History Sites: Aug. 24/25

History Sites, Aug. 24/25:

It’s another big weekend downtown, with DMI’s 24th annual Heart of the City Cruise In on Saturday from 8am to 4pm.

Plymouth Museum, which is downtown on Plymouth’s “Square”, is open Saturday 10am-4pm. Take a walk around this historic downtown while you’re there!

Oak Hill Cottage has regular Sunday docent guided tours April thru December, 2-5pm $5/$1.

Richland County Museum in Lexington is open Sunday 1:30-4pm. The work of Seymore Lindsey, house painter/artist, is one of the specialties of this museum.

Ohio Genealogical Society Summer Sessions continue. See ogs.org under events for dates for lots of sessions coming up: https://www.ogs.org/events/summersessions.php

Shelby Museum is open Sunday, 2 – 5pm.

The Shiloh Museum is closed this weekend.

Mansfield Fire Museum is open Saturday and Sunday 1-4pm (thru Oct. 13).

Mansfield Memorial Museum is open Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 12-4 with “The Brewers and Bottlers of Mansfield” exhibit this summer and “Elektro” on permanent display.

Pleasant Hill Lake Park is open Sunday thru Thursday 8am-7pm Friday & Saturdays 8am-10pm Gate admission: $10/car. Events link: pleasanthilllakeohio.org

Malabar Big House tours are Noon, 2pm, and 4pm daily and 10am, Noon, 2pm, 4pm on Saturdays. $5/$3

Kingwood Gardens is offering Thursday history tours, through October, of the old Townsend House across from Kingwood on Park Ave. W. 5:30 to 6:30 by reservation only. Sign up on their website. Fee is $10, or $5 for members..

Visit https://richhistory.org or download the richhistory app for all venues and links.