Fort Recovery State Museum and Fort Recovery Historical Society

08/25/2026

08/13/2026

Both the Fort Recovery Historical Society and the Museum were glad to be part of Cora Pearson's History in the Making project. Take your selfie with the Museum plaque to enter a prize drawing!

* 🏅 Daily Plaque Spotlight, Thurs. Aug 13th, Fort Recovery State Museum, 1 Fort Site St.
Visit today’s location, snap a photo, share a fun fact and enter to win!

08/05/2026

Come join one of our guided battlefield tours this Sunday August 9 at 12:00 and 3:00!
Guided outdoor battlefield tours (1 hour) are scheduled the 2nd Sunday of the month May through October at 12:00 and 3:00. Tour included with Museum admission. Ohio History Connection members and Fort Recovery Museum Patrons always admitted free.
History Connection

08/01/2026

So as far as time capsules go it might have been a bit anticlimactic ! Here are the few items that survived the 50 years in a decaying milk can 🙂
Ink pens , bicentennial buttons and bumper stickers , a bicentennial beer can ( they drank beer back in 1976 🤷🏼‍♀️ ! Glad they put that it there ! Note the pull top tab ! I collected a lot of those 😂
Lots of Newspapers . An ad for an electric typewriter ! Some papers survived , most did not . Note the price of meat and the same issues in the Middle East 😢. The article about the Xenia tornado was interesting and brought back memories .
I was 13 in 1976 . What I remember most about that year is leaving town during the Parade and trucking cross country with my brother Tom Reichert and our younger sister Regina to stay with my brother Fred and his wife Diane in Lemoore California . We stayed for a month . Loved it !
What do you remember about 1976 ?

08/01/2026

UPDATE: Everything is all cleaned up! As planned, we will re-open on Wednesday Aug 5 with normal operating hours.

UPDATE: The Museum will also be closed on Sunday Aug 2. We plan to re-open on Wednesday Aug 5 with normal operating hours.

Due to storm damage, the Fort Recovery Museum is closed today Saturday Aug 1. We are working to re-open as soon as possible but please check back if you planned to visit tomorrow.

07/30/2026

The judging by the public for the Fort Recovery Museum / Historical Society photo & art contest is complete . Here are the winners and honorable mentions !
Adult
1st place - Jared Stammen
2nd place - Dillan Schulze
3rd place - Lynn Pleiman

Children
1st place -Elsie Wendel
2nd place -Charlotte Schulze
3rd place - Elaina Bruns

Honorable Mention
Dillan Schulze
Mitch Wood

Ist place $20 FR merchant certificate
2nd place $15 FR merchant certificate
3rd place $10 FR merchant certificate

All children who made an entry receive a free cookie from the Tin Cupboard !
Certificates and cookies can be picked up at the Tin Cupboard

All photos and artwork will be on display in the Walkby Museum in Krenning park by Saturday afternoon !

07/29/2026

I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of the Opera House Committee for 5 1/2 of the 6 years . It’s truly been a labor of love . I can hardly believe this day has come !
This gathering place will always hold a special place in my heart . My hope is that the community feels the same ! ❤️

The big day is finally here! 6 years ago a group of dedicated committee members sought out to restore the Fort Recovery Morvilius Opera House to its former glory with a hope and dream of making it a true community gathering space.

To say that this project took a village is an understatement. Many people from all over our community and in some cases…across the country…helped to make this project a reality with both their expertise, time, monetary and material donations, and their willingness to make sure we succeeded in our efforts. For that, we give our sincerest thank you.

Our committee over the years has also donated countless hours, time, money, expertise, blood, sweat, and yes even tears too…to get this multi-million dollar renovation to completion and we are excited and grateful to be able to share our vision with all of you today.

We hope that you can join us today from 5-7pm for our open house and we hope that your heart is moved by the beauty that echoes between these walls.💜

07/26/2026

🇺🇸 PICTURES WANTED! 📸❤️

What an unforgettable day! Now we need YOUR help preserving this special moment in Fort Recovery history.

Please share your favorite photos from our America’s 250th Birthday Celebration in the comments below! We’d also love for you to include a few words about your picture—who’s in it, what was happening, a favorite memory, or why it was special to you.

We’re creating a community memory book that will be displayed in town and become part of Fort Recovery’s history for future generations to enjoy.

Whether you took one picture or one hundred, we’d love to see them all! 🇺🇸

📷 Drop your photos and stories in the comments below and help us tell the story of an amazing day!

❤️ Thank you for celebrating with us and for helping preserve this incredible milestone in our community’s history.