Craft Day

Come out to the Wood County Museum for free Museum admission every first Friday! *NEW* in 2024 - Free make & take craft on Free First Friday Days! December Make & Take Craft: TBA Free First Fridays is presented by Visit Bowling Green, Ohio , Visit Perrysburg, & Rossford Convention & Visitors Bureau. Exhibits currently […]

Meet-&-Greet and Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

Join us for the December Free First Friday on December 6th. We will be doing free gingerbread cookie decorating. There will also be a meet and greet with Santa & Mrs. Claus from 11am-1pm. Photo ops are available from 11 am to 1 pm in the meeting room at the museum. The Wood County Museum […]

Education On The Road: The Bowling Green POW Camp – WWII

Pemberville Senior Center 220 Cedar Street, Pemberville, OH

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over The Bowling Green POW Camp – WWII *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE PEMBERVILLE SENIOR CENTER* The Bowling Green POW Camp – WWII Learn details, and dispel some legends, about the WWII era Prisoner of War Camp that was within the city limits of Bowling […]

Education On The Road: Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4

Walbridge Senior Center 705 N Main St, Walbridge, OH 43465, Walbridge, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WALBRIDGE SENIOR CENTER* Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 There are many historical odds and ends in Wood County. At one time, north of Bloomdale, sat a sad and […]

Tea & Talk Series: Hayes Family Holiday Traditions

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH, United States

*****SOLD OUT! WAIT LIST AVAILABLE!***** “Hayes Family Holiday Traditions" 19th president of the United States Rutherford Hayes loved celebrating the holidays with his family.  As he recorded in his diary, “I do not think I ever enjoyed a Christmas so much when I was a little fellow, as I do now in seeing the happiness […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Education On The Road: Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4

Wayne Senior Center 202 E Main St, Wayne, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE WAYNE SENIOR CENTER* Odds and Ends of Wood County: Part 4 There are many historical odds and ends in Wood County. At one time, north of Bloomdale, sat a sad and […]

Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things – Part 2

Rossford Senior Center 400 Dixie Highway, Rossford, OH, United States

Join Mike McMaster as he gives an education program over Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things - Part 2 *THIS IS EVENT IS AT THE ROSSFORD SENIOR CENTER* Education On The Road: Mike’s Favorite Things - Part 2 Learn the fascinating history of Mike’s favorite Pre-Historic fossil. Program Date: December 17, 2024 Program Time: […]