Are you curious about the value of a family heirloom or vintage item picked up at a flea market or yard sale? The Marion County Historical Society, Kingston Residence of Marion, and Garth’s Art and Auctions are presenting “Rags, Riches, Jewels or Junk,” their very own version of the popular PBS program Antiques Road Show. […]
Tours of Sandusky Plains Prairie Remnants Set for the Next Two Sundays
August 7, 2014 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 August 10, 2014 and the Trella Romine Preserve tour will be held on Sunday August 17, 2014. […]
Blast from the Past is Back at the Marion Historical Society
July 7, 2014 by
Returning for its fourteenth 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 10, 2014 and continuing on each Thursday in July, a group of Marion County Historical Society volunteers will make Heritage Hall and […]
Marion Historical Society Holding Time Travelers’ Ball
April 29, 2014 by
The Marion County Historical Society is inviting the public to join them for the “Time Travelers’ Ball” at the Hotel Harding on May 3, 2014. The ball will run from 7:00pm to 11:00pm providing a “fun-filled evening visiting the past, present, alternate past and future.” Attendees will be able to: dance the evening away to […]
Historical Society Holding Annual Rummage Sale
April 24, 2014 by
The Marion County Historical Society is having a Museum and Membership Rummage sale on Saturday April 26, 2014, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The sale will be held in the auditorium at Heritage Hall and also in the parking lot behind the museum, weather permitting. A Members Only Presale will be held on Friday April 25 […]
Terradise Garden Tour, Yard & Plant Sale is Sunday
April 23, 2014 by
The landscaped and natural areas around Trella Romine’s former home, Terradise, now a nature center, will be open for a yard and plant sale and the annual spring tour on Sunday, April 27 from noon to 4:00 P.M. Terradise is located southwest of Caledonia eight miles east of Marion. When Ray and Trella Romine purchased […]
Marion Memorabillia Needs Your Votes in “Ohio Memory Madness”
March 21, 2014 by
In the spirit and fun of college basketball’s March Madness, The Marion County Historical Society and the Ohio Historical Society invite you to participate in the Second Annual Ohio Memory Madness – a bracket of sixty-four historical objects from across the state all competing for the unique distinction of being named the 2014 Ohio Memory […]
Exhibits Come to Life During “A Night at Heritage Hall”
March 18, 2014 by
On March 28 and 29, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the Marion County Historical Society will present the 8th annual “A Night at Heritage Hall.” The event promises a “fun-filled” evening of self-guided flashlight tours throughout Heritage Hall, a historic 1910 Federal Post Office converted into a museum. As visitors tour by flashlight […]
Marion Historical Society Holding Annual Meeting
December 9, 2013 by
The annual meeting of the Marion County Historical Society will be held on December 10, 2013 at 7:00 P.M in the auditorium of Heritage Hall located at 169 East Church Street, Marion, Ohio. Elections of officers will be the main item of business, followed by year-end reports from officers and committee chairs. he evening program […]
Learn about Marion’s History through Postcards
November 18, 2013 by
Most people may have received a postcard at some point in their life but may not realize that for many years postcards were the most popular means of communicating other than talking. At the height of their popularity in 1908, more than 677 million postcards were mailed in a single year, an average of seven […]
