We are a non profit organization whose mission is to advocate for and protect the historical, natural, recreational, and cultural resources of the Maumee River Watershed while promoting their use and appreciation by current and future residents and visitors.
MVHC 2025 Meetings
February 25 (Tuesday) at 6:30pm at the Wood County Museum, the MVHC will have a Strategic Planning Session for Trustees and Members alike. This meeting will be conducted to help prioritize short term and long term goals for the Organization.
Normal MVHC Meetings will resume in March:
March TBA
May TBA
July TBA
September TBA
November TBA Annual Meeting
MVHC meetings are typically a short business meeting followed by a program or tour of the meeting location. Meetings are held at locations within the Maumee River Valley.
Below is a list of February Events from MVHC Partner Organizations
Saturday February 1st, 2025
Performance: “Kevin Prater Band” at 7pm
By Pemberville Opera House
115 Main Street, Pemberville, OH
Cost: $15
#419-287-4848
www.pembervilleoperahouse.org
Monday through Saturday, February 1st – September 1st (Labor Day), 2025
Exhibit: “We the People of Fulton County” from 10am – 4pm
By Museum of Fulton County
8848 Hwy 108, Wauseon, OH 43567
Cost: $8 Adults, $7 Seniors, $3 kids (6-15). Members and kids under 6 Free.
#419-337-7922
www.museumoffultoncounty.org
Starting February 1st, 2025, Saturdays 11am-2pm & Sundays 1pm-4pm
Open House at the Cooke-Kulman House & Historical Village
By Heritage Sylvania
5717 Main Street Sylvania, OH 43560
Cost: Free (fee for group tours)
#419-517-5533
http://www.heritagesylvania.org
Saturdays in February & March (Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, & March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
See the World: “Travel Circle Series”
By Maumee Valley Adventures
(Optional: Meet at 1pm for two mile walk)
At Ward Pavilion at Wildwood Preserve
4830 W Central Ave. Toledo, OH 43560
Cost: Free
#419-407-9700
http://www.metroparkstoledo.com
Sundays, February 2, 9, 16, & 23, of 2025
Exhibit: To the Fallen Timbers “A Museum to Honor the 230th Anniversary of the Battle” in Wakeman Hall
By the Waterville Historical Society
401 Farnsworth Road, Waterville, OH 43566
Cost: $5
#419-265-4871
http://www.watervillehistory.org
Sunday February 2, 2025
“Farm Breakfast” at Otsego Park- Thompson Stone Hall
By Wood County Park District
2000 W. River Road (S.R. 65), Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free. (Please Register ahead)
#419-353-1897
www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org
Monday February 3rd, 2025
Program: Education on the Road “Mike’s Favorite Things Pt 4“
By the Wood County Museum.
Held at the Wood County Committee on Aging
140 S Grove Street, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Starting February 3rd, Monday to Friday 10am-4pm, Saturdays 12-4pm.
Exhibit “For Comfort & Convience: the Story of Ohio’s Poor Farms”
By Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Adults $3, under 18- free
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
DID YOU KNOW? The Wood County Museum Grounds are a Wood County Park and open daily 8am to 30 minutes past sunset.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Base Camp Stories “Winter Adventure in Yellowstone National Park”
by Anna Stuart of Wood County Park District.
(Go to: www.youtube.com/@woodcountyparkdistrict to live stream)
At Way Public Library
101 E. Indiana Ave. Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Free. No Registration required.
www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 6:45 – 8pm
Program: Star Struck “Planetary Parade” (Public, Ages 8 and up)
By Metroparks Toledo
Howard Marsh (parking lot)
401-621 S Howard Rd. Curtice, OH 43412
Cost: Free, but REGISTRATION required. (BYO camp chair; dress for the cold weather.)
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.org
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 3 – 5pm
Open: Hicks Land Office
By Hicksville Historical Society
108 West High Street, Hicksville, OH 43526
Cost: Free (Public welcome; group tours available.)
#419-487-0532
www.hicksvillehistoricalsociety.com
Thursdays, February 6, 13, 20, & 22, 2025, from 10am – 4pm
Exhibit: “Defiance on the Home Front – WWII”
By the Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum
514 W. 3rd Street, Defiance, OH 43512
Cost: Free
#419-782-0746
www.tuttlemuseum.org
Friday, February 7, 2025, 10am – 4pm
Free 1st Fridays (Free admission) + Make ‘n Take Craft Day
Presented by VisitBG Ohio, Perrysburg Chamber, & Visit Rossford.
Held At the Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Friday thru Sunday, February 7-9, 2025, 8am – 12midnight
Event: “Winter Fiber Arts Retreat”
By Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2, PO Box 235, Archbold, OH 43502
Cost: Fee (2 or 3 day package)
#1-800-590-9755
www.saudervillage.org
Friday, February 14, 2025, 7-9pm
Program: “Valentine Trivia”
By Wood County Park District
W.W. Knight Nature Preserve: Hankison Great Room
29530 White Road, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551
Cost: Free, Adults only; registration required
#419-353-1897
www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org
Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 11am, 12pm, or 1pm
Special Event: “Valentine Tea – An Immigrant Love Story”
By Museum of Fulton County
At The History Manor
229 Monroe Street, Wauseon, OH
Cost: $25
#419-337-7922
www.museumoffultoncounty.org
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 1:30pm
Special Event: “Annual Valentine Tea”
By Henry County Historical Society
The Bloomfield House
229 W. Clinton Street, Napoleon, OH
Cost: Free – Register
#419-599-0201
www.henrycountyhistoricalsociety.org
Sunday, February 16, 2025, 5 -8pm
Program: “Behind the Scenes at Stranleigh”
By Metroparks Toledo,
Wildwood Preserve, Manor House
5100 Central Ave. Toledo, Ohio 43515
Cost: $15 (All Ages, Families)
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.org
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 7 – 8:30pm
Program: Base Camp Stories: “Amateur Radio Survival”
Wood County Park District
Offsite – Way Public Library
101 E. Indiana Ave. Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Free (No registration)
#419-353-1897
www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7pm (Zoom only)
Event: “From the Atlantic to the Unknown: Lewis and Clark Start West”
By Waterville Historical Society
•Special Instructions: RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, 2/14; if you do not receive a zoom link by 2/17, call #419-324-4356.
Cost: Free
#419-275-4871
www.watervillehistory.org
Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 2 or 4pm
Event: “Prohibition Experience” (History & Impact on NW Ohio)
By Sauder Village
The Broken Barrel Speakeasy at Sauder Village
1920s Main Street, PO Box 235, Archbold, Ohio 43502
Cost: $45
1-800-590-9755
www.saudervillage.org
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 1 – 4pm
Program: “Craft Circle”
By Wood County Park District
At Carter Historic Farm
19331 Carter Road, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Cost: Free – Register (BYO materials)
#419-363-1897
www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org
Wednesday February 26, 2025, 8pm-9pm
Program: Star Struck: Deep Sky Objects
By Metroparks Toledo.
Held at Bend View Metropark -Parking Lot
10613 S River Road, Waterville, OH 43566
Cost: Free (ages 12 & older). Registration Required.
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 7pm-8pm
Program: Base Camp ~ Black Swamp Stories
By the Wood County Park District.
Held at W.W. Knight Preserve in the Hankison Great Room.
29530 White Road, Perrysburg, OH 43651
Cost: Free, by register by 2/26.
#419-359-1897
www.woodcountyparkdistrict.org
