Heritage Days at the Wood County History Museum

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Bowling Green Heritage Days
June 8th - 9th, 2013
Wood County Historical Center & Museum
13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402

The Wood County Historical Center & Museum held a day filled with demonstrations and reenactments of the late 1800's. Some of the activities included 
candle dipping, musical groups, 
homemade ice cream, and many more! 
There were events for all different ages- 
ranging from a kiddie pedal pull to a log cabin museum. 
One of the demonstrations: how to make homemade ice cream!

Guests could watch a blacksmith hard at work.






Teaching guests how to spin wool into yarn.
A musical group playing dulcimers- a late 1800 musical instrument.


The Wood County Historical Center & Museum will now hold a 
Harvest Festival in place of this event, September 20th, 2014.

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