Tag: Freedom Historical Society

The Freedom Historical Society meeting on November 12 featured a video presentation focused on local worthies–Bob Bossow and his sister, Delores Reed. Bossow has been a well-known and respected builder/contractor/businessman/pilot; Reed served as Portage County Clerk of Courts for a number of years; they are now mostly retired (but...

Come pick out your pumpkins and gourds and corn stalks at the Freedom Township Pavilion Saturday, September 28 from 10 - 4 PM and support the Freedom Township Historical Society.  There will be a wide selection of big pumpkins, little pumpkins, white pumpkins, orange pumpkins and gourds donated by Pochedly...

Or words to that effect....the topic of a recent program presented at the Freedom Historical Society on July 19, 2024 at their lovingly-restored Drakesburg School #2...all about cemeteries and, specifically, headstones, their features and care.The topics covered included cemetery law in Ohio (The states are all different, even the...

Freedom, Mantua, & Shalersville Historical Societies are pleased to host the Susan Cannavino, Presentations with Pizzazz, powerpoint presentation of The Story of Teddy Roosevelt.  Please join us for the delightful story of President Teddy Roosevelt and his hilarious daughter Alice.  As Alice would say, “If you don’t have anything...

The Freedom Township Historical Society is continuing its efforts to restore the former Drakesburg one-room school building on State Route 303. The historical society is moving forward with construction of exterior renovations. “Obviously, it is worth a lot to us, and it is just worth a lot to the township...

The Freedom Township Historical Society is beginning the new year with a bang!  This week contractors are supposed to start (weather permitting) tearing out the old front steps to the school and replacing them with a different design.  We are also the recipients of a sidewalk on the west...