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FULTON COUNTY PIONEER
Fall 2015
Volume XXII., No. 3.
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From Our President and Director
Dear Society Friends and Members,
As our county famers enter into the busy harvest season, our group too is hard at work
fundraising, educating, and planning for our new facility. Thanks to all of you who
supported our group at the Fulton County Fair with your time, talents, and treasures.
I am glad to report that we have raised over $178,000 toward our million dollar Capital
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Teaching local, every-day stories to thousands
of fair visitors helped them “walk in someone
else’s shoes” and broke down stereotypes and
generalities about history. Visitors may have
initially entered our log cabin thinking, “life for
women was rough in 1865.” But, someone in
2165 might look at our lives today and say,
“life was rough when both parents were away
from home every day.” We must not try to
“improve” a visitor’s experience by hiding,
editing, or sugar coating our county’s past.
Jane Rupp, our new Manager of Operations
Problems and obstacles in each generation have re-enacted the part of Lovina Butler in the
Canfield Cabin during Tuesday (Ironing Day)
changed and influenced the choices we are
making today. To paraphrase Wendell Berry, of the Fulton County Fair.
who spoke at the 2015 American Association of State and Local History Annual
Meeting in Louisville this month, “Our mission is to explain the inevitabilities that
have arisen from man’s imperfect and dark past, in order to make a more relevant and
brighter future.”
John Swearingen, Jr., Director
Museum Hours till
Thankgiving:
Tuesdays - Fridays 10am - 4pm
Saturdays 10am -2pm
See Christmas Tour & Santa at
the Depot Information
for December Hours
$4 General Admission
$3 Seniors
$2 Students
Train Depot Tours
scheduled through the Museum
at closing time
Saint Caspar Knights of Columbus Fish Fry
Friday, October 2
4:30—7pm
A percentage of the proceeds will be given to the Fulton County Historical Society
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Heritage Alliance Events:
Fulton County
on Display in
Columbus
St. Caspar's Fish Fry (FCHS)
Date/Time: Friday, October 2, 4:30—7:00pm
Location: St. Caspar’s, Wauseon, OH
Sauder Village All Aboard! Train Event
Date/Time: Saturday, October 3 (10-5) &
Sunday, October 4 (Noon-4)
Location: Historic Village
regular admission
Sauder Village Fall on the Farm Day
Date: Saturday, October 10 (10—5)
Location: Historic Village
regular admission, all uniformed scouts FREE
Fulton Co. Chapter of Ohio Genealogical
Society: “Beginning Genealogy”
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 13, 7pm
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Delta, OH
Led by Diane Van Skiver-Gagel, a retired instructor, freelance writer, and professional genealogist. FREE event.
Annual Meeting & Banquet (FCHS)
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 13, 5:30pm
Location: Swanton Sports Center
(see reservation form on page 3)
Sauder Village Fall Family Nights
Date: Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 16&17 (6-8pm)
Location: Historic Village
call for reservations and pricing
Sauder Village 29th Annual Woodcarver’s
Show and Village Winter Farm Preparation
Date/Time: Saturday, October 24 (10-5) & Sunday, Oct. 25 (Noon-4)
Location: Founder’s Hall & Historic Village
FCHS “Haunting History” Walking Tours
Date: Friday, October 23, Saturday, October 24
and Saturday, October 31 (call for times and
reservations) Tours begin at the depot and include the museum building
Evergreen Community Library “Honoring
the Courageous Mayflower Pilgrims
Date/Time: Saturday, November 14 (1-3pm)
Revisit this amazing story, complete with
samples of the first 1621 feast!
Location: Library Community Room
Cost: $20.00 (adult reservations) 419-644-271.
Fulton County Museum A Fulton County
Christmas: Homecoming Holidays
Date: Sun. December 6 (Noon—5), Mon.—Fri.
December 7—11 (10—4), Sat. December 12
(10—2) FREE MEMBER PREVIEW Saturday,
December 5, (10—2)
The Worthington Center
inside the Ohio
Statehouse Museum
(ground level ) has been
displaying objects from
the Fulton County
Museum since May.
Twelve objects on exhibit
One of the 12 artifacts (surveying equipment donated by the
Fulton County Engineer’s Office) from the collection of the
represent the 12
Fulton County Museum on display now through Thanksgiving
townships and 12
in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.
timeline themes that will
be seen in the new Museum & Welcome Center of Fulton County. In
addition, the exhibit also explains and promotes our 5 other Fulton County
Heritage Alliance partners: Bean Creek History Center, the Fulton County
Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, the Lyons & Area Historical
Society, the Metamora Area Historical Society, and Sauder Village.
New to the Collection
Accessions since the last newsletter
include clothing of Rita Boyers,
Clinton Township, a photo of
District 6 one-room school with
students standing in front, a first
edition copy of “Abraham Lincoln
and the Widow Bixby” by Pulitzer
Prize winner and Wauseon native
Frederick Lauriston Bullard,
Wauseon Janus Circle Child
Conservation League member
booklets, Sunday School booklets
from the Tedrow Christian Church,
and the Kolb & Geer advertising
sign 2015.47.1 (at right).
Museum Professional Helping Heritage
Alliance Partners
Ms. Jane Rupp, Archbold, OH (photo on page 1) is now working with the
Fulton County Museum as an Operations Manager and Collections Care
Advisor to two of our Fulton County Heritage Alliance partners. Jane
brings a vast amount of experience to our organization: she operated the
Adena Mansion & Gardens (Ohio History Connection) in Chillicothe,
Ohio, served as board president of the Ross-Chillicothe Convention and
Visitors Bureau, directed the Marion County Historical Society, was a
board member of Museums Ohio Association of Historical Societies and
Museums, directed the Clinton County Historical Association and
Museum in Plattsburgh, New York, and was the curator of The Marion
County Historical Society in Marion, Ohio.
Jane holds a Masters Degree in history from Wright State University in
Dayton, OH and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from The
Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
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49th Annual Meeting & Banquet
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:30pm (meal begins at 6:00pm)
Swanton Sports Center Ballroom, 610 N Main St, Swanton, OH
The meeting will include an update on the new Museum & Welcome Center construction. Please try to attend.
Transportation available if you call museum. This year’s banquet buffet will feature roast turkey and beef brisket.
Name____________________ Number of meals ______x $15.00
Reservation Deadline 10/06/15
Donation/Membership Form
Name(s) ___________________________________
Address___________________________________
City______________State___________Zip Code
Phone_____________ E-Mail_________________
Please check below what your check (payable to FULTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY) is including:
New Museum Director’s Circle Gift (includes a FREE year family membership)
$10,000
New Museum President’s Circle Gift (includes a FREE year family membership)
$5,000
New Museum Sponsor Circle Gift (includes a FREE year family membership)
$1,000
New Museum 9 Tile Wall image (includes a FREE year membership)
$900 (enclose your photo) *
New Museum 4 Tile Wall image (includes a FREE year membership)
$400 (enclose your photo) *
New Museum 1 Tile Wall image (includes a FREE year membership)
$100 (enclose your photo) *
Historian Annual Individual/Family Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$1,000
Council Oak Annual Individual/Family Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$500
Pioneer Annual Individual/Family Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$250
Native Annual Individual/Family Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$100
Patriot Annual Individual/Family Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$30
Adult Individual Annual Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$25
Senior Couple Annual Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$20
Senior/Student Annual Membership (NOT a gift to the new museum)
$10
Banquet Tickets ($15.00 each):
$___________________
TOTAL Check Amount Enclosed (INCLUDE BANQUET TICKETS):
$___________________
Mail to P.O. Box 104 Wauseon, Ohio 43567
* For photomural images: We will call or email you to pick up your photo when we are done scanning them
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Fulton County Historical Society
PO Box 104
229 Monroe Street (Museum)
Wauseon, OH 43567
419-337-7922
Email: [email protected]
www.fultoncountyhs.org
FULTON COUNTY
Haunting History
Tours
October 23, 24 and 31, 2015
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SANTA AT THE DEPOT
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Sun December 14 2:30—4pm
Mon—Fri December 15—19 6:30—8pm
Sat—Sun December 20-21 2:30—4pm
Mon & Tue Dec..23 6:30—8pm
A Fulton County
Christmas
This year’s Holiday theme at the
museum is “Homecoming Holidays”
based on our “Hell & Homefront: Civil
War Through Fulton County Eyes”
exhibit which closes December 12. A
sneak peak preview Open House for
members is set for Saturday, December
6th from 10am—2pm.
The Museum will be open to the general public:
Sunday, December 7, 12—5pm
Monday – Friday, December 9-11, 10am—4pm
Saturday, December 12, from 10am—2pm