Educational

2026 is a special year as America celebrates its 250th birthday!  Ohio and Tuscarawas County have been preparing for this celebration for a number of years. The State of Ohio’s 250 planning commission created monthly themes for the year to help celebrate. Local Historian Kim Jurkovic will be at the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The annual Fall Lantern Tours at the Ohio History Connection’s Schoenbrunn Village are planned from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12, at the site 1984 E. High Ave. in New Philadelphia. Guests will experience Schoenbrunn Village by lantern, following a lighted luminaria […]

Historic Zoar Village, one of America’s most successful communal settlements, hosts its award-winning Zoar and the Presidents Day on Friday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., as well as an event that’s open to the public Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. During both events, […]

The Wilderness Center (TWC) is honored to welcome Harlow Shapley Lecturer Dr. Quyen Hart, Ph.D., October 1–3, 2026, for three special presentations of “Rising Above: How Space Telescopes Rewrite Astronomy.” With presentations designed for high school and college students, the general public, and educators, the three-day Shapley Lecture Series offers […]

Fort Laurens, the site of Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort, is hosting an Archeological School Day on Friday, October 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the event, students will learn the importance of archaeology, how it is conducted and how it affects other fields of study. Students can […]

Historic Zoar Village, one of America’s most successful communal settlements, is hosting a final America 250 Agriculture Tour on Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4. Tours run at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day and specifically cover the role agriculture played in the daily lives and success of […]