the best kept seceret in the valley

hocking county historical and genealogical society and museum

64 North Culver Street Logan, OH 43138 1-740-385-6026 Email hockinghistorymuseum@gmail.com Web hockingcountyhistorymuseum.org

What the public will see

  • Henry Lutz 1898 SteamPowered Automobile It is the only one of its kind and HCHGS was formed around its donation in 1966
    Display of Four Star Lt General Curtis Scaparrotti (Retired) Hocking County man .
    The Schempp House built in 1881, The first house to have electric in Logan
  • Dining room set up for Sunday meal in the Shempp House..
    I Old wooden block planes display in part of Carriage House.
    Coal Mining Equipment display will be found in the Carriage House
  • One room in the Schempp House is our music room along with Katie Smith Display
    In our Print Shop you will see three floor model printing presses and one table type, typewriters, TV and ham radio
    We have Hocking Valley Rairoad Telegraph Office with lunch boxes, oil cans and train wreck photos

NEWS and NOTES -Hocking County Museum

Open Public Meeting 7:00 pm April 24, 2025
Guest Speaker: JOHN MULROONEY John is the Logan High School intervention specialist. He will be speaking about the Jimmy Doolittle on Tokyo, Japan on April 18, 1945. John resched out 19 of the men on the mission when they were living, 18 responded to him. Over several years he wrote, e-mailed and talked to them. The last to pass was Dick Cole in 2019 at the age of 103. He was Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot. John has an extensive knowledge of history, including the Second World War. He interviewed over 140 WWII veterans. John will provide an excellent program about a bright spot in a dark time in United State history. We look forward to have you join us
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WE HAVE SEVERAL HOCKING COUNTY BARN PAINTINGS FROM OUR AUCTION MAY BE SEEN and PURCHASED AT AG DAYS HOCKING COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS MAY 17-18, 2025

Easy to Find Help

GENEALOGY Are you beginning to trace your family tree? Strigging to find a distant ancestor from Hocking County ? Then check out our Research Library
  • Family Books
  • Files on churches, school and groups
  • Marriage records, cemetery records
  • Military information

Why choose us

We've been working our wagging tails off to be the best since 1967
Our goal is to providing our visitors with the BEST EXHIBITS and DISPLAYS in the Valley

Join Us Become a Member Membership open to both HISTORICAL and GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

We'd love to invite you to purchase a Membership with us and learn about our history in Hocking County
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We currently provide tours from April to October, open every Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Oh, we are open by appointments all other times of the year!
HOURS OPEN April to October
Saturday and Sunday: 1 pm – 4 pm
Contact us
1-740-385-6026-6026385-6026
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