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Welcome to The Historical Museum of Richfield in beautiful Summit County, Ohio! The Historical Museum of Richfield operates under the Richfield Historical Society.
Thank you for visiting our website. Please be sure to visit us at the museum. Admission is always free and group tours are available by contacting us. |
Planning a visit? Regular hours of operation.
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COMING EVENTS
Wednesday, June 29 TakeMeBack presentation: "The Archaeology of the Battle of Lake Erie and the War of 1812," presented by Carrie Sowden, Archaeological Director for the National Museum of the Great Lakes. The program will be held at 7:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. The presentation will take a look at the history of the Battle of Lake Erie and the work being done to identify the battlefield. It will also touch on other War of 1812 naval archaeological sites around the Great Lakes.
Sunday, July 24 TakeMeBack presentation: "Annie Oakley" presented by Patricia Robertson. The program will be held at 2:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. The talk will begin at Annie's birth and continue on through her passing. Patricia will talk about Annie's family and where they lived, as well as her early days and how she got started in her first shooting match with Frank Butler. She will also share some of the incredible shooting tricks that Annie could perform and talk about all the traveling Annie and Frank did.
Wednesday, August 10 TakeMeBack presentation: "The Great Hinckley Hunt of 1818," presented by John Burke of Living History. The program will be held at 7:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. The largest wilderness hunt of its kind, the Great Hinckley Hunt is brought to life through a first-person narrative drawn from journals and historical records of the first Hinckley, Ohio pioneers. Discover the legend handed down through generations as to why the buzzards return to Hinckley each year.
Sunday, September 25 TakeMeBack presentation: "Oviatt House," presented by Judy Bowman of Oviatt House, Inc. The program will be held at 2:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. Judy will share the history of the Oviatt House (located in Richfield Heritage Preserve), progress on its restoration, and future plans for the structure.
Sunday, July 24 TakeMeBack presentation: "Annie Oakley" presented by Patricia Robertson. The program will be held at 2:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. The talk will begin at Annie's birth and continue on through her passing. Patricia will talk about Annie's family and where they lived, as well as her early days and how she got started in her first shooting match with Frank Butler. She will also share some of the incredible shooting tricks that Annie could perform and talk about all the traveling Annie and Frank did.
Wednesday, August 10 TakeMeBack presentation: "The Great Hinckley Hunt of 1818," presented by John Burke of Living History. The program will be held at 7:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. The largest wilderness hunt of its kind, the Great Hinckley Hunt is brought to life through a first-person narrative drawn from journals and historical records of the first Hinckley, Ohio pioneers. Discover the legend handed down through generations as to why the buzzards return to Hinckley each year.
Sunday, September 25 TakeMeBack presentation: "Oviatt House," presented by Judy Bowman of Oviatt House, Inc. The program will be held at 2:00 PM at the Richfield Fellowship Hall, 3903 Broadview Road. Judy will share the history of the Oviatt House (located in Richfield Heritage Preserve), progress on its restoration, and future plans for the structure.
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Historical Museum of Richfield, The Richfield Historical Society P.O.Box 215, 3907 Broadview Road, Richfield, Ohio 44286, (330) 659.0336 www.richfieldohiohistoricalsociety.org richfieldhistsoc@me.com Richfield Historical Society is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization Public Charity Status: 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi) |