The Marietta Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution invites you to
join in the celebration of Marietta’s
220th Birthday celebration by attending the 12 Days with the Patriots and
Pioneers of Washington
County from Friday, March 28, 2008 thru
Tuesday, April 8, 2008. This program will include events over a 12-day period
that presents a broad range of topics for all ages and skill levels of
history, genealogy, historical research and museum
tours. The webpage will be undergoing major additions in the next few days to update the public on an whole host of exciting, upcoming events. Please stay tuned for more details.
Area participants include:
Marietta Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution;
Marietta Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Washington County Historical Society; Belpre
Historical Society; Lower Muskingum Historical Society; Western Washington County Historical Society; New
Matamoras Historical Society; Washington County
Chapter Ohio Genealogy Society; Fearing Camp, Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts; 4-H, School groups; churches and many
others for 12 days of activities.
Learning history: On 29 March, the Marietta Chapter Sons
of the American Revolution will sponsor a PATRIOTS AND PIONEERS
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY CONFERENCE at Washington State Community College.
The conference is designed to promote genealogy and history activities in our
region. Classes will have appeal to young and old, amateur to the advanced.
The first day of registration will be Friday, February 15. A list of classes,
class descriptions, biographical details on the conference speakers are available by clicking on the links provided here. Those wishing to participate in the conference should submit our advanced registration form as soon as possible as classes assigned on a first come, first served basis and have limited seating available. Having trouble understanding something on your registration form? Downloading an example form may help.
Programming: Through financial donations, we have rented Campus Martius
Museum from 28 March to 6 April and
have tours available at six other museums: Henry Fearing House, Toy and Doll Museum,
Ely Chapman West African Artifact & Art Museum, Belpre
Farmers Castle
Museum, Beverly's
Oliver Tucker
Museum and People's Funeral Museum. All will have special programs
and exhibits to engage the area residents in the pursuit of their ancestral or
cultural past. All the events are free to the public with the exception of
the all day conference at Washington
State Community
College, the Long Rifle Show at the Lafayette Hotel and the historical societies' dinners. A bell ringing of the carillon at the
First Congregational Church will be performed with various patriotic tunes.
There will also be a 70-flag display and open house events at the Washington County Courthouse on both Sundays during this period. The flags are a historical
collection used by Americans and their Revolutionary War allies throughout
our country’s history to the 48-star flag.
Research opportunities: the Washington County Public
Library, History and Genealogy Department, the Special
Collections at Marietta College, the Washington County Historical Society Archives and the
Daughters of the American Revolution Library will all participate with
special extended hours to assist researchers.
Youth participation: All
Washington County
high schools have joined in an extended research project to scan and digitize
the Josephine Phillips' 1810 Census Index Cards.
The results of this project will be published in book form and the material
will be placed on our website in a searchable database format. Many other
high school and grade school groups are also working on special projects. The
Boy Scouts have prepared a 5-mile Heritage Trail hike in Marietta with testing and awards. The Washington County 4-H will also be presenting
programs during the 12-day period.
Overall Purpose: In the spring of 2007 our chapter began developing the PATRIOTS
AND PIONEERS PROJECT to honor and perpetuate the memory of our rich local
heritage. We have begun research on this project which will record comprensive accounts and stories of the Patriots (and their descendants who resided here at one point) with Washington
County, Ohio connections who gave service during the American
Revolution. It is our goal to publish a series of books called "REVOLUTIONARY
WAR PATRIOTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,
OHIO. To enlist the support and help of the
public we have established this web site
and collaborated with many societies, schools and libraries. A majority of
the citizens of Washington County have bloodlines that run
to the Patriots of the Revolution and most do not know their pioneer
past. I hope you will join us in this
exciting new endeavor as we discover this history together!
Contacts:
Marietta Sons of the American Revolution
Jean Yost, President at 740-678-8060 or jean.yost@gmail.com
Scott Britton, Secretary at
740-525-5913 or mariettablues@yahoo.com
Due to generous sponsorship, most of the following museum tours, programs and events are being offered FREE to public, EXCEPT those marked with an asterisk (*).
Museum
& Historical Site Opportunities
Campus Martius
Museum (Marietta)
– Candlelight Tours,
Museum Tours & Special Programming
Oliver Tucker Museum (Beverly)
– Museum Tours
Belpre Historical Sites - Driving
Tour of the Belpre area
Henry Fearing House (Marietta) – Museum Tours
& Founders Day Bell
Ringing
Farmers’ Castle Museum
and Educational Center (Belpre) – Museum Tours & Tartan Day History
New Matamoras Historical Society
– Museum Tours
Ely Chapman Educational Foundation (Marietta) - West African Artifact & Art
Museum Tour
Peoples’ Packards and
Museum (Marietta) – Packard Cars and Funeral Museum Tour
Toy & Doll Museum (Marietta)
– Museum Tour
Research
Libraries with Special Extended Hours
Daughters of the American
Revolution, Marietta
Library
Washington County Historical
Society Archives (Marietta)
Marietta College
Library & Special Collections
History & Genealogy Library,
5th & Washington St.
(Marietta)
Farmers’ Castle Museum
and Educational Center (Belpre)
Other
Historical Event Opportunities
*Patriots and Pioneers History & Genealogy Conference at Washington
State Community
College
Opening the Door West Movie
Presentation and Panel Discussion at Marietta College
*Association of Ohio Long
Rifle Collectors at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta
Church Services, Tours
& Bell Ringing at First Congregational
Church (Marietta)
Boy Scouts Heritage Trail & Girl Scout Special
Program, including a 5-mile history trail in Marietta
4-H & Other Youth Groups Special Projects County-wide
*Washington County Historical Society Founders Day Dinner in Marietta
*Belpre Historical Society Founders Day Dinner in Belpre
Marietta
College Graduate &
Astronaut Dr. Story Musgrave Speaking Events
Cincinnati, Sons of the
American Revolution 70 Historical US Flag Collection at the
Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse Open House for Research (Marietta)
On specially reserved days and times, the
museums tours will be free & open to the public. See our 12-Days Event Calendar for more details about
special programming and hours for each event and location or you can contact:
Marietta Sons of the American Revolution.
Jean Yost, President at 740-678-8060 or jean.yost@gmail.com
Scott Britton, Secretary at
740-525-5913 or
mariettablues@yahoo.com
