Hardin County Fair

The Hardin County Fair begins September 8. The Museum will be in the Communty Building - please stop by to see us. The theme this year is Kenton Toys. We will have the 1953 pictures of toys from the sample room, cd's, books, old fair books, odds an ends ofbooks, and an opportunity to become a member of the Museums. All new memberships receive a free Kenton Toy Collectors baseball hat.

After fair week, the Museum will be closed until September 28 while I am on vacation. Then it will be time to gear up for Christmas. Can you believe it? We received the Santa Claus collection of Shirley Fry. She was a collector from the age of 5, the collection numbers in the thousands. We have big plans to display as many as we can during the Christmas season. We will also be sharing the collection with the new Bed and Breakfast, the Grand Trillium Inn.

The book signing with Max Terman, author of Hiram's Honor went very well. The Ohio
4th Civil War re-enactors were here, as was Tim "Jacob Parrott" Striker. The surprise visit from Betty Resch and her family was quite welcome. Betty is the great-granddaughter of Delano Morey, who received the Medal of Honor during the Civil War. Mr. Terman's book is available at the Museum. It is an awesome read. If you have ever wondered what it was like to be a Civil War soldier, you don't want to miss this book.

See you in a few weeks!!