Utica Historical Society - Hufford House Museum

Utica Historical Society - Hufford House Museum Museum dedicated to showcasing local history of Utica Ohio. Dwight was born in the house in 1910 and died in 1991. It was built as a duplex.

The Utica Historical Society housed in the Hufford House Museum was organized in 1973, among the founding members were Dwight and Ethel Jewett, once residents of the house. Fittingly, being the oldest surviving building in the village, the house was built in 1824. An addition to the rear of the house was built on in the 1840’s. The Jewett’s once owned a five and dime store and when Ned and Phyllis

Hufford came to Utica in 1959, they purchased the store from the Jewett’s. Hufford’s Ben Franklin was a long time fixture in the village and after Ned passed in 1993, the family kept it operating until 2019. After a few years of being vacant the house was put up for auction in 1997. The Historical Society once looked into raising funds for a museum in 1989 but couldn’t raise enough funds to purchase a building and operate a museum. In memory of Ned Hufford, Phyllis purchased the property at auction to donate to the Society, if the Society could raise matching funds of $100,000 for operating expenses. They managed to raise $113,000. On May 17th 1997 Phyllis acquired the property for $99,000. Phyllis Hufford passed away in 2018. The society had been housed in the local library and had no place to display their collection of local artifacts. On June 24th, 2000 the museum was dedicated and since a Carriage House has been built behind the museum. That was started in 2000 when the Historical Society received a $50,000 Grant form the State of Ohio to build it and that was dedicated on December 5th, 2004. It houses Utica’s first mechanical fire truck from 1938.

Two pieces from the Herald of November 16, 1911 regarding removal of slot machines and seizure of bootleg liquor.
08/30/2026

Two pieces from the Herald of November 16, 1911 regarding removal of slot machines and seizure of bootleg liquor.

Following yesterdays assault article from July 27, 1911, comes another article from the same front page reporting a man'...
08/29/2026

Following yesterdays assault article from July 27, 1911, comes another article from the same front page reporting a man's throat being cut. Thankfully our village is not as active in this regard anymore.

An article from the Herald July 27, 1911 regarding an assault. I find these old crime articles very interesting, and th...
08/28/2026

An article from the Herald July 27, 1911 regarding an assault. I find these old crime articles very interesting, and this year of 1911 seems like there was a large amount of crimes committed.

We are asking for your help again. As we work on the Brinkerhoff Update, we need some input. If you have a story or in...
08/28/2026

We are asking for your help again. As we work on the Brinkerhoff Update, we need some input. If you have a story or information to share on the 1979 flood September 14, 1979, or the 1989 flood, June 28, 1989, please drop a comment and help us. We will be glad to credit any commenter who helps us with this.

As you may be well aware if you are a avid reader of our posts, the newspapers from 1912 are all missing except for four...
08/27/2026

As you may be well aware if you are a avid reader of our posts, the newspapers from 1912 are all missing except for four. A feature in the Herald over the years has been recalling highlights of various years in the past on a regular basis. Recently looking at a 1937 paper, I noticed a column titled Twenty-Five Years Ago. Since The Utica Herald is published every Thursday, we thought we would start running a copy of that column weekly on Thursdays, so we can all learn about the major news stories of the missing 1912 newspapers together.

We continue today with the April 1, 1937 edition that features Twenty-Five Years Ago from the Herald of April 4, 1912.

Recipes this fine Wednesday come to you from the Utica Herald of March 24, 1938. Enjoy Divinity Pudding and Biscuit Tor...
08/26/2026

Recipes this fine Wednesday come to you from the Utica Herald of March 24, 1938. Enjoy Divinity Pudding and Biscuit Tortoni. Both refrigerator style desserts of old to enjoy in the summer heat.

As always if you try any of our featured recipes, drop us a comment or a photo review and let us know your experience.

A photo from April 7, 1938. Point of interest, this was where the Jitterbug is today, prior to the Quick Hotel building...
08/25/2026

A photo from April 7, 1938. Point of interest, this was where the Jitterbug is today, prior to the Quick Hotel building built in 1910.

Happy Monday All! If you are looking for motivation to start the new week, here is what we have to offer today. It see...
08/24/2026

Happy Monday All! If you are looking for motivation to start the new week, here is what we have to offer today. It seems fitting to begin the week with a uplifting message. Sharing another two poems from Utica's poetress, Mae E. Margrat. To see a bio, if you missed it, go back and read the post of May 25th. Here are the two poems both from "Voices Of Yesterday." "Don't Scatter Your Fire" and "Our Ships"

Enjoy the view on Main Street looking south. Note Ritchey's on the west side and a partial view of the sign for the Mys...
08/23/2026

Enjoy the view on Main Street looking south. Note Ritchey's on the west side and a partial view of the sign for the Mystic Theater on the east side.

An assortment of newspaper ads from the Utica Herald November 15, 1928.
08/22/2026

An assortment of newspaper ads from the Utica Herald November 15, 1928.

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