The Camarata Trio will return to the Orange Johnson House this September to celebrate Clara Schumann’s 200th birthday! Ariane Sletner, violin, Luis Biava, cello, and Suzanne Newcomb, piano, will present the Trio in G minor by Clara Schumann, as well as other works of the day, all performed on the historic Tröndlin pianoforte!  Join us [...]

As of 11/14/2019 there are a limited number of spots available for Saturday December 7th and Saturday December 21st.  Please contact the Society at info@worthingtonhistory.org or call 614-885-1247 to register.   Let your children in grades 3-5 experience the Christmas holidays the old-fashioned way at the WHS’s Christmas program on Saturday December 7th, 14th OR 21st [...]

Vintage Valentines will be on display for this fun pop-up event in the second floor exhibit space at the Old Rectory (50 West New England Ave). From loving tributes to the acerbic "vinegar" valentines, elaborate pop-ups, honeycombs and movables, a romantic "love knot" and of course the many "punny" cards, the Society's collection is delightful! [...]

This boutique museum features a distinguished collection of 19th and 20th century dolls. This guided tour will include a brief look the c. 1845 Rectory's restored parlor followed by a tour of the doll museum collections. The tour will be approximately 30 - 40 minutes. A shop with antiques and collectibles is also housed at [...]

Free & Open to everyone! At the Worthington Historical Society's 2021 General Meeting, Leslie Blankenship will introduce one of Worthington’s notable women in first-person. Elizabeth Greer Coit’s eight-year old daughter Belle posed the question, “Mother, are you strong-minded and do you wear pants?” when she ran home from school crying. It was 1863, and Belle [...]