John Paulding Historical Society will host a general meeting and special program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. The meeting is open to all. The guest speaker for the evening will be Jerett Godeke, who will discuss his first book, The Reservoir War: A History of Ohio’s Forgotten Riot in America’s Gilded Age, 1874-1888. The…
Six Mile Reservoir … drained. Dynamiters … vindicated from punishment. Bill to abandon the canals and murky reservoir … passed. No Compromise! History of the Reservoir War Mystery Dinner Theater wrapped up its 3 performances two weekends ago, April 14-16, 2023. With a stellar cast of community-minded individuals of Paulding County (along with family members)…
The John Paulding Historical Society presented A Taste of History on Friday and Saturday evening, October 5 and 6 at the Museum in Paulding. Renee Boss directed this encore production of “No Compromise: Mosquitoes & Mayhem in the Great Black Swamp; The Story of the Reservoir War” that was written by Jane Nice. Pianist for…
It’s not too late to get your tickets for A Taste of History presented by the John Paulding Historical Society, featuring an encore performance of ‘No Compromise’, the story of the Reservoir War, mosquitoes and mayhem. The dinner theater will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6 at the…
Raising community pride, historical awareness and money From April 12 through 14, 2018, the Merry and Bright Winter Festival Committee, in cooperation with the Friends of Paulding, put on a mystery dinner theatre fundraiser titled, “No Compromise: Mosquitoes, Mayhem and the Militia in the Great Black Swamp”. It was a historical play about Paulding County’s…
