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Archaeology Day
It’s our 8th annual Archaeology Day! Join us April 19, 2025 from 1-5pm for a gallery full of exhibits of fossils, minerals, and more from local collectors! Bring in your… Read More
Black History Month Junior Member Program
We have a new date for our Black History Month Junior Member program! Join us March 22 at 9:30-12:30 as we explore some of Chillicothe’s Black history at David Nickens… Read More
Discovering History Speaker Series
Lafayette and Human Rights Alan Hoffman, President of The American Friends of Lafayette Lafayette’s first foray into human rights work was in the American Revolution which he saw as a… Read More
Statehood Day Open House
It’s our favorite day of the year! Opening day of the season and STATEHOOD DAY! Please join us March 1, 2025 from 1-5pm for an open house! We’ll have a… Read More
Open House At Two Museums!
Join us for a rare Open House event at the Franklin House museum. This 1907 Prairie Style house features lovely stained glass and much of its original interior features. The… Read More
Statehood Day Open House
Join us on March 2 from 12-4 for our annual Statehood Day celebration! We’re part of a large number of events taking place around Chillicothe in honor of the day… Read More
Statehood Day Celebration
One Big Event at Five Different Locations: Chillicothe to Celebrate Ohio Statehood Day, Saturday, March 2nd. Five of Chillicothe’s historical sites, museums, and organizations will host open houses on Saturday,… Read More
An Ohio University archaeologist unearths an arrowhead from the end of the ice age
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Ohio University archaeologist’s unexpected discovery in southeast Ohio may bring new insight into the state’s earliest settlers. David Lamp stumbled upon the 13,000-year-old arrowhead fragment… Read More