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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Our Town Stories to discuss Thanksgiving traditions
COSHOCTON – Traditions strengthen families and communities. They help us express joy and celebration and give us a common history. They also form a structure for us to store away and then retrieve our memories. For many people, Thanksgiving celebrations and customs are meaningful traditions in their lives. Join us for a discussion of Thanksgiving […]
Local Bounty special exhibit set
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is celebrating the natural beauty and fertility of our county and state with a special exhibit entitled Local Bounty, on display Oct. 4 through the end of the year. The exhibit is primarily a fine art and craft exhibit, but also embraces Coshocton’s local food industries and agricultural groups. Coshocton’s […]
Ask the Curator Sundays planned
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s exhibit of Coshocton advertising art is an once-in-a-lifetime experience. Certainly there will never be another display as expansive and high-caliber as this one. The show contains trays, signs, and novelties from 10 Coshocton companies produced in 1887 through 1950. Imagine yourself in Coshocton 100 years ago. A number of your […]
Museum to host its own antique roadshow
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is conducting its own Antique Roadshow at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. This one, though, is only for advertising art made in Coshocton. So, bring your signs, trays, calendars and other novelties for the experts to examine. Millions of these were made (American Art Works made 72 million products in […]
Our Town Stories to focus on art industries
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s Our Town Stories topic for July 10th is “Coshocton Art Industries.” This would include American Art Works, Novelty Advertising, The Beach Company and Shaw-Barton, amongst others. Share personal stories about the people, working conditions, or products and services. If you have examples of their work, please bring them in as […]
Museum hosts program for preschoolers
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum invites preschoolers (2–5-years-old) to “play with the animals” at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays in June. Each week kids will visit a different gallery and hunt for the featured animal. Once they find it, they will play animal games and make a craft to take home. The program lasts 30 minutes […]
Commonwealth Americana hosting fundraiser for museum
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum and Commonwealth Americana invite the public to a special fundraiser on May 1, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. In honor of its first year anniversary, Commonwealth Americana has commissioned a new edition of William Roscoe’s The Butterfly’s Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast from the Letterpress Studio at Oberlin College. The […]
Crochet troubleshooting class scheduled
COSHOCTON – Three crochet classes will be offered at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on the third Saturday of the month, beginning April 19. These are troubleshooting classes so participants need to bring in their own projects. Instructor Jessie Tubbs has been crocheting since she was a child and loves to teach others. Classes run from 9 […]
