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Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum

Name: Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
Address: 300 N Whitewoman Street, Coshocton, OH, 43812, US
Telephone: (740) 622-8710
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JHM's mission is to inspire creativity, the love of learning & an appreciation of diverse cultures.

Please note these changes to our hours starting 2017:

September - December
Tue. - Sun. 12:00 - 4:00

January-February
Sat-Sun. 12:00-4:00

March-May, September-December
Tuesday-Sunday 12:00-4:00

Memorial Day-Labor Day
Daily 12:00-4:00

08/27/2026

Get ready for Crafternoons at the Museum! 🪡💖

In honor of our America 250 exhibit, Through Their Hands: People and Treasures of Early Coshocton, JH Museum is hosting a series of handcrafting workshops this fall. Beginning in September, Barbara Unger-Lengen will lead a class on 2D felting, aka “wool painting.”

Barbara Unger-Lengen is a fiber artist who started wool rug hooking with the Buckeye Rug Hooking Guild in 2023. She focuses on dry and semi-wet felting in both 2 and 3D. She is a thoughtful teacher and encourages her students to learn the basics but add their own personality into the work.

The class will include a kit with all the supplies needed to complete a framed 8” piece that can hang on a wall or a small easel. Participants will be working with a sharp barbed needle and a pattern to felt roving wool into the pattern. Band-aids will be provided... but rarely needed! Bring your creativity and willingness to learn to the class!

The 2D felting class will take place on September 23, 2026 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, will cost $25 per person, and is beginner friendly. Participants must register at jhmuseum.org/crafternoons. A different class on slow stitching with Holli Rainwater will take place on October 21, 2026, and a crochet class with Jenn Bush, Abigail Callis, and Amanda Fehrenbach will be held on November 11, 2026. Stay tuned for more details about the next two classes!

08/26/2026

This 1841 letter is part of the Margaret (Mag) Humrickhouse bundle recently donated to JHM, and we’re back at it with part two of Sarah McClurg’s gossip. Spoilers: she was just getting warmed up.

Next on Sarah’s list is Ruth Elliot, who had *also* recently married. Unlike Louise’s elaborate wedding, however, Ruth’s marriage seems to have happened rather suddenly… and Sarah heard a particularly scandalous explanation for why.

According to the rumor, Ruth became ill and her family called for Dr. Playford. After examining her, the doctor supposedly told Ruth exactly “what was the matter” and that she “would have to get married.”

Ruth’s father then booked it to Uniontown “in post-haste” after Mr. [Eli] Johnson [Forsyth], and the couple were married the very next day before uprooting to Dayton.

She does make an attempt at concern - or at least the appearance of it. After repeating the rumor in remarkable detail, she admits, “I never should have thought such a thing of Ruth,” before adding that she isn’t entirely sure she believes it -perhaps it is simply one of “Dame Rumor’s” tales? “I should be glad to hear it was, for I always thought she was a very fine girl.”

Whether Sarah’s concern is genuine is up for you to decide, but we're a little unsure. After all, she made sure that Mag knew every scandalous detail before graciously suggesting that perhaps none of it is true.

Either way, we can all agree: small-town gossip sure hasn't changed much in 185 years.

Stay tuned for part three, where we learn about bed warming pans!

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Full text of the paragraph:

I presume in the next place I must tell you about Ruth Elliot I suppose you heard that she was married, well, it is reported that Mr Forsythe was obligated to marry her, she was taken sick and they sent to town for Dr. Playford, he told her what was the matter and said she would have to get married, so her father went off to Uniontown in post-haste after Johnson, so they were married the next day and went to Dayton, that accounts for the suddenness of the match. I never should have thought such a thing of Ruth and do not know whether to believe yet. Perhaps it is just one of “Dame Rumors” tales. I should be glad to hear it was, for I always thought she was a very fine girl.

08/25/2026

Have you registered for Witch, Please yet? 🐈‍⬛✨🛶

Grab your hat, gather your coven, and join us along the canal for a magical day of witchy fun! Witch, Please, a one-of-a-kind fall event featuring kayaking, broomstick bouquet-making, tarot readings, and more!

On September 19th at 8:30 AM we'll meet by the canal boat in Lake Park to get ready. We’ll kick off the morning at 9:00 AM with a kayak ride down the canal, where participants are encouraged to dress in their best witchy attire. Kayaks are provided, or guests can bring their own for a discounted rate. At 10:00 AM, we'll craft our own broomstick bouquets. Lunch follows at 11:00 AM.

Prices are $75, or $60 if you are providing your own kayak. Registration is openat jhmuseum.org/witch-please and space is limited. Come ready to laugh, paddle, craft, and conjure up some fun; it’s going to be a witching good time!

Special thank you to Tammi Rogers of Lake Park, Rachel Hall of Hillbippie Clay, Renee Whinnery of Golden Sky Farms, and the Friends of the Museum for collaborating to make this event possible.

08/19/2026

August 2026 marks 106 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, a milestone in the history of voting rights in the United States. Ratified on August 18, 1920, the amendment opened the door for millions of women to participate more fully in American political life - not just as voters, but also as candidates and elected officials. Cue Nellie (Darling) Moore.

The story goes that in 1921, Democrat Everett Darling and Republican Herman Johnson were running for mayor of Nellie, Ohio. As local men discussed the candidates at the village general store, they jokingly suggested that Darling’s sister, Nellie Moore, enter the race as an Independent. “After all, she runs the town anyway.”

Moore, emboldened by the 19th Amendment’s recent passing, took it as a challenge and began to study the village ordinances until she could cite them from memory.

This story, while fun, is most likely a few colorful half-truths combined. What we do know is that on Nov 9th, 1921 the Coshocton Tribune’s front page reported the election results: Unopposed with 51 votes, Nellie Moore had won. In doing so she officially became one of only two Ohio women to take office as mayor following the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

In an 1987 interview with The Tribune (Nov 15, 1987, pg 5), Nellie’s daughter, Virginia Moore recalled that her mother “feared no man” - despite being 5’5 and 98 pounds. When Virginia was about 14, she came home one night to find the town drunk (a dangerous man known to carry a knife) sitting in the living room with her mother.

Alarmed, Virginia rushed upstairs to wake her father. "My father raised up on one elbow and emphatically informed me that he had not voted for my mother and that she would have to handle the problem herself.”

And she did. Mayor Moore had arrested the man and calmly held him until the marshal arrived to take him away.

The 1921 election is remarkable not only because Nellie Moore became mayor so soon after women gained the right to vote, but because no one ran against her. At a time when many Americans still questioned women’s place in public office, it is significant that no male candidates stepped forward to oppose her simply on the grounds that the mayor’s office should belong to a man. Her unopposed election suggests that her qualifications and standing in the community spoke louder than convention.

In 1923 she ran again - this time against her brother, Everett. She won by two votes.

08/17/2026

Grab your hat, gather your coven, and join us along the canal for a magical day of witchy fun! Witch, Please, a one-of-a-kind fall event featuring kayaking, broomstick bouquet-making, tarot readings, and more!

On September 19th at 8:30 AM we'll meet by the canal boat in Lake Park to get ready. We’ll kick off the morning at 9:00 AM with a kayak ride down the canal, where participants are encouraged to dress in their best witchy attire. Kayaks are provided, or guests can bring their own for a discounted rate. At 10:00 AM, we'll craft our own broomstick bouquets. Lunch follows at 11:00 AM.

Prices are $75, or $60 if you are providing your own kayak. Registration is openat jhmuseum.org/witch-please and space is limited. Come ready to laugh, paddle, craft, and conjure up some fun; it’s going to be a witching good time!

Special thank you to Tammi Rogers of Lake Park, Rachel Hall of Hillbippie Clay, Renee Whinnery of Golden Sky Farms, and the Friends of the Museum for collaborating to make this event possible.

08/14/2026

This 1841 letter is part of the Margaret (Mag) Humrickhouse bundle recently donated to JHM.

Written by 19-year-old Sarah McClurg to Mag Humrickhouse, it all but begins with “Dearest Gentle Reader,” and the whole letter is so salacious that we decided to share it in parts.

Sarah McClurg starts with the recent marriage of Louise Clarke to Brigadier General Henry White Beeson. Louise had a large wedding, inviting nearly everyone in town - except Sarah’s family. And after reading the rest of Sarah’s letter, we can’t help but wonder if that exclusion was intentional.

Sarah goes on to describe the festivities, noting (enthusiastically?) that torrential rain made for a rather miserable day and drove the wedding party and out-of-town guests indoors for another large gathering. She suggests that the groom does not exactly move in respectable social circles and scoffs at the Clarke family’s belief that Louise has made an impressive match.

She really could have left it at that... but she doesn’t. Sarah remarks that Louise is “on the wrong side of thirty,” before deciding that perhaps the match is fitting after all: Beeson, she supposes, “is as good as she is.” This is what we can only imagine as the 1840’s version of “bless her heart”.

Sarah concludes that the newlyweds will be traveling to Washington for the winter. She can’t resist one final jab though, adding that Beeson is a member of Congress, but, “not a very talented one.”

We hope you enjoy this series. Part two coming soon...

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Full text of the paragraph:

Louise Clarke was married last Thursday evening. She had a notably large wedding, the whole town were invited except us. The next evening (which was a very disagreeable day, for the rain poured down in torrents) the bride, bridesmaids, groom and groomsmen, and those who were down from Uniontown all went to the General’s residence where they had a large party in the evening, but I suppose they had a great misfortune for I believe he does not go into very good society, but the Clarkes all think she has done great fates, and I suppose it is for her as she is not very young. I believe she is on the wrong side of thirty and I suppose he is as good as she is. Sarah Jane went up to spend a week with them. I believe they intend going to city of Washington in a few weeks to spend the winter, he is a member of congress, but not a very talented one.

08/05/2026

Last year, JHM received a donation of early 1800's letters, originally written to and from members of the Humrickhouse family. These letters cover a little bit of everything - daily chores, runaway carriages and even the latest gossip about Ruth Elliott's "hasty" wedding date.

Here is a romantic letter from 1846, written by Margaret (Mag) Humrickhouse to Robert C. Kinkead. Mag's words strongly suggest that Robert's original letter was a direct declaration of love and intent to marry. Her enthusiastic response is tender, deeply affectionate...and just a little spicy.

Their wedding day was not hasty - Mag Humrickhouse and Robert C. Kinkead married over a year later, on April 1, 1847, in Greenfield, Ohio. They did however have nine children.

The full letter can be read below:

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Dear Robert,

You must not think me too hasty in acknowledging the receipt of your truly welcome letter, but I only do as I would be done by, and besides I cannot deny myself the pleasure of confessing the extreme happiness its contents afforded me, by awakening an answering chord in my own heart, to the sentiments there expressed.

If it is any happiness to you to know that you occupy the highest and dearest place in my heart, then may you enjoy that pleasure for I do assure you I had given you my heart long before I ever dreamed I had one to bestow on any person, and without having the slightest idea that I ever occupied even a momentary thought of yours.

That I was very much surprised both at the receipt and contents of your letter, I must acknowledge, but words cannot express the happiness I felt on pursuing it for the thought that I loved so entirely and devotedly without a return was exceedingly painful to so sensitive a heart as mine. You can only realize the pleasure I received from your letter, by receiving a full and candid avowal of my feelings towards you, which I give, in a full surrender of my whole heart to you, and I do assure you it is a warm and affectionate heart, its pulse beating for you and you alone.

I hope dear Robert,
You don’t think me so mercenary as to require a fortune in exchange for my heart, far from it, all I ask is your heart wholly and unreservedly, that I consider that is necessary to complete my happiness in this world. I sincerely thank you for kind wishes for my welfare, and hope all the blessings which you ask for me may be showered upon yourself, which would give me more pleasure than to receive them myself, for selfishness is not one of my faults, thought I have so many that I fear when you are better acquainted and learn them you will cease to love me,

You must excuse me
For not writing a long letter this time, for my heart is such a flutter, (with its newfound happiness) that I cannot compose my thoughts sufficiently to transfer them to paper. Write soon, very soon, I shall expect a letter every week, and a visit as soon as Mr. H. returns, you forget to call me Mag, if you knew how I dislike Margaret (I don’t see how you write it, it is so long), you would never call me so.

Goodbye.

Wishing you a happy new year
Ever yours
Mag

08/04/2026

Meet us at JHM this Thursday, August 6th, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for our lunchtime program, Meet Me at the Museum!

It’s your chance to take a closer look at our current exhibit, "Through Their Hands," with staff on hand to answer questions. You are also invited to bring a personal artifact to share that was created by or passed through the hands in your family. Bring a lunch or enjoy some snacks on us!

No registration is needed. This program is offered at no charge and made possible by the support of the Ohio Arts Council. The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. We hope to see you there!

07/30/2026

Admission to the festival is free and JHM will be open from 10:00 - 4:00 with half-priced admission! Come get some great food and drinks on August 8th!

Address

300 N Whitewoman Street
Coshocton, OH
43812

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 4pm
Tuesday	12pm - 4pm
Wednesday	12pm - 4pm
Thursday	12pm - 4pm
Friday	12pm - 4pm
Saturday	12pm - 4pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

(740) 622-8710

Website

http://www.jhmuseum.org/

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