Fort Laurens Museum opens May 4
Living history interpreters from the 13th Virginia will be at Fort Laurens Museum on opening day.
Fort Laurens Museum will open for the 2024 season on Saturday, May 4 and feature living history interpreters from the 13th Virginia.
The 13th Virginia will host 18th century programs and activities throughout the weekend. Opening weekend festivities are free for all visitors. Any donations received during opening weekend will go toward the preservation and educational efforts of Fort Laurens.
Opening day also marks the beginning of Fort Lauren’s 2024 Speaker Series. Dr. Tom O’Grady will give his presentation, “Not Since Tecumseh: Darkness at Midday over the Ohio Country; Total Eclipse of the Sun.”
This presentation will focus on the Ohio 1806 eclipse and how Tecumseh, a Native American, used his knowledge of the eclipse to shake up the political dynamics in Ohio.
O’Grady is an instructor of observational astronomy at Ohio University and has spent 25 years researching Ohio’s geography and settlement. The Speaker Series is free and begins at 11 a.m. at the Fort Laurens theater.
Museum hours in May will be Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. June through August will have expanded hours Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.
Call Fort Laurens at 330-874-2059 or visit the website at www.fortlaurensmuseum.org.