(Submitted by Wood County Historical Center & Museum)
Bowling Green State University’s Department of World Languages and Cultures and Wood County Historical Center & Museum will present German-American Day: Du lieber Gott! German-American Religious Customs, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m., at the Wood County Historical Center and Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green.
The public is invited to participate in the 16th annual German-American “Story Slam” event. Participants will be allowed five minutes to tell their own family’s stories about German-American religious customs and German-American religions. Following the story slam, enjoy German food and fellowship or take a self-guided tour of the exhibit, For Comfort and Convenience: Public Charity in Ohio by Way of the Poor Farm.
The discussion will be led by Dr. Geoff Howes, retired from BGSU, and Michael McMaster , the Wood County Historical Museum education coordinator.
Admission is a $5 suggested donation, to go toward funding this event and the Wood County Historical Society.
All events are detailed at woodcountyhistory.org or by following the Wood County Historical Museum on social media. The museum is located at 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green. For more information, contact the museum at 419-352-0967.
