Below is a list of March 2026 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!
NO March ‘Open Houses’:
~ Dr. John Bloomfield Home & Carriage House
~ Four Corners Heritage Center • Henry County Heritage Alliance
~ Malinta Community Historical Society
~ Ottawa County Museum
~ Perrysburg Area Historic Museum (PAHM)
~ Swiss Community Historical Society
~ Van Wert Historical Society
Re-opening soon! Toledo History Museum!
Until then, check out. “Made In Toledo” an Interactive Gallery by Midstory & the Toledo History Museum
Go to: www.toledohistorymuseum.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
Saturdays, February 28-March 29, 2026 from 10am-4pm
Event: “38th Annual Photo Contest”
By Photo Arts Club of Toledo & Metroparks Toledo
At Secor Metropark — 10001 Central Ave., Berkey, OH 43504
Cost: Free
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Sundays, Starting March 1, 2026 (1-4pm) & Saturdays (11am-2pm)
Openhouse: Cooke-Kulman House
By Heritage Sylvania
5717 Main Street, Sylvania, OH 43560
Cost: Free; group tours available
#419-517-5533
www.heritagesylvania.org
Sunday, March 1, 2026 (1-4pm) & Thursdays, starting March 5, 2026 (10am-4pm)
New Exhibit: “A Spiritual Tapestry Exploring Defiance’s Religious History” along with Native American Artifacts and WWII.
By & At Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum
514 W. 3rd Street, Defiance, OH 43512
Cost: Free
#419-782-0746
www.cityofdefiance.com
Starting Sunday, March 1, 2026 – Thursday through Sunday (9am-1pm)
Openhouse: Millbury Classic Cars & Trucks Museum
26929 Cummings Rd., Millbury, OH 53447
Cost: Adults, $12; Seniors/Children, $8; Children 5 & under, free
#419-340-2355
No website
Sunday, March 1 – 31, 2026 from 4-6pm
Program: “History/Mystery Trail Event” 31 sites. By Ottawa County Historical Society, America 250-Ohio, Parks District of Ottawa County, and Shores & Islands
At Shores & Islands Welcome Center-West
770 SE Catawba Rd., Port Clinton, OH 43452
Cost: Free; earn an Ottawa County/America 250-Ohio “History/Mystery Trail” commemorative patch.
#419-635-5579
www.ottawahistoryhistory.org
Starting March 2, 2026: Weekdays (10am-4pm) & Saturdays (Noon-4pm)
Special Exhibit: “We’ll Meet Again: Remembering WWII”
By & At Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: adults $7; seniors, students, military $6; kids $3 Group tours available.
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Monday, March 2, 2026 (7:30-9pm)
Program: “Full Moon Worm Walk” All ages. By Wood County Park District
W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, Friends Green Room
29530 White Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Free; register by 2/28/26
#419-353-1897
http://www.wcparks.org
Monday, March 2, 2026 (6pm) ALWAYS 1st Monday!
Program: Dinner & Speaker. “Women in Toledo’s History” by Ann Hurley from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
By Thaddeus Walinsky History Group
At Damascene Grill (new venue) 5834 Monroe St., Sylvania, OH 43560
Cost: Donation; register early
No website
Contact: julie2240@yahoo.com
Monday, March 2, 2026 (6-8pm)
Program: “Uncork & Unwind” Age 21+ By Metroparks Toledo.
At Side Cut Metropark, Lamb Center
1025 W. River Rd., Maumee, OH 53637
Cost: $25
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Starting Monday, March 2, 2026 Monday to Friday from (10am-Noon, 1-5pm)
Closed Saturdays & Sundays.
Openhouse: Snook’s Dream Cars
13290 County Home Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: $8 Senior; $6 Child; 12 & under $5
#419-353-8338
www.snooksdreamcars.com
Monday, March 2, 2026 (6-7pm)
Program: “Evening Hike Group” Adults 16+. Dog friendly. By Metroparks Toledo
Swan Creek Preserve Metropark, Parking Lot, Map Kiosk
4759 Airport Highway, Toledo, Ohio 53615
Cost: Free; register
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Monday, March 2, 2026 (7:30-9pm)
Program: “Full Moon Worm Walk”. By Wood County Park District
At W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, Friends Green Room
29530 White Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Free; register by 2/28/26
#419-407-9700
www.wcparks.org
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (5-6:45am)
Program: “Star Struck, Total Lunar Eclipse” Adults, 8+. By Metroparks Toledo.
At Howard Marsh Metropark East – map kiosk
611 S. Howard Road, Curtice, OH 43412
Cost: Free
# 419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (7-8pm) & (8:30-9:30pm)
Program: “Nature at Night, Full Worm Night” By Metroparks Toledo.
At Pearson Metropark, Packer-Hammersmith Patio
761 S. Lallendorf Rd., Oregon, Ohio 43616
Cost: $3
# 419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Tuesdays, Starting March 3, 2026 (10am-4pm)
Open: “Visitation”
By & At Paulding County History Museum
600 Fairground Drive, Paulding, Ohio 45879
Cost: Free
#419-399-8218
No website.
Starting Wednesday March 4, 2026 – Weekdays & Saturdays (10am-4pm)
New Exhibit: 🇺🇸 America 250-Ohio🇺🇸 “Thirteen Moons in 1776 – Life along Turkeyfoot Creek” and “Born in Turmoil”
By Museum of Fulton County. 8848 Hwy 108, Wauseon, OH 43567
Cost: $8 Adults, $7 Seniors, $3 children (6-15), Members & kids under 6, Free
#419-337-7922
www.museumoffultoncounty.org
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 from 6-7pm
Event: Celebrating 🇺🇸America 250-Ohio 🇺🇸with the “Great Depression Lecture Series: Panic! The Crash, the Causes, and the Beginnings of the Great Depression”
By Wood County Park District Held At Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free; please register/
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
First Wednesday, March 4, 2026 from 3-5pm
Openhouse: Land Office Museum By Hicksville Historical Society
At Hicksville’s Land Office –128 West High Street, Hicksville, OH 43526
Cost: Free
#419-487-3096
www.hicksvillehistoricalsociety.com
Wednesdays, Starting March 4, 2026. From 10am-2pm
Research: “Wakeman Archives” By Waterville Historical Society.
(Weather permitting; only, if NO snow in the parking lot!)
At Wakeman Hall. 401 Farnsworth Rd. Waterville, OH 4356
Cost: None; Have questions, e-mail: whs43566@outlook.com
No phone # is available.
www.watervillehistory.org
Thursdays, Starting March 5, 2026 (10am)
Program: Wolcott Guild 2026 Lecture Series:
3/5, “The Birth of Freedom” by Kevin Wood as first person Lincoln;
3/12, “From the Revolution to the Battle of Fallen Timbers” by Frank Butwin;
3/19, “We Won’t Come Back Until It’s Over” by Dave Westrick;
3/26, “Unsung Forgotten Heroes from This Area” by Kenneth Dickson
By Wolcott Guild 2026 Lecture Series
At Maumee Library –501 River Rd., Maumee, OH 43537
Cost: Free; questions, contact Judy Justus at 419-874-6828
Email: history2u@sbcglobal.net
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7 pm.
Meeting: Defiance County Historical Society
At Rotary Building –201 Clinton St. Defiance, Ohio 43512
Cost: NA
#419-990-0107
www.auglaizevillage.com
Thursday, March 5 (6-9pm); Sunday, March 8 (6-8pm); & Saturday, March 21 (9am-Noon)
Program: “Behind the Scenes Stranleigh (All ages/Families) By Metroparks Toledo
At Wildwood Preserve, Manor House 5100 W.Central Ave. Toledo, Ohio 43615
Cost: $15
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Fridays, Starting Friday, March 6, 2026 (10am-Noon)
Meeting: Swanton Historical Society
At Swanton Public Library –305 Chestnut St. Swanton, OH 43558
Cost: NA
#419-826-2760
www.swantonhistoricalsociety.org
Friday to Sunday, March 6-8, 2026 from 10am-4pm
Event: “March 2026 Quilters’ Retreat”
By & At Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2, Archbold, OH 43502
Cost: $140+
#1-800-590-9755
www.saudervillage.org
Friday, March 7, 2026 from 10am-4pm
Event: “Free 1st Fridays (Free admission) & Make ‘n Take Craft Day”
Presented by Visit BG Ohio, Perrysburg Chamber, & Visit Rossford
At Wood County Museum
13600 County Home Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free
#419-352-0987
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Saturdays, Starting March 7, 2026 (2pm) Group Walk (1pm) Optional
Program: “Travel Circle”
3/7, Natural History American Tropics ;
3/14, Croatia, Slovenia, & Montenegro;
3/21, Mayan Ruins; & 3/28, France
By Maumee Valley Adventurers & Metroparks Toledo
At Wildwood Preserve, E. Entrance – Ward Pavilion
4830 W. Central Ave. Toledo. OH 43615
Cost: Free
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 7:30pm
Program: “The Kevin Pratter Bluegrass Band”
By & At Pemberville Opera House
115 Main Street, Pemberville, OH 43450
Cost: $15; call Carol for tickets
#419-287-4848
www.pembervilleoperahouse.org
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Sunday, March 8, 2026 (10am-Noon)
Event: “Farm Breakfast” Food Raised on Carter Farm, By Wood County Park District
At Otsego Park, Thompson Stone Hall
20000 River Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free; donation appreciated
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Tuesday, March 9, 2026 from 7-8pm
Program: “Records, Clerks, & Microfilm: Oh My!” Genealogy
By & At Museum of Fulton County
8848 State Highway 108, Wauseon, OH 5356
Cost: Free
#419-337-7922
www.museumoffultoncounty.org
Tuesday, March 9, 2026 (2pm)
Program: 🇺🇸 America 250-Ohio🇺🇸 is celebrated with “Taste Test the Past”
By & At Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free members; $10 non-members – reserve ticket
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (8:30-10am)
Program: “Coffee With the Birds” By Wood County Parks District.
At W.W. Knight Preserve: Lookout on Nature Area
29530 River Rd., Perrysburg, OH 53651
Cost: Free, register by 2/9/26
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (9-10pm)
Program : “Star Struck: Jupiter & Deep Sky Objects ”Adults and 12+
By Metroparks Toledo
At Bend View, parking lot, 10613 S River Rd. Waterville, OH 43566
Cost: Free; register
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 6-8pm
Program: “Toledo Memorabilia” NW Ohio Collectors
By Toledo Public Schools Local History Series with Robyn Hage.
At Bowser High School, 2200 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614
Cost: Free
#419-344-7615
Contact: rhage@buckeye-express.com
Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 5:30-7:30pm
Program: The Kitchen Garden” By Wood County Park District.
At Carter Historic Farm
18331 Carter Farm, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free; register by 3/10/26
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 7:30-9pm
Program: 36th Year “Toledo Symphony”
By Sauder Village & Black Swamp Arts Council
At Sauder Village, Founders Hall, 22611 State Route 2 Archbold, Oh 43502
Cost: $18 presale; call Andi at #419-446-2541 Ext. 3030 – $20 at door; students free
#1-800-590-9755
www.saudervillage.org
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Monday, March 16, 2026 from 11am-2pm
Program: “Nature’s School House at the Oak Grove Ohio School”
For All ages. By Metroparks Toledo.
At Oak Grove School House
4830 W. Central Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43615
Cost: Free
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Mondays, March 16 & 23, 2026 from 6-7pm
Program: “Evening Night Hike” Adults and 8+ Dog Friendly
By Metroparks Toledo
At Swan Creek Preserve, 4301 Airport Highway, Toledo, Ohio 43515
Cost: Free; register
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.org
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (6-7:30pm)
Program: 🇺🇸 America 250-Ohio🇺🇸 is celebrated with “When Oil was King of the Great Black Swamp”
By & At Wood County Museum
13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free members; $7 non-members – reserve your spot
#419-352-0967
www.woodcountyhistory.org
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (6-7pm)
Program: “Homesteading Series: Raising Hogs”
By Wood County Park District
At Carter Historic Farm: Loomis Community Room
18331 Carter Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free; register by 3/15/26
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (7pm)
Gathering: Meeting to keep Swanton history alive!
By Swanton Historical Society.
At Benfield Wines, 102 N Main St., Swanton, OH 43558
Cost: NA
#419-780-9463
www.swantonpubliclibrary.org
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (7pm)
Program: Celebrate 🇺🇸America 250-Ohio🇺🇸 with “Waterville, Ohio in the Revolutionary War” by Larry Nelson;
By Waterville Historical Society
At Wakeman Hall- 401 Farnsworth Rd., Waterville, Ohio 43566
Cost: Free; donation
www.watervillehistory.org
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Sunday, March 22, 2026 from 6pm
Event: “Ohio Goes to the Movies” in celebration of 🇺🇸America 250-Ohio🇺🇸 “A Man Called Otto” By Maumee Valley Historical Society.
At Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee, Ohio 43537
Cost: Free
#419-893-9602
www.wolcotthouse.org
Sunday, March 22, 2026 (9-10:30am)
Program: “Howard Marsh Birding Walk” Adults and 12+
By Metroparks Toledo
At 601 S. Howard Rd., Curtice, Ohio 43412
Cost: $3; register
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Sunday, March 22, 2026 (2-3pm)
Program: “Sunday Stroll” By Wood County Park District
At W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, Friends Green Room
29530 White Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Free; register by 3/20/26
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Sunday, March 22, 2026 from 1:30-4 pm
Program: “Martha Washington’s Tea” Andrea Freimurh will present Abigail Adams. “Remember the Ladies” a celebration of 🇺🇸America 250-Ohio🇺🇸
By Malinta Community Historical Society & Four Corners Heritage Center, Grelton
At St. Paul Lutheran Church, 155 Depot St., McClure, Ohio 43534
Cost: Free-will donation; reserve by 3/18 on-line with www.eventbrite.com
#419-966-1648
No Website
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 7:30-9pm
Program: “Environmental and Climate Justice in 2025: Opportunities for Environmental Justice Advocacy” In-person & Zoom by Dr. Nicholas Schroeck, PhD., Dean, Professor of Law University of Detroit Mercy, School of Law
By The Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment (S.A.V.E.)
At Franciscan Center, Lourdes University
6832 Convent Blvd. Sylvania, Ohio 43560
Cost: Free; Zoom Meeting ID: 803 467 5336 Passcode: 338114
#419-824-3526
www.sciencealliancesave.org
Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 1-4pm
Program: “Craft Circle” BYO materials. By Wood County Park District
At Carter Historic Farm
18331 Carter Rd., Bowling Green, OH 43402
Cost: Free; register by 3/26/26
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 2-3:30pm
Program: “Forest Communities of Ohio Past & Present”
By Wood County Park District
At W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, Hankison Great Room
29530 White Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551
Cost: Free; register by 3/27/26
#419-353-1897
www.wcparks.org
Monday, March 30, 2026 from 8-9pm
Program: “Wood Cock Watch” By Metroparks Toledo
At Wiregrass Lake, parking lot
201 N. Eber Rd., Holland, Ohio 43528
Cost: $3; register
#419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
