Below is a list of April 2025 Events from MVHC Partner Organizations
Check out all the programs about history, culture, nature, and more in the seven counties along the Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor!
Tuesday, April 1st throughout month of April to Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 from 10am – 4pm
Event: 5th Annual “Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt” – A challenge for children & adults!
At Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free – TY, to our Community Sponsors
Pick up your “Passport” in the museum.
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 10am – 4pm
FREE 175th Birthday And, Monday through Saturday through September 1st (Labor Day) 2025, 10am-4pm
Exhibit: ‘We the People of Fulton County”
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 April 1, 2025, 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 from 8am to 30 minutes past sunset.
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Tuesday, April 1,2025, 9 – 10:30am
Also, 4/8, 4/10, 4/115, 4/17, 4/22, 4/24, 4/29, 5/1 at 9 -10:30am
And, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 at 5:30 – 7pm
Program: “Riverwalk Tours” (Adults & 16+)
By Metroparks Toledo At Glass City Park
The Enrichment Center Glass City Metropark
815 Front St. Toledo, Ohio 53605
Cost: Free, REGISTRATION required
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5 – 8 pm
Event: “Beer Barrel Benefit” (Fund-raiser for Van Wert Historical Society)
At Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill
205 Towne Center Blvd. Van Wert, Ohio 45891
Cost: Donation
#419-771-9851
www.historicvanwert.com
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 3 – 5pm
Open: Hicks Land Office (Museum)
By Hicksville Historical Society
108 West High Street, Hicksville, OH 43526
Cost: Free (Public welcome; group tours available.)
#419-487-0532
www.hicksvillehitoricalsociety.com
Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17, & 24 2025, from 10am – 4pm
And, 1st Sunday, 4/6/25, 1-4pm
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
Thursday, April 3, 3025, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Program: 2nd Annual “5Poets5Parks”
Metroparks Toledo
At the Glass City Pavilion
1001 Front Street, Toledo, OH 53605
Cost: Free, Reservations Required
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Fridays (most) 10am – Noon
Gathering: ‘Work Meeting’
Swanton Public Library
305 Chestnut Street, Swanton, OH 53558
Cost: none
#419-826-2760
www.swantonpubliclibrary.org/swanton-historical-society
Friday, April 4, 2025, 10am – 4pm
Event: “Free 1st Fridays (Free admission) & Make ‘n Take Craft Day”
Presented by VisitBG Ohio, Perrysburg Chamber, & Visit Rossford.
At Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Friday, April 4 (Students) & Saturday, April 5 (Public), 2025, 9am – 5pm
4th Annual RE-ENACTMENT: World War 11 “Echoes of Valor”
CANCELLED DUE TO FLOODING
By Defiance County Historical Society
At Auglaize Village 12296 Krouse Rd. Defiance, OH 43512
#419-990-0107
www.auglaizevillage.com
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 7:30pm-9:30pm
Program: Opera House Concert Series, “Nostalgia Entertainers Hot ‘n Cole”
By Pemberville Opera House
115 Main Street, Pemberville, OH 43450
Cost: $15
#419-287-4848
www.pemberville.org
Saturday, April 5, 2025,
Event: “Spring Tea & Quilt Show”
Also, Quilt Show – 4/8, 4/12, & 4/15
By Paulding County History Museum
600 Fairground Drive Paulding, Ohio 45879
Cost: $20 (12 & over)
#419-399-8281
www.pauldingcountylibrary.com
Starting April 5, 2025. Saturdays 11am-2pm & Sundays 1pm-4pm
Open House: Cooke-Kulman & Historical Village
By Heritage Sylvania
5717 Main Street, Sylvania, OH 43560
Cost: Free (fee for group tours)
#419-517-5533
www.heritagesylvania.org
Sundays, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 2025, 2 -4pm through November
County Museum Complex Open
By Van Wert County Historical Society
602 N. Washington St. Van Wert, Ohio
Cost: Free
#419-771-9851
www.vanwert.org/museum
Sundays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2025,
On-going Exhibit: To the Fallen Timbers “A Museum to Honor the 230th Anniversary of the Battle”
By the Waterville Historical Society
At Wakeman Hall
401 Farnsworth Road, Waterville, OH 43566
Cost: $5
#419-265-4871
www.watervillehistory.org
Tuesdays, April 8, 15, 22, & 29, of 2025, 10 am – 4pm
Open: Visitation By Paulding County History Museum
At the PCH Museum on the Fairgrounds
600 Fairground Dr. Paulding, OH 45897
Cost: Free #419-399-8218
www.pauldingcountylibrary.com
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 7:30-9:00pm
Program: “Laugh, Learn, Live, Fully” – Embracing Environmental Stewardship Humor, Knowledge, and Action by Katy Maag Presented by S.A.V.E.
Held at the Franciscan Center Board Room
6842 Convent Blvd. Sylvania, OH 43560
Cost: Free
#419-824-3626
www.sciencealliancesave.org
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 5-6:30pm
Program: Art Remax: “American Gothic” (Discussion & Paint)
By Wood County Parks District
At Carter Historic Farm
18331 Carter Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free, Register by 4/7
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 2-4pm
Event: Tea & Talk Series: “Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: The 6888th WAC
By Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: $25-$30
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Friday, April 11, 2025, 8:15 – 9:45pm
Program: “Full Pink Moon & Woodcock Wander”
By Wood County Park District
Slippery Elm Trail: Cricket Frog Cove
14810 Freyman Road, Cygnet, Ohio 43413
Cost: Free, Registration required by 4/9/25
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Saturdays, Starting April 12, 19, & 26, 2025, Noon – 5pm
Open House: Perrysburg Area Historic Museum
Held at Spafford House
26249 W River Rd. Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Adults $5, Seniors $4, High School Students $4,
Students Grades 1-8 $3 & Children 5 years & under – Free
#419-874-6828
www.perrysburgmuseum.com
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 1:30 –
Event: Prohibition Experience
By Sauder Village
At Broken Barrel Speakeasy
22611 State Rte. Archbold, OH 53502
Cost: $45 (21 ‘n over) Members $40
#1-800-590-9755
www.saudervillage.org
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Program: “Celebrating 50 Years of Citizen Support” (Adults and 16+)
By Metroparks Toledo
Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Manor House Drawing Room
5100 Central Ave, Toledo, OH 43615
Cost: Free, Registration required
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Tuesday, April 15, 2025,7pm
Social Gathering: Meet, Share Ideas, ‘n Plan
By Swanton Ohio Historical Society
At Benfield Wines 102 N Main St. Swanton, OH 43558
Cost: Free
#419-780-9463 or #419-826-2760
www.swantonpubliclibrary.org/swanton-historical-society
Wednesday, April 16 2025, 7-9pm
Program: “Whistler’s Fort” The Reconstruction Initiative by Bob Jones
By Waterville Historical Society
Held at Wakeman Hall, 401 Farnsworth Road Waterville, OH 43566
Cost: $5
#419-265-4871
www.watervillehistory.org
Thursday, March 24, 2025, 6-8pm
Program: ETHS Social Gathering of Friends
By East Toledo Historical Society
1001 White Street Toledo, OH, 43605
Cost: Free
No phone or web-site; contact,
easttoledohistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Friday, April 25, 2025, 10-11pm
Program: “Star Struck: Deep Sky Objects” (Adults and 12+)
By Metroparks Toledo
Held at Bend View Metropark
10613 S River Rd. Waterville, Ohio 43566
Cost: Free
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Saturday, April 26, 2025, Noon – 2pm
Event: “Dining on the Orient Express” (Theme , 1930s and Agatha Christie’s novel)
At Museum of Fulton County
8848 OH-108 Wauseon, OH 43567
Cost: $50
#419-337-7922
www.museumoffultoncounty.org
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 1-4pm
Program: “Craft Circle”
By Wood County Parks District
At Carter Historic Farm: Loomis Community Room
18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Cost: Free, Register by 4/24
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Wednesday, April 30 to November 1, 2025 (Times vary)
Seasonal Opening: Sauder Village Historic Classes & Events
By Sauder Village
22611 State Rd. Archbold, OH 53502
Cost: Did you know that Sauder Village is a Blue Star Museum offering FREE general admission to military, plus 5 family members, from Armed Services Day, May 17th through Labor Day, 9/1st?
#419-446-2542
