From WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM
The Wood County Museum and Bowling Green State University’s Department of World Languages and Cultures will present “German Wedding Traditions,” Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Wood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, in observance of German American Day.
RSVP required. Suggested donation $5 Museum members free.
Reservations are requested for attendance and Story Slam participation, at 419-352-0967 or https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/german-american-day-2/
Michael McMaster will give a short introductory program on German American Wedding Traditions, followed by a “Story Slam” where participants are given time to share their own German American experiences on any topic. Each registered participant will be given time to tell their story about their German heritage, or lack thereof.
German snacks and fellowship will follow the program.
From 6 p.m. until the event starts at 7 p.m., the museum will be open for self-guided tours, including the exhibits on the Mary & Carl Bach Story, the wedding exhibit Allure & Illusion, and For Comfort & Convenience, about Ohio poor farms.
