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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Museum to host Halloween party
COSHOCTON – Are your kids looking for another reason to wear their Halloween costume while doing something a little different to celebrate the occasion? The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is having a Halloween party from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Kids can trick-or-treat through the museum, do a scavenger hunt, hear a spooky story and […]
Our Town Stories to focus on prohibition
COSHOCTON – Do you know what the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited? Just think of these terms and you’ll figure it out quickly—bootleggers, hooch, rum-running, the Untouchables, speakeasy clubs, and of course, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Prohibition (yes, you got it) is the topic for the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s next Our Town Stories at noon Thursday, […]
Mary Harris Prizes Writing Competition deadline extended
COSHOCTON – The entry deadline for The Mary Harris Prizes, a non-fiction writing contest, has been extended to Sunday, Nov. 1. Essays must be 1,000 to 3,000 words long and relate to the Coshocton Frontier. The competition is open to persons of any age who reside or work in Coshocton County, including students whose permanent […]
Our Town Stories to focus on outhouses and toilets
COSHOCTON – Outhouses and Toilets is the topic for the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s next Our Town Stories at noon on Thursday, Sept. 10. Outhouse adventures, toilet misadventures, and just plain potty silliness have entertained folks young and old for centuries. Now you have a forum to tell us what you’ve heard rumored and experienced about those […]
Travel to a new place and time at the museum this summer
COSHOCTON – It’s summer time, a time for traveling and having fun. Preschoolers are invited to do some of their own traveling at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on Tuesday mornings in July from 10 – 10:40 a.m. Imagination Journeys is the topic for the month. Each week, they’ll travel to a new place or a new […]
Museum to host What Women Want
COSHOCTON – What do women want? First on the list is to get together with friends, and a close second, to feast on exquisite cuisine over wine. The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum will be offering this and more at What Women Want on April 11. What Women Want—A Night out Just for Women—features a luxurious five-course dinner […]
Museum offers intermediate crocheting classes
COSHOCTON – An additional session has been added to the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s Intermediate Crocheting classes led by Jessie Tubbs. For the Saturday, Jan. 31 class participants will make a textured cowl. For the Saturday, Feb. 7 class, students should bring in their own project and Jessie will help them through the scary parts. Classes run […]
Family Food Fair set for all ages
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum invites families to explore science and the arts using food from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Food will be used to do science experiments, construction, printing, and painting, as well as to create secret messages, make sculpture and play. Participants will even use food to make something they can […]
