Events and Exhibits

The following is a list of special events for 2012 by date.  For full details about each event, click on the date. As information about events becomes available, this page will be updated.

The Worthington Historical Society also has long-term exhibits that can be found on the “Special Exhibits” page.

In 2012 the Society will offer two series: The Civil War Sesquicentennial Series recognizing the 150 years since the start of the Civil War and the Young Historian Series for children accompanied by adults.  To see those specific schedules, follow the links below.

    Civil War Sesquicentennial Series

    Young Historian Series

    • Sunday, April 15th through November 30th, 2012 Orange Johnson House open Sundays 2-5 p.m. 
    • May 2nd through 22nd, 2012   Third Grade Weeks, Public Schools at the
    • Orange Johnson House
    • Saturday, May 12, 2012 Out On A Limb Studio 9am-4pm, Lynn Bird Studio Open House

      Saturday, June 9th, 2012 Northwest Green/Town Hall, 10:30-11:30 Young Historian Series: Clothespin Doll Making***

    • Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Griswold Center, 7 p.m. Annual Meeting and Talk by John Haueisen as Col. Tom Worthington,  “Battle of Shiloh” (part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series)
    • Saturday, June 16th, 2012 Old Rectory, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.   Yard Sale
    • Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 12:30 – 3:30 Young Historian Series: Historic Worthington Bicycle Tour***
    • Sunday, July 8th, 2012   12:30 - 5:30 p.m.   Worthington Tour of Homes and Gardens*
    • Saturday, July 14th, 2012 Northwest Green, 10:30-11:30 Young Historian Series: Games on the Green***
    • September 22nd, 2012 Griswold Center, 1pm  Talk on Quilts**
    • September 29th, 2012 Market Days on the Village Green
    • October 2012, Date To Be Announced   Ghost Tours**
    • Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 Griswold Center, 7 p.m.   General Meeting and Speaker, “War of 1812”
    • Saturdays, December 1st, 8th, and 15th 2012 Orange Johnson House, 5-9 p.m.   Children’s Christmas (registration TBA)
    • Sundays, December 2nd, 9th, and 16th, 2012 Orange Johnson House, 2-5 p.m.,
    • Christmas Open House
    • Saturday & Sunday, January 5th & 6th, 2013 Worthington Antiques Show   Holiday Inn Hotel, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat, 11 a.m - 4 p.m. Sunday
    • *Tickets available through The Shop at the Old Rectory and Fritzy Jacobs
    • **Tickets available through The Shop at the Old Rectory, Fritzy Jacobs and The Griswold Center

      ***Preregistration and/or Fees handled through Worthington Parks and Recreation

     

     

     

 

 

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