This popular spring event at the Orange Johnson House is back! Goats, lambs, chickens, ducks, turkeys and rabbits, and even a pig, will take up residence on the Orange Johnson property on April 28th. The Johnson family raised sheep, and likely had some of the other animals that are coming to visit on their farm. [...]

Old Worthington Walking Tour Sunday, May 5th, 2 pm $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 5th, June 2nd, August 4th and September 8th. We will start on [...]

In partnership with the Griswold Center This year, due to the popularity of this tour, and the multitude of neighborhoods in Worthington, our Worthington Neighborhoods tour will be broken into two parts.  Neighborhoods featured in previous tours will be highlighted and other neighborhoods will be visited for the first time. Learn how various neighborhoods have [...]

Walking Tour at Walnut Grove Cemetery Sunday, May 26th, 2 pm $5 donation per person Tour Walnut Grove on foot this Memorial Day weekend and see the cemetery at its finest when it is filled with hundreds of flags to mark the holiday. This year's spring tour will focus on people from the 19th century, [...]

Old Worthington Walking Tour Sunday, June 2nd, 2 pm Departs from Methodist Church Parking Lot, 600 High Street 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, August 4th and September [...]

Registration through the Griswold Center (coming soon) Friday, June 7th, 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 [...]

You do not want to miss the best yard sale of the summer. We will have unbelievable items, all of which are donated for this event by members of the Historical Society and individuals within the community. Among the wealth of treasures up for sale will be antiques and collectibles, glassware and household items. We will [...]

OJ 200! The Federal wing of the Orange Johnson House is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Much of the Society's focus has been on the Johnson family's nearly 50 years in the home. However, for nearly a century from the time the Johnsons sold the house until the Society acquired the structure, a number [...]