Fall family fest set

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The Van Wert County Historical Society reminds the patrons attending the Chicken Barbecue and Fall Family Fest  on Saturday, October 22  that the meal will be served from 5:00-7:00 PM. Those who will be carrying out their dinners should travel west on East Third Street and stop at the drive leading up to the annex. Your dinners will be delivered to your cars. Those eating-in should park in the lot located off of East Third Street behind the yellow house. Your dinners will be served in the barn.

Sunday will be the last day to purchase dinner tickets. There will be tickets available at the museum on Sunday from 2:00-4:30 PM. Adult tickets are $8.00 and for children under 12 a meal may be purchased for $2.00 which will include a hot dog roast. The Fall Family Fest will continue from 5:00-9:00 PM. The buildings will be open and there will be children’s activities such as pumpkin painting and the Washington Irving’s short story, the Legend of Sleepy Hallow. The campus will be decorated in Hallow Eve tradition.

“ This is a great opportunity for families to enjoy an evening, with great food, fun and help support the historical society and one of the finest small museums in Ohio,” stated President Jon Amundson.