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12 Days with Patriots & Pioneers of Washington County Marietta and the Northwest Territory Celebrates 223 Years of History April 1 through 12, 2011 Sponsored by the Marietta Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution April 1, 2011 –7 to 8:30pm, Campus Martius Museum, 601 2 nd St., Marietta, Sons of the American Revolution Reception and Patriot genealogy review. Bring your family history and we will help with Patriot research. Check out the New Exhibit about Fort Harmar. April 1 through 17, 2011 - Weekdays: 10:00am – 4:00pm, The Castle, Civil War Special Exhibit The Castle opens for its 18th season. Colonel Melvin C. Clarke, one of three Civil War veterans who would call the Castle his home, built in 1855.  Clarke would be killed on September 17, 1862 while leading his men on a charge near Burnside's Bridge at the Battle of Antietam. Clarke's son Joseph (148th OVI) would also be killed later in the war in an explosion, an act of sabotage by a Confederate spy at City Point, Virginia. Starting April 1, The Castle will have a special Civil War exhibit featuring some never before seen photographs of local soldiers, officer's desks, extremely rare Union Navy artifacts, one-of-a-kind documents and ledgers from the 36th & 148th Ohio Infantries and much more. We will even have the honor of welcoming back to this museum the original flag staff carried by Colonel Clarke's 36th Ohio. Come to The Castle as we commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War.  Museum Tours: $6 for Adults, $5.50 for Seniors, $3 for Students.  Free for Veterans (with ID).  April 7 & 9: $1 off admission. April 1, 2011 – 10am to 2pm, West African Art Museum, Ely Chapman Education Foundation 403 Scammel Street, Marietta April 2, 2011 – 10am to 4pm, Oliver Tucker Museum tours, SR 60 at Park Street, Beverly April 2 & 3, 2011 – 1 to 4 pm Fearing House tours, 131 Gilman St. Marietta April 1 & 8, 2011 – Marietta Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Chapter Library, 507 8 th St. Marietta, open 10 to 2pm, free and open to researching your patriot ancestor. April 2, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Farmers Castle Museum, Belpre Historical Society, Tartan exhibit April 2 – 3, 2011 - Annual Ohio Longrifle Show, Lafayette Hotel, 9 to 5pm on Sat, 9 to 3pm on Sunday, $5.00 for adults, children free, www.aolrc.org April 3, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Childrens Toy and Doll Museum tours, 206 Gilman Street, Marietta April 3, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Oliver Tucker Museum tours, SR 60 at Park Street, Beverly April 6, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Farmers Castle Museum, Belpre Historical Society, Tartan exhibit , April 7, 2011 – Celebrate the Founding of Marietta, 10:30am, Harmar School, three 20 min. sessions, 3 rd – 5 th grade (program 225 th Fort Harmar & Native Americans); sponsored by: Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution and Campus Martius Museum April 7, 2011 – Annual Pioneers Day Bell Ringing at Fearing House: All Harmar school students and open to public. Henry Fearing House tours. 10am-2pm April 7, 2011 – 12 to 12:30pm, First Congregational Church, bell ringing of the carillon will be performed with various patriotic tunes. April 7, 2011 10am to 4pm – The Castle, Marietta Founder's Day Celebration, Special exhibits of The Castle's connections to Marietta's founding families in addition to its Civil War Special Exhibit. $1 off regular tour admission. April 7, 2011 – Washington Co. Historical Society 223 ndPioneers Day Dinner, Marietta. Guest speaker: Mark Holbrook “Unknown Soldiers of the Civil War” 5:30pm Social Hour, 6:30pm Dinner, $25, reservations 740-373-1788 or 373-0359, Lafayette Hotel (speaker at 7:30pm free) April 8, 2011 - 1:27pm, Marietta Middle School, 8 th Grade, Historian Floyd Barmann, Campus Martius Museum presents “Native Americans and Native American Architecture in the Northwest Territory” April 8, 2011 – Washington County Public Library, History and Genealogy Branch, extended hours for research, open until 9pm April 8, 2011 – Marietta Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Chapter Library, 507 8 th St. Marietta, open 10 to 2pm, free and open to researching your patriot ancestor. April 8, 2011 – Famous Surveys of the Old Northwestern Territory, CEAO, by James L. Williams, at Campus Martius Museum, Cost $179.00, reservations: dbickers@ceao.org or 614-221-0707 by March 25 th. (7.5 CPD Hours for Ohio Registrants) April 9, 2011 – Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second Street, Marietta; 9 to 11am, “Harmar’s Expedition, St Clair’s Defeat, Anthony Wayne’s Campaign and Treaty” plus 7 new maps, presented by James L. Williams, P.S.; 1 to 2pm, “Native Americans of the Northwest Territory and Native American Architecture” by Floyd Barmann, Historian; regular admission price for all. April 9, 2011 – 10am to 4pm, Oliver Tucker Museum tours, SR 60 at Park Street, Beverly April 9, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Farmers Castle Museum, Belpre Historical Society, Tartan exhibit , April 10, 2011 – 3 to 4pm,Fireside Chat with John Parker at The Castle The Castle, built in 1855 by Marietta Lawyer and abolitionist, Colonel Melvin Clarke, welcomes John Parker for an afternoon visit.  The public is invited to join this former slave, Underground Railroad Conductor, Inventor and Entrepreneur as he shares his thoughts of the current unrest (in 1861) and the challenges he has faced in his life.  Reservations recommended.  Admission: $10 for Adults, $5 for students. April 10, 2011 – 12 to 12:30pm, First Congregational Church, bell ringing of the carillon will be performed with various patriotic tunes. April 10, 2011 – 1 to 4pm Fearing House tours, 131 Gilman St. Marietta April 10, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Childrens Toy and Doll Museum tours, 206 Gilman Street, Marietta April 10, 2011 – 1 to 4pm, Oliver Tucker Museum tours, SR 60 at Park Street, Beverly April 10, 2011 – 1 to 3pm, People’s Mortuary Museum, 408 Front (park in back) April 12, 2011 – Belpre Historical Society, Annual Founders Day Dinner, 6:00 pm, Speaker Mark Holbrook, “ Lincoln’s Cameraman, Mathew Brady” Belpre Church of Christ, 2932 Washington Boulevard, Belpre, Ohio. $20 reservation necessary 740-423-7382 or 740-423-5359 in the multi-purpose room. Presentation 7:45 pm, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at NO CHARGE in the auditorium All programs and tours free of charge unless otherwise noted. Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, Contact Jean Yost, President at jean.yost@gmail.com 740-678-8060
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