OUR MISSION



It shall be the purpose and objective of this association to do all in its power to collect all the available historical material connected with or associated with the history of Hocking County, Ohio and carefully to preserve the same.

It shall also be the purpose of this association to collect, preserve and diffuse such information as may be available in the field of genealogy connected with the above county.

The above named objectives shall include the collection of historical relics, museum materials, copies of local letters, and other materials of such nature. This shall mean ultimately the writing of the history of the county from beginning.









OUR HOURS




Open 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Saturday - Sunday

April -----October

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2021-22 Board Officers

President Charles Eaton

Vice President Nyla Vollmer

Secretary Kay Wilson

Treasurer Kevin Canon






DONATIONS



The HCHGS&M accepts tangible objects which relate to history of the County. If you have items that are historically sigificant, pleas feel free to contact the museum about donating them.

In addition to item donations, as a non-profit organization we relay upon our patrons to volunteer in our facilities and to help with fundraising events which support our mission.

We have a great group of supporters and volunteers who care about preserving the past of our historic county, but more volunteers are always needed and welcome.

If you are interested in supporting our mission through a donation, volunteering or helping in any way, yuo can contact us on the contract page.









HOCKING COUNTY STORIES OR TALES



From JOURNAL-GAZETTE December 1896 Page 13

Found in the Souvenir Edition

NEW COMMERIAL HOTEL - Located at the corner of Main and Mulberry Streets.

As if in conformity with the eternal fitness of things, Logan hotels present a rugged external appearance, like the surrounding hills and are like the hill in another respect, their true worth is not appreciated until one gets within. While it is true Logan cannot boast of a hotel built after fine architectural designs and of imposing uphauled and modernized. Being a hotel man experienced in catering to first class trade, he furnished the house in a manner commensurate with what patrons of high-class hotel would expect. The rooms are large airy and well furnished, the house has been renovated and newly painted and papered in all its parts, the public rooms are large, comfortably furnished in every detail that adds to the comfort and convenience of their patrons. The lady's parlor is something more than comfortable, it is also elegant. That other necessary accessory of every good hotel.



A first-class cuisine had not been overlooked by the management. Though only five months in the business here, the reputation of the house, in this respect, is already extremely high. It is said, indeed, that it has few equals and no superiors along the lines of the "Buckeye Route", between Columbus and the Ohio river, in regard to the viands that go on their tables. One does not need to be informed on seating themselves in the dining room that cleanliness is one of the inexorable rules of the house, everything suggests it from the snow-white linen on the tables to the tidy waiters that serve the meals. All the dependents in the house are courteous in a high degree, in this particular, Proprietor Whitmer, sets a shining example. He had the tact of making the patrons of his house feel at home, something that is appreciated by travelers who know scarcely any other home. The house is lighted by electricity and heated by natural gas and is situated near the business art of the city. Travelers who are only satisfied with the beat obtainable will make no mistake if they hang up their hat with the host, Whitmer.