The Great Depression Lecture Series - "A New Deal: FDR, Bureaucracy, and Economic Recovery" April 1 | 6:00PM Wood County Museum Meeting Room FREE The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, […]

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 […]

The Great Depression Lecture Series - "Strike! Workers, Unions, and the Labor Movement in Town and Country" May 6 | 6:00PM Wood County Museum Meeting Room FREE During the Great […]

NEW EXHIBIT AT WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM “Past into the Future” in celebration of America250. . The Wood County Museum is excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit, "Past […]

🍽️ Table for None: Lost Toledo Eateries Join Toledo author and storyteller Tedd Long for a journey back to the restaurants that once defined the city’s neighborhoods, celebrations, and everyday […]

Join the Wood County Museum, North Baltimore Public Library, North Baltimore Community Garden Project, and North Baltimore Garden Club for a program over Victory Gardens! While young men were fighting […]

The Great Depression Lecture Series - "New Deal Ecology: The Dust Bowl and the Navajo Livestock Reduction Program" June 3 | 6:00PM Wood County Museum Meeting Room FREE Amidst the […]

Home Front Hazards: WWII Aviation Accidents in the Local Area Join local historian Rob Tong for a program about local WWII aviation crashes. This program will be talking about the […]

Join the Wood County Museum for our American 250 themed cooking series: Taste Test the Past! Everything you need to know about herbs: how to grow them, preserve them, and […]

The Great Depression Lecture Series - "The New Deal Challenged: National Political Dissent in a Changing Nation" July 1 | 6:00PM Wood County Museum Meeting Room FREE In myriad ways, […]

Nazareth Hall: A History Based on the Ursuline Order of the Sacred Heart's Join local historian Tom Sorosiak for a program about the history of Nazareth Hall. This program will […]

The Great Depression Lecture Series - "Land of Our Own? Sharecroppers and Tenant Farmers in the Great Depression" August 5 | 6:00PM Wood County Museum Meeting Room FREE A core […]

Fields of Conflict: Sports in the Shadow of World War II Together we will examine how World War II fundamentally reshaped athletics, as major sporting events were suspended, athletes were […]

The War In Europe Through The Eyes Of A Young Infantryman Follow the remarkable journey of a World War II infantryman from Normandy to Czechoslovakia in this 50-minute program featuring […]

Join the Wood County Museum for our American 250 themed cooking series: Taste Test the Past! Want to try canning, but don't know where to begin? Learn how to safely […]

Remember This? A 250-Year Journey Through American Advertising Step back in time and relive the commercials, jingles, and slogans that shaped generations—discover how 250 years of American advertising left a […]

Join the Wood County Museum for our American 250 themed cooking series: Taste Test the Past! From gingerbread to Christmas cookies, learn about holidays past through delicious baked goods. Samples […]