Upcoming Events

Friday, August 2nd, 1 pm In partnership with the Griswold Center This tour by bus will work its way around Worthington’s four historic quadrants focusing on the history of our earliest homes, businesses, schools, churches and the first cemetery where some of Worthington’s founding ancestors now rest. (Guests will get off of the bus once [...]

Old Worthington Walking Tour Sunday, August 4th, 2 pm Meet at the Old Rectory, 50 W. New England Ave; $5 per person Join us this summer for our walking tour series of the Historic District, when each tour will cover a different geographical area.  Dates of this summer's tours will be May 5th, June 2nd, [...]

Registration through the Griswold Center (coming soon) Saturday August 24th, 1 pm Worthington and Flint’s Underground Railroad connections $14 per person Learn about the history of Flint, its schools, and the role of both Flint and the village of Worthington during the Underground Railroad. The history of the founders of the AME church and the [...]

Sunday, September 1st, 2 pm; $5 per person This walking tour of Walnut Grove Cemetery will feature stops to highlight the stories of the Worthington residents who lived during the 20th century. The tour will meet by the office near the Milton Street entrance and will be about one and a half hours. Parking is [...]

Old Worthington Walking Tour Sunday, September 8th, 2 pm WILL DEPART FROM THE GRISWOLD CENTER PARKING LOT! 777 High Street, Worthington $5 donation per person Join us this summer for our walking tour series of the Historic District, when each tour will cover a different geographical area.  Dates of this summer's tours will be May [...]

Antique vendors will have a wide variety of antiques and collectibles available for purchase on the Village Green on Saturday September 28th, 2019. The Society has been hosting sales on the Green since the 1950s! The Shop at the Old Rectory will set up a booth with antiques on the Green alongside returning and new [...]

Thursday October 24th, 2019, 7 pm Depart from the Old Rectory This year's Ghost Tour will return to the Historic District and provide guests to visit with the spirits of residents of Worthington across the centuries!  Tickets will be available starting in September at the Old Rectory and Fritzy Jacobs.

In honor of Veterans Day, this walking tour of Walnut Grove Cemetery will bring forward the stories of some of the veterans buried at the cemetery.  1,334 veterans are buried in Walnut Grove.  The Veterans have a flag holder that is provided by the Veterans Association that denotes the war in which they served or if [...]