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• Fort Fizzle: The Holmes County Rebellion

  • When
    Monday, February 12, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    The CRF Museum (203 E Main Street Loudonville OH)

  A history of the Mohican Area is not complete without mention of the Holmes County Rebellion, known locally as “Fort Fizzle.”  Over 400 Union soldiers with two cannons were ordered to the small village of Napoleon, now called Glenmont, to put down what was believed to be a rebellion against the federal draft laws during the Civil War.  The incident even commanded the attention of President Lincoln and members of his cabinet.  Loudonville played a key role in the affair.

  From almost the time of its occurrence in June 1863 a raging debate arose as to just what happened up on French Ridge, just south of the village.  Fortifications, charges with fixed bayonets, breastworks, underground tunnels, arms shipments, cannons, stored foodstuffs, secret societies, draft resistance and rebellion were the subjects of the many written accounts to circulate over the years.  At center focus was a stone building on the property of a French speaking Swiss immigrant named Laurent Blanchat (Blanchard).  It lay about seven tenths of a mile east of the intersection of Holmes County Roads 25 and 6, just off of CR 6.  While the stone building was Blanchat’s home, it became known as Ft. Fizzle, where a purported 600-900 men had gathered to stop US authorities from drafting men for the Union Army in the midst of the Civil War. 

  Historian and the foremost authority on the incident, Patrick Drouhard, will explain the details of the event, using National Archival records and exhaustive research to dispel the many inaccurate accounts that have appeared over the years.  Drouhard was born and raised near Loudonville, before beginning a career in public education as a history teach at Gnadenhutten and later as principal and superintendent at Cardington-Lincoln. He is the author of "It Don't Look Right for the Times: The Factual History of the Holmes County Rebellion," which will be available for sale following the program.

  This program is held in the lecture hall of the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum at 203 E. Main Street in Loudonville, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30, with the event beginning at 7:00 pm. For more information on the museum and activities, please call 419 994-4050 or visit www.crfmuseum.com. 

   

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• The Power of Family Story

  • When
    Monday, March 18, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    The CRF Museum (203 E Main St Loudonville OH)

  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."  

  Brown's grandson, Chris Kuntz, spent three years researching his story and walking in his shoes. The result was a book, Scott Brown: Cartoonist. In the process, Kuntz also realized that when we know our personal story, we accept power over our life.  But how much more power we experience when we know the unique story of our family.  Those who created us and influenced us.

  Kuntz presentation, The Power of Family Story, tells universally relevant tales from his own personal journey. Listeners are inspired to capture their own unique family story, and are invited to appreciate and experience the power that this brings. His program is complete with both funny and serious stories, cartoons, artwork, and history.

  Christopher Kuntz is a Seattle based author, artist, and surgeon. He is the son of a general surgeon and writer, and grandson of cartoonist Scott Brown. Originally an educator, Kuntz began his second career in medicine, becoming an eye surgeon and specializing in cataract surgery. 

  His book, Scott Brown: Cartoonist will be available for sale and signing following the program.
  

  This program is held in the lecture hall of the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum at 203 E. Main Street in Loudonville, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30, with the event beginning at 7:00 pm. For more information on the museum and activities, please call 419 994-4050 or visit www.crfmuseum.com. 
  

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• Paul Brown: Coach, Teacher, Innovator

  • When
    Monday, April 22, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    The CRF Museum (203 E Main St Loudonville OH)

  Paul Brown is considered the father of modern football. From his high school to professional career, Brown put his players' needs first to ensure they would be successful on and off the field. He believed a successful team was educated, supported, and held to high standards. In order to achieve this, Brown instituted classroom teaching techniques in the locker room, implemented the playbook and review of game film, assisted with the foundation of many support organizations, developed innovative play creation, invented various safety equipment, and drafted players he knew would contribute to a winning team. His contributions to the game of football are measured in his effective implementation of strategy and innovation and are still utilized today.
  

  Bailey Yoder joined the Massillon Museum staff in April 2018 as the curator of football heritage for the Paul Brown Museum. She holds a BA in history and adolescent to young adult education from the University of Mount Union (2013) and an MA in history and applied history from Youngstown State University (2017). She oversees research and design of exhibitions in the Paul Brown gallery and manages the Paul Brown Research Library in Memory of Bob Shiring, which houses the extensive Paul Brown and Massillon Tigers archives. Yoder has coordinated and helped design the Paul Brown Museum and curated numerous exhibitions, as well as collaborated with outside institutions on multiple projects. She currently serves on the Ohio Local History Alliance executive board and the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club Junior Board. She enjoys spending time with family and her dog, Domino.

  This program is held in the lecture hall of the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum at 203 E. Main Street in Loudonville, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30, with the event beginning at 7:00 pm. For more information on the museum and activities, please call 419 994-4050 or visit www.crfmuseum.com. 

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