Join us Saturday, November 7th from 1-4pm for our Second Annual Native American craft-work series. This year our Museum Coordinator Bosha Green will be conducting

Lovers of old steam powered engines and machinery of yesteryear will want to visit Lake Snowden on September 26 & 27th  for the Antique machinery

We have set up special tours of the Athens Asylum during Brew Week this year.  Our tour guide, George Eberts will take you on a

 FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, 5-8pm. Call your friends and neighbors and bring them to the Spring Open House at your ACHS&M! We are going to have

Our first Asylum Conference was a great coming together of minds. We would like to thank the Ohio University Geography Department, the Planning and Space

Go to:   http://shopathensohio.com/athens-historical-society/ We are very happy to announce that we have partnered with ShopAthensOhio.com to bring some of our more popular gift shop items

The Sky Has Fallen Troops, Turmoil, and Teargas Ohio University  1968-1970 The new exhibit is a black and white photographic display of images in Athens

On April 9, 1865, rebel General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia. 150 years later, we are celebrating the

ACHS&M was given a piece of property to care for that holds an ancient Adena/Hopewell mound located in The Plains, Ohio. It was deeded to

Join architectural historian Barbara Powers of the Ohio History Connection in examining several of the key buildings that defined nationally recognized Columbus architect Frank L.

Robert Gordon’s presentation for ACHS&M given on February 25th is now available to view. Click here to watch!     “Footsteps Through Heritage” Trunk Show

Robert Gordon’s presentation for ACHS&M given on February 25th is now available to view.  Click here to watch! “Footsteps Through Heritage” Trunk Show – Robert

We are happy to announce that our very popular pub&bar tours will be running from Friday, July 10th through Saturday, July 18th. We run 2

ACHS&M will welcome Genealogist and author Vicki Korn Niggemeyer on SATURDAY, JULY 18TH at 2:00PM here at the Museum for “Getting Creative with Genealogy,” a

This list is comprised of local area groups that are connected with history, genealogy and services for the southeastern Ohio region. If your organization would

Here is the last program in our 5 part series for Archaeology Month. Dr. Bradley T. Lepper, Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio Historical Society,

WHAT:  HOLIDAY COOKIE DECORATING WHEN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH FROM 6-8P.M. WHERE: ATHENS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM Please bring the little ones (and big ones)

WHERE:  ATHENS CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH FROM 1-2pm On Sunday, November 9th from 1-2pm we will welcome Katherine Ziff, author

Here is the forth program given here at ACHS&M for Archaeology Month.  Dr. Jerrel Anderson, Archaeological Curator of the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in

Thank you to all the wonderful bakers and artists who took part in the Gingerbread Contest this year!  They were all amazing and we look

WHAT: HISTORIC TOUR OF UPTOWN CHURCHES WITH STAINED GLASS ART FEATURED WHEN: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7TH FROM 1-4P.M. WHERE:   2 Court street, 24 W. State Street,

Thanks to the Ohio History Connection, we can now access the Athens County Gazette from 1897 to 1909.   Information supplied by the Ohio History