From WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM
The Wood County Museum will host a living history event featuring costumed interpreters portraying life during the exploration of the Northwest Territory and the Ohio Country, especially along and near the Portage River in Wood County on Friday May 2 through May 4.
The event will look at the experience of early settlers and indigenous people, military and political growth, and home life activities from the 1700s to 1860.
Cannon and musket demonstrations will take place as well.
The reenactment will be open Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a Experience Period Reenactors from 1700s to 1860s. Schools and groups Welcome on Friday.
In addition to the event schedule there will also be a historic dance, “Lady Brandeberry’s Ball”, onSaturday at 6 p.m. featuring music by The Root Cellar String Band. A dance caller will teach contra dancing with music fitting the era. Free dance lessons will be available earlier that day at 3 p.m. This historic dance is free for all to attend and costumes are encouraged Think “Bridgerton”!
RSVPs for the ball are appreciated. Call 419-352-0967 or visit woodcountyhistory.org.
Food Trucks, Big Daddy’s Sausage House and Denise’s Nuts will be available for food and beverage sales through the weekend. An old-fashioned root beer stand will also be available from the Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor. Restrooms available on site. There is free parking for event.
This event is co-sponsored by the Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor & the Wood County Museum. With additional support from Visit BG Ohio, Modern Woodmen: Fraternal Financial, Daniel Jess “DJ” Deiter and Amy Walters Deiter, Sleek Academy, and All About the Kids Learning Center. Other sponsors of the event include: Dave & Cindy Hollinger, The Willows at Bowling Green, Anonymous, Care 360 Hospice, Churchill’s Market, and State Bank.
The Wood County Museum will be open for self-guided tours with paid admission the entire weekend of the event. The museum’s grounds are open along with several outbuildings including the Lunatic Asylum, Pestilence House, and the Ice House.
All event details at www.woodcountyhistory.org and www.maumeevalleyheritagecorridor.org or by the Wood County Museum or MVHC’s Facebook page. The Wood County Museum & Grounds are located at 13660 County Home Road in Bowling Green.
