LOUDONVILLE — Scott Brown was one of America’s greatest cartoonists. He was also a beloved small-town soda shop philosopher. Brown’s Soda Shop in Mansfield, Ohio was a local landmark featuring Scott Brown’s poster-sized cartoons in the window and “the largest, modest and bests chocolate soda on Route 30, including all detours.” He is the focus […]
From Cleo Redd Fisher Museum
Posted inLife and Culture
Pickle fever hits Mohican again
LOUDONVILLE — In many towns, the holidays often bring about excitement for tree lightings, parades, and Santa visits. But in the villages of Loudonville and Perrysville those holiday festivities take a back seat to a different holiday tradition: pickles. More specifically the village residents are looking for pickles. These pickles, though, come with prizes. Known […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Flxible neon sign to be raffled off in Loudonville
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville is raffling a custom-made neon sign to raise funds for historic preservation. The sign, featuring the former Flxible Corporation’s logo, features a vibrant blue oval with white script lettering inside. The sign measures 31 inches long by 13 inches high with a black background and was […]
Posted inNews
Cleo Redd Fisher Museum introduces history camp for middle school students
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville has announced a new summer program known as History Camp. Open to students aged 10-13, the camp is designed to stimulate children’s creativity and allow them to experience history, architecture, art, crafts, and games of diverse cultures while highlighting those of the area. Campers will tour […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Ashland’s Fox to speak in Loudonville on infamous Siberian cold-case massacre
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Speaker Series continues this month with a look into one of the outdoors’ greatest cold cases. In February of 1959, nine hikers died while on an expedition in Siberia. When their bodies were found, investigators were left with more questions than answers. What became known as the Dyatlov […]
Posted inLife and Culture
CRF Museum invites public to explore Germany & Austria
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville has announced a group tour to the German state of Bavaria and neighboring Austrian region of Salzburg, slated for this December. The tour is designed to give guests an introductory welcome to one of the most popular regions of Germany and includes numerous historic and cultural […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Author to discuss lobotomies, lunatic asylum at Loudonville museum
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Fall Speaker Series continues this month as author Mindy McGinnis shares the research behind her Edgar Award-Winning Gothic historical thriller, “A Madness so Discreet.” McGinnis will discuss how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890’s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill (for better or […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Ohio Archaeology Workshop returns to Loudonville in August
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s popular Ohio Archaeology Workshop series returns next month for an intermediate study of archaeological materials found in Ohio. Following up on the museum’s first Ohio Archaeological series, held last year prior to the pandemic, this series will focus not only on finished Native American artifacts such as arrowpoints […]