Michael C. Hayes, age 70, of West Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 24, 2024. He was born on November 10, 1954, in Coshocton, to John and Lois (Kinner) Hayes. Mike graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1973 and then worked part-time at the Post Office for several years in Fresno before being transferred […]
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Dr. Butler to present on new book
COSHOCTON – Dr. Scott E. Butler, Ph.D., will present The Three Worlds of Mary Harris, “The White Woman” of the Ohio Frontier at The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12. With new information from Massachusetts Colonial archives, Dr. Butler will present research findings describing the entire life of Mary Harris, the First […]
Preschoolers invited to celebrate spring at the museum
COSHOCTON – Spring is Here! Is the topic for April’s preschool programs at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. How do we know when spring really is here? Is it the rain, the blooming flowers, the planting of gardens, the birds building their nests and animal babies being born? It’s all of these, of course. Each week we’ll […]
Lecture scheduled at museum
COSHOCTON – With the spread of craft brewing and distilling, it can be forgotten that the beer and liquor industries are a big business. And, therefore, they are also “big politics.” Historian Dr. Douglas Palmer will present Our Drunken Republic at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. He will explore the […]
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s HVAC upgrade completed
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum has completed its 10-year plan to overhaul the heating, ventilation and cooling system. Installed when the facility was built in 1979, the original HVAC system did not have the capacity to regulate humidity nor to control the heating and cooling by zones. Because environmental control is crucial for the protection […]
Learn to crochet
COSHOCTON – Jessie Tubbs will be teaching two introductory crochet classes at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on Feb. 6 and 13, 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn how to read a pattern and be given easy patterns to take home. While learning the basic stitches participants will create a scarf. Participants should bring a crochet […]
Our Town Stories to focus on photographers
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum will be focusing on photographers at its Our Town Stories discussion on Thursday, Dec. 10, at noon. These are the folks who document our histories, from infancy to death. They also show us places we’ll never glimpse, people we’ll never meet, and experiences we’ll never have. These artists behind the […]
View and Brew scheduled at the museum
COSHOCTON – Enjoy some Ohio craft beers on tap while “Happy Gilmore” plays at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. Three Ohio craft beers will be on tap — Elevator Bleeding Buckeye Red Ale, Homestead Christmas Ale, and Millersburg French Ridge IPA. For those with a lager thirst, Yuengling will also be served. […]
Our Town Stories to focus on labor unions strikes
COSHOCTON – Coshocton County is rooted in farming, mining and manufacturing. Labor unions along with their powerful tool of persuasion—the strike—also flourished by way of those latter two industries. Join us at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on Thursday, Nov. 12 at noon as we discuss labor unions and memorable strikes from Coshocton’s past. There are many […]
