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 1966Display 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 DisplayIn our Print Shop you will see three floor model printing presses and one table type, typewriters, TV and ham radioWe have Hocking Valley Rairoad Telegraph Office with lunch boxes, oil cans and train wreck photos
NEWS and NOTES -Hocking County Museum
Our Yard Sale in 2025... April 5 9:00 am - ?? pm (Rain date- April 12)
Now for the first time, we have our own office computer and printer, just out of the box, new!!!I
A Dell 27" All-in-one 8 Ram, SSD Wi-Fi and HP WiFi printer
Museum Close October 27, 2024
Open On April 5, 2025
Call for Main Building Tours
740-583-1227
OR
email: hockinghistorymuseum@gmail.com
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!