HOCKING COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM

Admission to our museum and parking are free. The museum is handicapped accessible. Our museum is staffed with friendly, knowledgeable volunteers on Friday and Saturday afternoons (1-4 pm) to help you in your research and/or tour. Private and group/bus tours are welcome and encouraged. Please contact us to set up your private tour. Within our museum you can go back in history. Visit the 1881 SCHEM

PP HOUSE, and learn how people actually lived in that period with each room bursting with exhibits. The Historical Center has a TIMELINE covering 100 years of history, a one-room schoolhouse, military displays, indian artifacts and much more. The CARRIAGE HOUSE features farm implements and period tools. You may also visit the HENRY LUTZ 1898 STEAM CAR GARAGE and learn the history of the steam car. A PIONEER CONESTOGA WAGON and OLDE PRINTSHOP can be seen on site, along with a RAILROAD TELEGRAPH OFFICE, complete with Hocking Valley Railroad memorabilia. We also have a room available for GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. Included are the histories of many local families and notables, old yearbooks, books by local authors and much, much more. We also have books available for purchase covering many diverse subjects. A complete will soon be available on our page.