2024 Special Events
Our World: Worldwide Day of Play
Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: General Admission Fee
Location: Museum of Fulton County
We’re pleased to be participating in the 2024 “Our World: Worldwide Day of Play” – a day dedicated to experiencing joyful learning through play. From Legos, Mr. Potato Head, Lincoln Logs and Etch-A-Sketch to hopscotch, a bean bag throwing game, and a Barney Oldfield Board Game from the 1920s . . . guests will have may opportunities to have fun and make special memories as they play together at the museum. The fun will continue at the Wauseon Depot from 4:00-7:00 p.m. for the annual Hobo Day with a giant bingo game, fun photo ops, and a hobo activity for kids.! The museum is joining forces with the Association of Children’s Museums and Nickelodeon for Our World: Worldwide Day of Play 2024 to present this new event!
Mrs. Phillip's Regency Christmas Tea
Date: Saturday, November 30
Time: Noon
Cost: $30.00 Limited seating – reservations and prepayment are required.
Location: Museum of Fulton County
Gather with friends to enjoy a Christmas Tea in the beautifully decorated museum lobby. Musicians will fill the air with holiday carols and a historical program will share stories of Vesta Phillip’s wedding, family and their hotel built on an Indian Trail east of Lyons. This traditional English Afternoon Tea will feature holiday scones, finger sandwiches, and fabulous desserts. Guests are asked to bring their favorite teacup and are encouraged to dress in period costume (not required). A limited number of tickets are available for this new event. Tickets are available at the museum, by calling 419.337.7922 or may be purchased online at: https://fulton-county-historical-society.square.site/shop/tickets/7
Hobo Day at Wauseon Depot
Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free Admission (Free Will Donation for Hobo Dinner)
Location: Wauseon Depot & Museum – 227 Depot St., Wauseon
Enjoy a fun afternoon at the Wauseon Depot as you discover the true adventures of hobos during the Great Depression. Explore the New York Central Depot, learn about model trains, and enjoy live music. Gather with friends to enjoy a real “Hobo Dinner” including sausage, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, onions, corn bread, a dessert, and beverage. A free will offering is requested for the hobo dinner.
Haunting History Tours
Dates: Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15.00 ($13 members and children) Reservations and pre-payment required.
Location: Wauseon Depot & Museum – 225 Depot St., Wauseon
Make plans now to join one of our Haunting History Tours as we share interesting tales of local people, haunting places, and little-known events in Fulton County. The one-hour walking tour will take you through the oldest parts of Wauseon with its old houses and spooky legends from the past! The tour even includes a stop at the History Manor – once a high school and county hospital.
Tickets are available at the museum, by calling 419.337.7922 or may be purchased online at: https://fulton-county-historical-society.square.site/shop/tickets/7
Special Programs
Tea & Tour - Special Program
Cost: $15.00 per person (minimum of 6 guests, maximum of 24 guests)
Location: Museum of Fulton County (located across from the fairgrounds)
Available by reservation only. Please call to check availability and make reservations for your group. 419.337.7922
Are you looking for a unique experience for your book club, card club, church group or just a special gathering with family or friends? Consider booking a “Tea and Tour” program at the Museum of Fulton County! Gather with friends around our table set with antique China to enjoy a Cream Tea that includes a pot of English tea served with a traditional scone with clotted cream and jam. This special program also includes a guided tour of the Museum.
Family Reading Experience - Tangled Up In Luck
Cost: $39.95 - Available for purchase at Legacy Shop or online!
Wauseon-born author Merrill Wyatt’s popular mystery novel “Tangled Up In Luck” has now come alive with an interactive reading experience! Your family will enjoy hunting for clues at real-life Wauseon locations featured in the story. If you are as clever as the story’s detectives and solve the puzzle, you will find real jewels! Your family’s experience will conclude with an exclusive author book signing event to be held this fall at the Museum of Fulton County.
Purchase your experience package at the museum’s Legacy Shop today and start your history adventure! The miniature steamer trunk includes the novel, a travel journal, detective’s magnifying glass, compass, and activities to navigate families through their journey from 1887 to today. Package also includes invitation to book signing event.
Special Exhibits
"All Aboard" Train Exhibit
NOW OPEN!
Journey back in time to explore the history of trains in Fulton County. Since 1852, electric trollies, steam and diesel engines have crisscrossed the county and helped each village thrive. The new “All Aboard!” train exhibit will feature unique artifacts from train depots across Fulton County, a working model train with a playhouse watch tower, a monumental-sized story book about trains, and a variety of hands-on activities focused on the people who worked on and around the railroad.
General admission required.
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We The People of Fulton County
Opening Wed., October 2 at 10:00 am
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Fulton County’s founding, the “We The People of Fulton County” exhibit will highlight the ten largest groups of immigrants that came to Fulton County to make a new life. Using mannequins in period clothing, artifacts, quilts, and photographs, stories will be shared of the immigrant families who were registered in the Federal Census between 1850 and 1950. Guests will also be able to use a computer to look up information about an ancestor. A look at the culinary history of immigrant families will also be offered with a new cookbook, “The Immigrant’s Table,” published as part of this project. The cookbook is available for purchase online or at the Legacy Gift Shop.
General admission required.