Ashtabula County Historical Society

09/02/2026

We made the Star Beacon! Read about Log Cabin Days 2026 here!

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP — A weekend of history, music, and food is planned for Sept. 12 and 13 at the Blakeslee Log Cabin on Seven Hills Road.

08/26/2026

Sunday Service, September 13th at 10 a.m. will be held at Blakeslee Cabin! All are welcome!

08/26/2026

Fun programs this year! Read full descriptions on our website: https://ashtabulahistory.com/events/log-cabin-days/

08/22/2026

See our program schedule and descriptions on the website: https://ashtabulahistory.com/events/log-cabin-days/

08/16/2026

Check out our awesome programs this year! Descriptions and details on our website: https://ashtabulahistory.com/events/log-cabin-days/

07/28/2026

A huge thank you to Walmart for donating towards another great year of Log Cabin Days!

We're looking forward to seeing everyone September 12th & 13th!

Supporting Ashtabula County Historical Society with Log Cabin Days. The event will be September 12 & 13



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07/21/2026

UPDATE: We found a blacksmith! Or more than one actually! Thanks to those of you in the Western Reserve Artist Blacksmith Association! Iron smelting WILL be on display at this year's event - don't miss it! :) Old post: Seeking a blacksmith to volunteer to do demos for Log Cabin Days, Sept 12 & 13 this year. Please help spread the word. Let us know who we can ask.

07/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by at our tent during the 250th Celebration or toured the Giddings Law Office!

We can wait to see everyone at Log Cabin Days in September!

06/23/2026

Come see us in the Parade and the Walk of Time. We’ll have Giddings Law Office open for tours too! It’s going to be such a fun day!

🇺🇸 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧.

This is not just a parade.

This is not just a fireworks show.

On Saturday, July 4, Jefferson will be filled with a full day of family fun, food, music, history, shopping, and celebration for 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 250 – 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲.

🎉 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 steps off at 12:00 noon
🎶𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 & 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 2:00–10:00 𝐏𝐌 on two stages and throughout the festival grounds
🍔 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 9 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬, including 6 food trucks with BBQ, pizza, tacos, Hawaiian food, ice cream, and more
🍷 Beer and wine tents
🧒 Free games and activities for kids
🛍️ 30+ artisans and makers
🐴 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬
🏛️ Tours of the historic 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨.
📬 See the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝
🏘️ Jefferson Depot Village and historic sites open throughout the day
🎆 Fireworks at 10:00 PM
Come for the parade.
Stay for the food, music, kids’ activities, wagon rides, history, artisans, and fireworks.
Bring your family. Bring your lawn chairs. Bring your small-town July 4th spirit.
📍 Jefferson, Ohio
📅 Saturday, July 4, 2026
🇺🇸 America 250 – Ashtabula County 4th of July Festival

05/18/2026

We had a great turn out at the Mad Hatters Tea Party this weekend!

Thank you to everyone who attended!