The annual meeting of the Marion County Historical Society will be held on December 5, 2015 at 10:00 A.M in the auditorium of Heritage Hall located at 169 East Church Street, Marion, Ohio. Elections of officers, year-end reports, and recognition of volunteers will be the highlights of the meeting. The meeting will be followed by […]
Historical Society holding annual Travel Through Time event
September 17, 2015 by
On September 19, 2015 from 10AM to 5PM and September 20 from 10AM to 4:30PM the Marion County Historical Society presents a walk through the 18th and 19th century at Sawyer-Ludwig Park in Marion. Visitors can meet Native Americans, militia, settlers and soldiers as they step back in time with encampments, period food, and crafters. […]
Tours of Sandusky Plains Prairie Remnants start this Sunday
July 9, 2015 by
Two prairie tours, the first of the Claridon Prairie located five miles east of Marion, and the other of the Trella Romine Prairie Preserve near Green Camp will be conducted this year. The Claridon Tour is on Sunday, July 12, 2015 and the Trella Romine Preserve tour will be held on Sunday, July 19, 2015 […]
Blast from the Past returns to Historical Society for 15th year
July 7, 2015 by
Returning for its fifteenth summer, “Blast from the Past” will give kids ages 8-12 an opportunity to learn more about a wide variety of topics all tied to Marion history. Beginning on July 9, 2015 and continuing on each Thursday in July, a group of Marion County Historical Society volunteers work to make Heritage Hall […]
Free program to explore the history of Marion’s theaters
June 22, 2015 by
While most residents of Marion are familiar with the Palace Theatre, some may not be aware that numerous other theatres once provided entertainment opportunities as well. Among these were the Wigwam, Grand Opera House/Ohio Theatre, State, Orpheum, and Germania Park Pavilion just to name a few. On June 25, 2015, author Scott Hoffman will review […]
Time Traveler’s Ball is Saturday
May 6, 2015 by
The Marion County Historical Society is inviting everyone to join them for their Time Traveler’s Ball at Tri-River’s Career Center in Marion on May 9, 2015 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm for a “fun-filled evening visiting the past, present, alternate past and future.” Attendees can look forward to dancing, demonstrations of historic crafts, watching a pirate […]
Exhibits will come to life during annual “Night at Heritage Hall”
March 24, 2015 by
On March 27 and 28, 2015 from 7 PM to 9:00 PM, the Marion County Historical Society will present the 9th annual “A Night at Heritage Hall,” an evening of self-guided flashlight tours throughout Heritage Hall, a historic 1910 Federal Post Office converted into a museum. As visitors tour by flashlight, (provided) around every corner […]
Program to explore what Marion was like during World War II
February 23, 2015 by
When many people think of the sacrifices made during World War II by the “greatest generation”, they focus on the young men who fought to help maintain our freedom and that of millions of others around the world. Sometimes forgotten are the sacrifices of those who stayed on the home front and, in their own […]
Heritage Hall to host annual book signing featuring local authors and history
December 2, 2014 by
On Saturday December 6, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00pm, the Marion County Historical Society will host their Annual Book Signing featuring Ohio authors including many from Marion. Held at Heritage Hall at 169 East Church Street in Marion, the event provides an opportunity for visitors to shop for books covering a wide range of topics […]
Marion Historical Society Taking Look at Copperhead Leader
October 14, 2014 by
The Marion County Historical Society’s next program meeting on the Civil War will feature Jared Haudenschield as Clement L. Vallandigham, leader of the Copperhead movement. The October 16, 2014 free program will be held in the Heritage Hall auditorium at the corner of Church and State Streets in Marion, Ohio. Visitors to the event are […]
