EVENTS
SWFCHS Monthly Meeting - CANCELLED
Our November meeting is cancelled due to Election Day.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Orders Road Schoolhouse Tour
The restored Orders Road Schoolhouse will be open for tours at Century Village. Admission and parking is free.
Please note that the Schoolhouse is NOT ADA-compliant. Navigating a few stairs to enter the building is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Old Time Harvest Day
Old-Time Harvest Day in Grove City gives today’s generation a look into life in Ohio during the mid-1800s.
Experience living in history with a variety of hands-on demonstrations and exhibits of traditional crafts and daily chores including leather tooling, quilting, rope making, quilling, tin smithing, corn husking, shelling and grinding.
Plan to experience:
-The Clover Club 4H group with animals.
-Hands-on exploration of skills, chores, and games from times gone by.
-Historical buildings including a one-room schoolhouse, log cabin, general store and barns.
-The Village herb garden, windmill and antique equipment.
-Metalworking demonstrations on a traditional forge in the blacksmith shop.
-Period music.
-Admission and parking are free.
Open House at Century Village
SWFCHS staff will provide fascinating info as you tour each of the historical buildings at Century Village.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Orders Road Schoolhouse Tour
The restored Orders Road Schoolhouse will be open for tours at Century Village. Admission and parking is free.
Please note that the Schoolhouse is NOT ADA-compliant. Navigating a few stairs to enter the building is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Open Doors: A Night at the Museum
If you haven’t visited the Grove City Museum recently, you are missing out on a true hidden gem. Explore the museum during these extended house to close out the Ohio Open Doors celebration of history.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Open Doors: Twilight Walk at Century Village
Take a step back in time at Century Village in Fryer Park. As the sun sets, join the SWFCHS as they open the buildings to the public and explain how early Grove City residents lived in the mid to late 1800’s.
Open Doors: Grant-Sawyer Ohio Historical Marker dedication
SWFCHS is opening the historical site to the public. Visitors can tour the house and barn, and enjoy light refreshments. At 6:30p, Mayor Ike Stage will dedicate the newest Ohio Historical Marker.
Orders Road Train Depot Tour
The restored Train Depot will be open for tours at Century Village. Admission and parking is free.
The train depot is ADA compliant with a ramp to enter the building. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Open House at Century Village
SWFCHS staff will provide fascinating info as you tour each of the historical buildings at Century Village.
Orders Road Schoolhouse Tour
The restored Orders Road Schoolhouse will be open for tours at Century Village. Admission and parking is free.
Please note that the Schoolhouse is NOT ADA-compliant. Navigating a few stairs to enter the building is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Orders Road Train Depot Tour
The restored Train Depot will be open for tours at Century Village. Admission and parking is free.
The train depot is ADA compliant with a ramp to enter the building. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Annual Society Trip
German Village Bus Tour, with lunch at Schmidt’s.
Meet at Evans Senior Center.
Grant-Sawyer Homestead Tour
The Grant-Sawyer Homestead is available for guided tours the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10am, noon, and 2p. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, as there is a maximum of 10 guests per tour. Call 614-277-3061 to make a reservation, Tuesday. - Fri., 10:00AM -4:00 PM.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 children 12 and under. Exact payment required—cash or check. Credit card payments not accepted.
Please allow 5-10 minutes for parking, which is available on Gladman Avenue behind the home, accessible from Columbus Street and Sawyer Drive. Tours begin at the barn located behind the home.
Please note—The home and other buildings on the grounds are not ADA-compliant. Navigating stairs to enter and tour the home is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Orders Road Schoolhouse Tour
The restored Orders Road Schoolhouse will be open for tours at Century Village. Admission and parking is free.
Please note that the Schoolhouse is NOT ADA-compliant. Navigating a few stairs to enter the building is necessary. No food or drinks are permitted in the buildings.
Open House at Century Village
SWFCHS staff will provide fascinating info as you tour each of the buildings at Century Village.
Heritage Celebration
Join us 12-4 p.m., Saturday, June 8 in Fryer Park, 4185 Orders Road for our annual Heritage Celebration. Bring the family to experience a taste of everyday life in an Ohio farm community in the late 1800s through building tours and demonstrations as history comes to life among the buildings of Century Village. The Village Pickers will provide Bluegrass music on the Kegg Log House porch, and the Society will have their historical booklets and items for sale in the Black House General Store.
The event is free, and food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Hope to see you there!
Open House at Century Village
SWFCHS staff will provide fascinating info as you tour each of the historical buildings at Century Village.