2011 Mason Arts Festival
Sunday, Sept. 18th from 11-5pm
The Mason Municipal Center
6000 Mason-Montgomery Road
I hope you visited our display at the 2011 Arts Festival located inside the Municipal Center.
We showcased a variety of Needle Art from our museum collection. Our 2011 display featured a spectacular 1916 Crazy Quilt made by Mary Oatley Parkhill; an 1820's Alphabet Sampler by Sarah Mason Wikoff the daughter of our founder, William Mason; Pillow cases trimmed with tatting by Gretchen VanHarlingen Wolfe, Wm. Mason's great-granddaughter; Basket quilt made by Sarah Elizabeth Hall Bowyer; Sun Bonnet Sue quilt made from scraps of dresses made for Mason's 1965 Sesquicentennial pieced by Mattie Zander and quilted by Mason Christian Village quilters; Yo-yo dresser scarf made by mother of Ray Wilt.
Thank you to all who helped in any way and by donating art, setting up and working at our booth.
Mason Historical Society
We are a 501(c) (3) non profit organization.
Your membership and donations help preserve the history of Mason, Ohio.
This page was last updated: October 6, 2011
2011 Events Calendar
Free and Open to the Public
**Regularly scheduled meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month
at 7:00 pm in the Gathering Place behind the Alverta Green Museum
located at 207 W. Church Street, unless stated otherwise.
October 18 – Antique Appraisal - Bring in your antiques! Bob Wingenfield, a local
antique dealer with 30 years of experience will appraise each of your
items for $5 (all being donated to the historical society). He will not
appraise jewelry at this event.
November - No Meeting scheduled, Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
December 2 – Christmas Annual Party 5-8 p.m.
Everyone (non-members too!) is welcome to meet in the Gathering Place for refreshments, appetizers and fellowship!--Museum Open House 6-8 p.m. Come and enjoy the decorations, hot cider and cookies! These 2011 Programs are now history!
January 18 - * *Meeting in the lobby of Mason’s Community Center (North entrance)
Lacey Luxon, Front Desk Manager will show us our newly renovated
center and what it has to offer.
February 15 - **Mason Public Library, speaker Sara Brown, Library Director. Meet at
the Library, 200 Reading Road, Mason.
March 15 – Auctioneering, speaker Gene Steiner, our favorite Ice Cream Social
auctioneer.
April 19 – Quakers Migration in Ohio, speaker John Fitzgerald, author of
A Peaceable Pilgrimage.
May 17 – **WLW History, speaker Ted Ryan - Meet inside the gate at WLW
property on Tylersville Road. This is NOT Handicap accessible there are
several steps into the building.
June 21 – Annual Ice Cream Social 6:00PM Museum Grounds Bring the family!
Culver's Frozen Custard, Desserts and refreshments provided.
Live Music from Dixie Ramblers and Gene Steiner as Cake & Pie
Auctioneer
July 19 – Quilt Barns, Speaker Meredith Raffel of Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance
August 16 – Sorry, program Cancelled "Saving Mary Haven" speaker, Terry Banker of the
Lebanon Conservancy FoundationSaturday, August 20 - Mason Heritage & Bicycle Festival, 9am to 3pm - Bake Sale,
Quilt Raffle and Display at our booth located in front of Fifth Third Bank,
Alverta Green Museum Open House, Noon to 3pm
Car Show 9-3 pm- Check "Car Show Page" for more informationSunday, September 18th - 2011 Mason Arts Festival from 11-5pm -Details listed below.
September 20 – Mystery Meeting! (Old Bottle program postponed)
Al Voorhis, Richard Grisham, Carole Anderson, Dave Anderson and Freddie Grisham were a few of the visitors from the Mason Historical viewing graduation photos at the Mason High School during the March 2010 meeting.
Looking for Mason High School Composite Graduation Photos
Many of you may remember the Composite Graduation photos hanging in the halls at previous high school buildings. Many of these photos, from the 1920's and beyond, are now prominently displayed in the halls of the current Mason High School. Over the years, some photos have been damaged or lost. We need graduation photos for the class beginning in 1886 to 1919 also, 1922 and 1924. If you have any of these photos, or know someone who may, the historical society and the high school are working cooperatively to complete this project. We would only need to borrow the photo, it would be scanned into the computer and enlarged to match the others. Contact the Historical Society at 513-398-6750 and ask for Sherri.
Mason High School Alumni Award
Nominations
The December 1st deadline is fast approaching so get your nominations in for The Distinguished Alumni Award, sponsored by The Mason Schools Foundation.
The Historical Society is represented on the board of the Mason Schools Foundation, who sponsors the Distinguished Mason High School Alumni Award.
For more information click here.
Congratulations Al Voorhis!
2011's Distinguished MHS Alumni Award Recipient
$1,500 Donation
We are truly grateful to the American Legion Post 194, a Lifetime member of our Society, chose us as the recipient of a $1,500 donation.
Society President and VP Judy and Rich Cox are shown accepting the check from First Vice Post Commander, Gerald Behymer during the February 22, 2011 board meeting.
We are truly grateful to the American Legion Post 194, a Lifetime member of our Society, chose us as the recipient of a $1,500 donation.
Society President and VP Judy and Rich Cox are shown accepting the check from First Vice Post Commander, Gerald Behymer during the February 22, 2011 board meeting.
Donations such as this are greatly needed and certainly help us to continue our work towards fulfilling the "Purposes of the Society".
THANK YOU
for....
Information about our various Fundraisers LaRosa's Piece of the Pie, Brick Walkway and Annual quilt raffle have been moved to their own page.
Celebrate Your
Mason School's 100th Birthday
Sunday, November 27, 2011
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
Mason Central
211 North East St.
The search is on for the photos for a video and
Oldest Living Graduate
Photos will be returned upon request.
