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IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND
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HIGHLAND COUNTY IN WORLD WAR I
COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY
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With the upcoming centenary of World War 1, The War to End All Wars, our new temporary exhibit,
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NOW OPEN!
Gone are the days of stepping up to the ticket booth at Chakeres Colony Theater in uptown Hillsboro with a quarter to get you into the Saturday matinee. Gone are the days of the soda pop dispenser that dropped a cup into place where you could see the streams of syrup and fizzy water mingle into a sweet and bubbly treat. And gone are the days of admiring the magnificent bas-reliefs lining the walls, illuminated only by the warm glow of hidden lights. The building may be gone, but Highland County Historical Society representatives Avery Applegate, Jim Rooney, John Kellis, Tim Koehl, and Max Petzold were given full reign by City Council to save artifacts from the decaying building prior to its demolition. The team spent the summer of 2016 prying loose and removing the most memorable items, and the Society is now proudly presenting the results of their labors to the public. The grand opening of the Colony Theater Exhibit was held at the Society’s Highland House Museum, 151 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Ohio, on Friday, June 1.
This is a new permanent exhibit which includes one of the bas-reliefs has been lovingly restored and reassembled in the second floor hallway. There is also a display case and wall full of other great items from the theater. We are always on the lookout for things to add to the collection! And, items can be scanned for display if you would like to retain the originals. Our hope is that this permanent display will bring back memories, spark interesting conversations, and delight all museum visitors!
In addition, others who are or were involved in arts and entertainment, such as Uncle Orrie, Steve Faris, Leland Pennington, Milton Caniff, Uncle Al and Captain Wendy, Daniel Llords and more, are featured in this space.
It takes many folks to create a new permanent exhibit and the Society would like to thank all who made this display and grand opening event possible, including Avery Applegate, Jim Rooney, John Kellis, Tim Koehl, Max Petzold, Justin Harsha, Rusty Hill, Steve Holland, Vicki Knauff, Lesia Langston-McKenna DMD, Big Ernie’s Pizza, plus all of the other donors and volunteers who have put forth time, effort, and money to make this event and display a wonderful addition to our Highland House Museum.
This is a new permanent exhibit which includes one of the bas-reliefs has been lovingly restored and reassembled in the second floor hallway. There is also a display case and wall full of other great items from the theater. We are always on the lookout for things to add to the collection! And, items can be scanned for display if you would like to retain the originals. Our hope is that this permanent display will bring back memories, spark interesting conversations, and delight all museum visitors!
In addition, others who are or were involved in arts and entertainment, such as Uncle Orrie, Steve Faris, Leland Pennington, Milton Caniff, Uncle Al and Captain Wendy, Daniel Llords and more, are featured in this space.
It takes many folks to create a new permanent exhibit and the Society would like to thank all who made this display and grand opening event possible, including Avery Applegate, Jim Rooney, John Kellis, Tim Koehl, Max Petzold, Justin Harsha, Rusty Hill, Steve Holland, Vicki Knauff, Lesia Langston-McKenna DMD, Big Ernie’s Pizza, plus all of the other donors and volunteers who have put forth time, effort, and money to make this event and display a wonderful addition to our Highland House Museum.
Banners on our corner!
Raymond Stout was the first Highland Countian killed in World War 1; Lester Wallis and Charles Harsha were both very active in HCHS. There will be sixteen banners at this intersection!
HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED
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Did you miss the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame?
Click HERE to watch it!
WE ARE NOW ON OUR
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THE HILLSBORO STORY
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An Army Wife Comes West - click on HISTORIES to access letters written by Catharine Wever Collins.
NOW AVAILABLE - many of the items in our MUSEUM SHOP are now available for purchase though this website! Click on "Online Ordering" at left.
Did you miss WKRC Newsmakers on Sunday? Click here to watch. (If you don't have time to watch the entire 30 minutes, click at the 13 min 30 sec mark to watch Lincoln School interview.
NOW AVAILABLE!
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Our first major exhibit addition in many years! Don't miss the new exhibit, "LINCOLN SCHOOL STORY".
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We have completed a total renovation of the former "Mother Thompson/WCTU" Room, located on the second floor of Highland House. Our HUMANITIES ROOM now features the new Lincoln School Story exhibit, which includes many seldom seen photographs and documents, as well as a documentary video presentation featuring the work of filmmaker, Andrea Torrice. In addition, displays and ephemera about the WCTU have being refreshed. The history of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD in Highland County will also be on display in this room. For more information, click here.
Looking for a way to "PAY IT FORWARD" to your community? Consider becoming a volunteer at Highland House! We use volunteers as GREETERS, CLERKS in our Museum Shop (special training required), behind the scenes work, such as reframing photographs and documents, marking objects (part of our ongoing cataloging project), assisting with mailings such as our newsletter, and general cleaning and straightening. You might like to become an costumed interpreter in our Log Cabin or love gardening and would like to share in the work of keeping our beautiful grounds lovely. You can call the office at Highland House - 393-3392, or fill out the form on this site (click on "Volunteers" in the side panel for more information or to find the form).
Our Military Room - renovated in 2016
Are we finished? No - there's more coming. Our lighting is still being tweaked. We will be adding some A/V programming to enhance the experience. But, alas, these things take time and we knew the public wanted to see what had been accomplished so far.In addition, we have probably 50% more items than we are able to display at one time, so the collection will begin to cycle once we have completed cataloging in our storage areas.
Have you registered your KROGER PLUS CARD listing HCHS as your charity of choice? This costs you nothing, nor does it take any of your fuel points! BUT, Kroger will share part of their charitable giving with us! We currently have 6 folks helping us and our last check from Kroger was over $50.00. Please help and register your Kroger Plus Card Charitable Organization as HCHS! THANK-YOU!
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