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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














2021 Board Officers

President

Vice President Ann Cramer

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 AND TALES




LOGAN DAILY NEWS September 23, 1950



Squirrel takes aim, fires, hits Hocking hunter in eye.

Jim Rittgers, Logan High School Instructor, won undying fame this week as the only Hocking County hunter to fall under the perfect aim of a squirrel.

Jim took his shotgun along to hunt squirrels near the clubhouse on the evening the Izaak Walton League met, Thursday.

He was under a tree, looking up and ready to fire, when the squirrel he was stalking, dropped a nut. The nut landed squarely on one lense of Jim's glasses, shattering the lass and cutting the eye.

Jim was taken to the Hocking Valley Hospital, where the glass was removed from his eye. He was able to return to the Waltonian meeting later that evening in time to be introduced by Dr. C. F. Rauch, chapter president, as the only hunter ever hit by a squirrel.