Events and Programming
Campus Martius Museum and the Ohio River Museum offer community programs, children's events, historical camps, artisan fairs and more. Check back here often for our current listing of events and to read about our current temporary exhibits! For more information on any event listed below, please contact us at 740-373-3750 or Toll Free 800-860-0145
Brown Baggin' Thru History
June 7, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: Noon - 1PM
Cost: Free Program. Discounted admission for tour of museum
Revolutionary War Hero (1752-1818)
Turn your boring brown bag lunch into an enjoyable repast at the Campus Martius Museum. Join us for a FREE and exciting program.
George Rogers Clark made his mark as a military leader during the Revolutionary War. In 1777 Clark Won approval from Virginia governor Patrick Henry for a secret mission to attack British posts north of the Ohio River. Clark’s party, 175 soldiers and a small band of settlers, set up camp on Corn Island near the falls of the Ohio River in May, 1778.
The next month Clark launched a brilliant campaign into present-day Illinois and Indiana, defeating the British and their Indian allies and securing the Northwest Territory for the young United States. Plagued by debts, drinking and poor health, he spent his later years living in Louisville, KY. Overshadowed by his brother William, of Lewis and Clark fame, he never got the credit he thought he had earned.
Join us as Mel Hankla brings George Rogers Clark to life as he reflects on his military exploits that was the peak of his career and his life after that.
Funding for this event provided by the Washington County Public Library.
Jazzin' Up the Museums
June 14, 2013
Where: Valley Gem Sternwheeler
Time: 6:30 - 9:00
Cost: $40 Per Person / $75 Per Couple
Reservations required by June 7, 2013
All tickets are non-refundable
The Friends of the Museums, Inc. is hosting a benefit on the Valley Gem Sternwheeler. The Roger Bush Trio (RB3) will entertain guests with a blend of Blues, Jazz, R & B, Pop, & New & Old Familiars. Come enjoy a light meal, buffet style including prime rib and chicken madeira, catered by the Valley Gem. A cash bar and 50/50 drawing will be available. Tickets include your meal, music, & 2 ½ hour boat ride. Your involvement and contribution enables the Campus Martius & Ohio River Museums to offer a wide variety of programs for the community's enjoyment. We look forward to hearing from you.
Schedule
6:00 PM - Begin Boarding the Valley Gem Sternwheeler6:30 PM - Departure
9:00 PM - Return to Valley Gem Boat Docks
Purchase Your Tickets Now!
Single Ticket - $40.00
Couple Ticket - $75.00
Friends of the Museums Annual Meeting:
The Longest Raid of the Civil War
July 20, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 1:30 PM - Brief Business Meeting
2PM - Program
Cost: Free, Funding Provided by Washington County Public Library
A brief business meeting for the Friends of the Museums will begin at 1:30PM.
Beginning at 2PM, in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and the Battle at Buffington Island Campus Martius Museum and the Washington County Public Library, are proud to host Lester Horwitz, author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book, The Longest Raid of the Civil War.
Dessert & coffee will follow the program!
Brown Baggin' Thru History
August 2, 2013 (First Friday of every other month)
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: Noon - 1PM
Cost: FREE Program. Discounted admission for tour of museum
Turn your boring brown bag lunch into an enjoyable repast at Campus Martius Museum. Join us for a FREE and exciting program with Joseph (Woody) Rutter.
Listen to Joseph (Woody) Rutter of the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer River as he narrates a video highlighting the W.P. Snyder Jr. The video will explain the W.P. Snyder Jr. making its last voyage to its current resting spot in Marietta, OH in 1955.
Inland Waterways Festival
August 3-4, 2013
Free Admission
A salute to the heritage and continued importance of America's rivers, canals, and lakes. On-going demonstrations, information booths, music, hands-on activities, tours, boat displays - all examining over 300 years of inland waterways history; historic model boats, steamboat whistles; and historic river craft on the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers. Story-telling, living history groups and exhibits concerned with current waterway activity.
Click here for more information or to visit the Inland Waterways Festival website!
Kid's Archaeology Day
September 21, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 10AM - 3PM (Programs)
Cost: Regular Museum Admission
Activities will be continuous throughout the day from 10:00 until 3:00. Displays will be set up and experts available to answer questions. This day will satisfy the hobbyist and those children who are career minded about the field of archaeology.
Campus Martius Museum will be open its regular hours, 9:30 to 5:00 for those who want to participate in the event and tour the museum! Join us for an exciting day.
More information to come!
National Museum Day
September 28, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum & the Ohio River Museum
Time: All Day
Cost: FREE Admission
If you’re looking for something fun and cheap to do this weekend, celebrate National Museum Day with the Friends of the Museums. Campus Martius & the Ohio River Museums are joining dozens of others across the nation and by offering Free Admission on Saturday, September 28, 2013!
More information to come!
Brown Baggin' Thru History
October 4, 2013 (First Friday of every other month)
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: Noon - 1PM
Cost: FREE Program. Discounted admission for tour of museum
Turn your boring brown bag lunch into an enjoyable repast at Campus Martius Museum. Join us for a FREE and exciting program.
More information to come!
FOM Fall Program
October 6, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 2PM
Cost: TBA
More information to come!
Veteran's Appreciation Day
Novemeber 11, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 9:30AM - 4PM
Cost: Free Admission for Veterans
More information to come!
An Evening at the Museum
Novemeber 22, 2013
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Cost: TBA
More information to come!
Brown Baggin' Thru History
December 6, 2013 (First Friday of every other month)
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: Noon - 1PM
Cost: FREE Program. Discounted admission for tour of museum
Turn your boring brown bag lunch into an enjoyable repast at Campus Martius Museum. Join us for a FREE and exciting program.
More information to come!
"Digging the Past" Archaeology Day
January 17, 2014
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 9:30AM - 4PM
Cost: Regular Museum Admission (Free Admission for Members!)
Spend a day at the Campus Martius Museum learning about the exciting field of archaeology. You are invited to take part in our artifact identification clinic, lectures, and flint knapping demonstrations. Private collections of historic and prehistoric artifacts will also be on display. Contemporary items will be on sale for the day. If you would like to have your artifacts on display for the day, please contact Bill Reynolds (740) 373-3750.
CONTEMPORARY GUNMAKERS & ALLIED ARTISTS SHOW
February 8, 2014
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: 9:30AM - 4PM
Cost: Regular Museum Admission (Free Admission for Members!)
Campus Martius Museum will be hosting some of the finest traditional artisans who recreate the working tools of the frontier settler and hunter. Gunsmiths, powder horn and hunting bag makers will be displaying their wares. During the event visitors will be able to experience 200 years of American gunmaking traditions. Flintlock and percussion rifles, the tools used in making and servicing them will be displayed. During the day there will be working demonstrations on the various techniques used in gunbuilding and lectures by various artisans about their work. As a special feature of the Contemporary Gun Makers and Allied Artists Exhibit there will be daylong demonstrations in the art of barrel rifling using 18th and early 19th century techniques. Rifling, or spiral grooves cut inside a rifle barrel enable a bullet to achieve a spinning motion therefore gaining better accuracy and distance. Several original rifling machines will be on display and long lost principals used will be explained by contemporary barrel makers.
For questions contact Bill Reynolds at 740-373-3750.
President's Day at the Museum
February 17, 2014
Where: Campus Martius Museum
Time: TBA
Cost: TBA
More information still to come!
Welcome Back Carp
April 5, 2014
Where: Ohio River Museum
Time: 9:30AM - 5PM
Cost: 1/2 Off Admission to the Ohio River Museum (Programs & Speakers included)
DID YOU KNOW that carp lay eggs? In fact, a single carp an lay over a million eggs in a year! While it may be difficult to see carp eggs in the river, you can search for them for FREE, on the grounds of the Ohio River Museum during our CARP EGG HUNT!
The Ohio River Museum invites you to Welcome Back Carp. Receive 1/2 OFF admission at the Ohio River Museum & W.P. Snyder Jr. the entire day! The event kickoff is a FREE Carp Egg Hunt beginning at 10:00 AM on the grounds of the Ohio River Museum! Inside the museum will be plenty of children's activities and speakers that is sure to please any age! Our special guest, Carpy will be there to greet visitors as we celebrate the opening of the Ohio River Museum for the 2013 season!
TBA
Scout Events Coming Up at Campus Martius
Scout Events can be scheduled through their council or directly through the museum. Please call the museum to discuss ways to meet your troops' needs!
The following events are Girl Scout exclusives at Campus Martius. Read below for event descriptions, scheduled dates, and registration fees. All registrations are handled by the Black Diamond Girl Scout Council website.
