Ashland County Historical Society

Trivia @ Ohio Fire
2024-05-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Ohio Fire, 88 E. Main Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us for a fun night of food, fun, and trivia! Each month we feature three different categories (everything is fair game) with ten questions each. Be sure to arrive early to reserve your spot – it fills up fast!

Speaker Series - Louis Bromfield with John Anderson
2024-04-25 18:30 - 19:30 | Freer Home, 1260 Center Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us at the Freer Home as we welcome John Anderson who will give a first-person portrayal of Louis Bromfield.
Literature comes to life in the performances and scholarship of John Dennis Anderson, an accomplished oral interpreter who presents biographical performances of America’s greatest authors. As a Professor Emeritus at Emerson College, Anderson has taught and continues to publish in the academic field of performance studies and serves as a consultant on living history performance. Since 1994, Anderson has been developing and presenting living history (or Chautauqua) performances as the authors Henry James, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, Washington Irving, Ernest Hemingway, Louis Bromfield, Henry Beston, and Lynn Riggs. He has performed in over a dozen states, in venues from the Boston Athenaeum to the Seattle Public Library. No stranger to Ashland, Anderson has performed several of these characters at the annual Ashland Chautauqua event at the Myers Memorial Band Shell.

Trivia @ Ohio Fire
2024-04-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Ohio Fire, 88 E. Main Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us for a fun night of food, fun, and Trivia at Ohio Fire!

Speaker Series - Preserving Your Family History with Tammy Pelton
2024-03-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Freer Home, 1260 Center Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Tammy Sloan Pelton, a member and past President of the Ashland County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society, is an enthusiastic genealogist that enjoys teaching others how to get started preserving your family heritage. She also has some great tips on how to preserve those family heirlooms.
Tammy was born and raised in Ashland, Ohio. She and husband Kevin raised their three daughters in the northern part of Ashland County in the Mapleton School District where she served on many committees and boards, including six years with the Mapleton School Board.
In 2017, her interest in genealogy began. Her passion is creating special family events and passing along her heritage finds to her family. Events have included a 20 Sloan member charter bus trip to Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Ashland County family cemetery walks, and Family Reunions with as many as 115 in attendance. She has been very successful in managing and using Family Facebook groups to reconnect distant family members.
Surnames she researches are Sloan, Keefer, Swope, Pelton, Hetsler and Abbott.

Model Train Show Sponsored by the ACHS
2024-03-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Freer Home, 1260 Center Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Ashland Model Railroad Club
For Info Email – ladkins436@gmail.com
Or – Ashladrr@neo.rr.com

Trivia at Ohio Fire
2024-03-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Ohio Fire, 88 E. Main Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us for a night of fun trivia and delicious food!

Speaker Series - Steve McQuillin at the Vermillion Institute
2024-02-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Vermillion Institute, 9 College St., Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Steve McQuillin is a preservation consultant with degrees from Oberlin College and Columbia University. He grew up in Elyria and worked for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office before becoming a consultant 40 years ago. He works to obtain federal and state funding for historic building projects throughout the Midwest. He purchased and rehabilitated the Vermillion Institute 13 years ago and it serves as his home and office. Its former chapel is a large meeting space. Steve also owns historic properties in Hayesville and Mansfield.

Speaker Series - History of Samaritan Hospital with Wendy Brisbine
2024-01-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Freer Home, 1260 Center Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us for our first speaker series event of the year!

Victorian Candlelight Christmas Tour
2023-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | OH
Tour the Victorian-era Manor House with us!
This tour will be conducted solely by candlelight and the lights from the Christmas trees.
**This event also requires paid admission. Tickets will be sold in advance online and will be limited to 20 people.**

Buy your ticket here: https://square.link/u/d7MnhkbZ

Extended Holiday Hours
2023-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | OH

2023 Christmas Open House
2023-12-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Ashland County Historical Society, 420 Center St., Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us as we celebrate the magic of Christmas this year at the Ashland County Historical Society!
This Christmas each historic home will be open and completely decorated with 23 full-sized Christmas trees. This event is free and open to the public.

We owe a special thanks to all of our amazing volunteers who came out and helped decorate our facilities. Our staff has also put in a ton of work to make this year’s event extra special for our community. Of course, none of our events would be possible without the continued support of our Corporate Sponsors.

Thank you!
Diamond Sponsors
Lighthouse Wealth Management
Mowry Builders
Platinum Sponsors
Ashland Elks 1360
UH Samaritan Regional Health System
Ashland University
Ohio Fire
Gold Sponsors
Paullin Seal Coating
Coldwell Banker Ward Real Estate
Baker Bowman & Co.
Bronze Sponsors
Ashland Chamber of Commerce
BCU Electric
Hospice of North Central Ohio

Caroling at the Manor House
2023-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Manor House, 414 Center St, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Join us for a night of Christmas caroling around the piano in the parlor of the Manor House!
This event is free and open to the public.

Trivia @ Ohio Fire
2023-11-07 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Ohio Fire, 88 E. Main Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
Tuesday nights just became a whole lot better in Ashland, Ohio! Don’t miss out on your chance for trivia, hand-crafted pizzas, prizes, and craft beers!
Categories: to be announced. See our Facebook events pages for category announcements.
Upcoming 2023 Trivia Nights will be held on the first Tuesday of the month: June 6th, July 11th, August 1st, September 5th, October 3rd, and November 7th. There will not be a Trivia Night at Ohio Fire in December 2023.

5th Annual Pumpkin Glow
2023-10-21 17:00 - 20:00 | Freer Home, 1260 Center Street, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
The Ashland County Historical Society will debut the family-friendly Halloween House during the fifth annual Pumpkin Glow on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Freer Home located at 1260 Center St.
This year, guests will be asked to park their cars in the designated parking area and enjoy the display on foot. The outside of the Freer Home will be decorated as always, featuring jack-o’-lanterns along the porches and a graveyard out front. Behind the house, Grunt Grub will be serving up delicious food for purchase that guests can enjoy in the picnic area located next to the garage. The main attraction will be self-guided tours through the Halloween House accompanied by indoor trick-or-treating. For the first time, both the first and second floors of the Freer Home will be decorated for Halloween in conjunction with the revamped History of Halloween tour. From jack-o’-lanterns, pumpkins, and black cats to ghosts, witches, and candy corn, each room will have its own theme to illustrate the history of Halloween. Exhibits will also feature plenty of signage to provide guests with a fully educational experience. As visitors enjoy the home, they can expect free handouts from local businesses and historical society volunteers to complete the night.
Costumes are encouraged, but not required. Admission to the event will be $5 for adults, and $3 for children. Cash or credit will be accepted at the door. Tickets will not be pre-sold this year. Call the Ashland County Historical Society, 419-289-3111, with any questions about the event.

Ashland Cemetery Walk
2023-09-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Ashland Cemetery, 523 W Main St, Ashland, OH, United States
Join us again for our Cemetery Walk at the Ashland Cemetery on Sunday, September 24th. Check back later for details about the historical figures we will portray this year!
