COSHOCTON – Children ages 7–12 are invited to a mask making workshop at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Finding inspiration from the museum’s current special exhibit, Teen-Age Talent, students will borrow its theme — Upcycled Art — for their own work. (Upcycled art is simply artwork made from found […]
COSHOCTON – One hundred years ago on July 28th, Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia, the formal beginning of the Great War. Over 70 million military personnel including 60 million Europeans were mobilized over the following five years. The total number of military and civilian casualties was over 37 million. With 16 million of those casualties resulting […]
COSHOCTON – What do women want? To start with, time to relax with friends while feasting on exquisite cuisine fine wine. The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum will be offering this and more at What Women Want on April 12. What Women Want—A Night out Just for Women—features a luxurious five-course dinner and a What Women Want auction […]
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is presenting a sculpture workshop for teens in grades eight through twelve on March 29 at 2 p.m. The instructor, Todd Malenke, is a professional artist who has been working with metal for twenty years. He will discuss basic rules of design before students begin their sculpture using wire and […]
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is planning an exhibit entitled Prized Possessions that will be displayed Saturday, April 26 through Sunday, May 25. The exhibit features collection pieces that are rarely exhibited along with objects that belong to local residents. These “prized possessions” may have little market value but are interesting or meaningful because of […]
COSHOCTON – One-Room Schoolhouses is the Thursday, Jan. 8 topic for the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum’s Our Town Stories discussion. How many were in Coshocton County? Are any of the buildings still standing? When was the last one closed? Does anyone remember attending one, whether it was in Coshocton County or not? JHM’s Our Town Stories gathering […]
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is pleased to present One Hundred Years of Kiefer’s Floral, on display from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Tuesday, Dec. 31. Join us at the opening reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 21. Ed Kiefer is the third generation of Kiefers in Coshocton to specialize in flower cultivation and arrangements. […]
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum and Coshocton’s Downtowner Plaza are pleased to announce the winner of The Coshocton Sports Legend poll. Nominations for the honor were collected over several weeks and then reduced to five names for the ballot. A seven-year residence in Coshocton County was the only requirement for nominees. Nearly 200 votes were […]
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Dr. John Allen Moore, Ed.D., 91, of Gettysburg, PA., husband of Maria Moore (nee Mendoza), passed away at his home on Monday, November 25, 2024. Born in Dresden, OH on June 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Henry Miles Moore and Allene Davis (nee Howell). He is preceded in death by both […]
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 […]
Gene Leroy Ditsler loved life and lived it to the fullest for nearly 88 years, from his birth on February 8, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN, until his death on November 7, in Granville, OH. Gene grew up loving sports, especially basketball, and though he wasn’t tall enough to play on the high school team, he […]
Richard “Dick” Edwin Unger, born on March 12, 1940, in Coshocton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home in West Lafayette, Ohio, on November 22, 2024. He was 84 years old. Richard was a devoted husband to Wanda Grace Hardesty, whom he married on September 9, 1961. Together, they shared 63 wonderful years of marriage. […]
Celia Hazel Oliver, age 91, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024. She was born in Birmingham, England, on February 27, 1933, to the late George C. and Mabel (Barnatt) Barke and grew up in Sunninghill, England. In January of 1956, Hazel and her husband, Alex immigrated to […]
Audrey Cameron, who would’ve been 90 on the first day of spring, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Hennis Care Center of Dover. She was born in Flint, MI on March 20, 1935 to the late Roscoe L. And Mildred (Shippey) Hough. Audrey graduated from Northern High School in Flint, MI and worked […]
Kenneth Larry Watson of Coshocton, Ohio, entered into the presence of his Savior on November 19, 2024, at the age of 82, after a courageous battle with dementia. Born on June 21, 1942, in Plainfield, Ohio, Larry was the son of William Max and Anita Mae Watson. He is survived by his devoted wife of […]