Backyard Excursions - Wood County, Bowling Green, Ohio

Wood County Historical Center & Museum

Preserving Ohio history for the future.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum
13660 County Home Rd.
Bowling Green, OH 43402
419.352.0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org

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Exhibits help tell the story behind the artifacts. Over 30 rooms cover historical elements from the native people of Northwest Ohio, the Black Swamp, Oil and Gas Boom, various clothing and decorating styles, and trends in politics and government.

Hands on History
Visit this hands-on exhibit for a touch-and-feel look at the equipment that started our technological world. Exhibit includes working telegraph equipment, a switchboard, mail sorting area, a non-electric office stocked with typewriters and adding machines, hand-powered machinery, and a home-tools and appliance display featuring a Singer sewing machine. We are still looking for donations: vintage oven, refrigerator, icebox, hand appliances such as egg beaters, flour sifters, and various kitchenware from 1930s - 1950s.

Military Exhibit
This exhibit remembers the noble men and women who have served for their country.

Native Indians of Northwest Ohio
Long before the draining of the Great Black Swamp, native men and women made homes in the forests and swamps of Northwest Ohio. Tribes such as the Ottawa, Shawnee, and Miami lived off the land, hunted game with weapons made from vegetation and bones, developed primitive tools, and practiced tribal rituals.

Alumni & Yearbook Exhibit
Yearbooks, class photos, and high school mementos of neighboring schools. Very popular for class reunions, holidays, and researching family genealogy.

Also see the ice house, corn barn, hog barn, horse barn, historic beauty and barber shop, lunatic asylum, herb and garden teas and the oil derrick and boomtown district. Enjoy special events, self-guided or guided group tours..Open April-October and December.

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