Danny Joe Shortt, age 75, of West Lafayette died on Wednesday, October 29, 2024, in his home. He was born on January 25, 1949, to the late Cephus and Bonnie (Burgess) Shortt. After graduating in 1968 from Jenkins High School in Jenkins, Kentucky, Danny was a deep miner in Kentucky and later in Ohio where […]
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Roscoe Village planning Memorial Day basket giveaway
COSHOCTON – The Roscoe Village Foundation is “kicking off” the self-guided tour season with a Memorial Day basket giveaway. This lovely basket contains gift certificates and merchandise of nearly $300 in value from the shops and partners of Roscoe Village. For every Living History Tour ticket purchased on Memorial Day Weekend (Saturday – Monday), you […]
Come learn more about volunteering in Roscoe Village
COSHOCTON – Do you enjoy history and crafts? Do you want to learn how to dead head flowers or when is the best time to trim shrubs? Come to the Roscoe Village Visitor Center on Monday, April 10 for the volunteer gathering and learn of the different ways that you can both learn and enjoy […]
Presentation at Roscoe to focus on flood of 1913
COSHOCTON – The Roscoe Village Foundation will host a free event featuring facts and photos of the flood of 1913 on Saturday, March 25. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lock Landing located on the lower level of the visitor center. Dave Snyder, curator of the Walhonding Valley […]
Enjoy this weekend’s 47th annual Apple Butter Stirrin′ Festival
COSHOCTON –Autumn in Roscoe Village is a special time of year. The beautiful scenery in Central Ohio’s rolling hills, the crisp mornings and warm afternoons, and the smoky-sweet scent of homemade apple butter simmering over a wood fire combine to make the Apple Butter Stirrin’ Festival in Historic Roscoe Village the perfect fall event. Now […]
Eagle Scout candidate leads major project for Roscoe Village Foundation
COSHOCTON – Life Scout Noah Adelsberger has completed a major sidewalk restoration and patio construction project for Roscoe Village Foundation as his Eagle Scout project. Adelsberger, a member of the Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew in Coshocton, wanted to develop a substantial project that would provide long term public benefit. The concept originated through […]
Roscoe Village holding pot full of color workshop
COSHOCTON – If you are wondering what flowers to plant in your pots and gardens this summer, then join Connie Miller, of the Roscoe Landscape Department, and Deb Gaumer of Garden Patch on Thursday, May 5. The instructors will share the annuals that Mrs. Montgomery used for the combination pots in Roscoe Village and also introduce […]
Roscoe Village to hold lectures
COSHOCTON – Roscoe Village begins the 2016 Bicentennial of Caldersburgh, also known as Old Roscoe with two exciting lectures. Alice Hoover opens the lecture series with “Tales of Old Roscoe.” The program begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 in the Visitor Center Theatre. She portrays Lydia Brown, the Brickmaker’s wife of Old Roscoe. […]
Roscoe Village Foundation Lock Landing Campaign meets fundraising goal
COSHOCTON – The Roscoe Village Foundation has announced completion of its recent Lock Landing fundraising campaign. The project will convert the Visitor Center Exhibit Hall into a new meeting and banquet space to better serve Historic Roscoe Village’s adult groups and student tours. The site will also be available for individuals, businesses, and civic groups […]