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Our Museum Gets a New Name

Historical Log -1- Jan. 2020

Did you know that the Warren County History Center has been renamed Harmon Museum ofHistory, Art & CultureǤ��ϐ��educational offerings and also honors philanthropist William E. Harmon who was born and raised inLebanon, Ohio (for more about Mr. Harmon please see our website). If you haven’t been to HarmonMuseum in the last year we urge you to visit – your membership gives you free admission to bothHarmon Museum and Glendower Mansion & Gardens among other perks. Park behind HarmonMuseum in the Lebanon Public Library’s new parking lot and enter through our new universally�Ǩ�� ǯ��ǡ�ϐ��Ǥ��ϐ��ȋǡ�ǡ��Ȍ��ϐ�� Ǥ�

Harmon Museum’s new entrance is accessible from South St. Parking is free in the Library’s shared lot.

Director’s ReportBy Victoria Van Harlingen

Address105 S. Broadway

Lebanon, OH 45036

HoursTues-Fri | 9-4pm

Sat | 10-5pm

January 2020

Why Are We “Warren” County?By John J. Zimkus, WCHS Historian


Out of Ohio’s 88 counties, 29 are namedafter America’s “Founding Fathers” orRevolutionary War heroes. There are the obviouscounty name choices of Washington, Hamilton,Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Franklin. Somecounties, like Marion County, are named afterlegendary generals. In this case, it is FrancisMarion, the famed “Swamp Fox”. Others are alittle more obscure like Paulding, Van Wert andWilliams counties. They are named after thethree soldiers who captured British Major JohnAndre who had documents implicating BenedictArnold as a traitor hidden in his boot. In WarrenCounty’s case, we are named after Dr. JosephWarren.

Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury,Massachusetts on June 11, 1741. A graduate ofHarvard in 1759, he studied medicine with aBoston physician and entered his own practice in1764. The following year he plunged into politicsprotesting the Stamp Act. It imposed a duty, ortax, on all paper products. The colonists’ maincomplaint was that they had no voice on thematter, that they had “no representation”. Soon,along with Samuel Adams and John Hancock,Warren became a leader of the militant patriotgroup in Boston called the Sons of Liberty.

On April 18, 1775, it was Warren who sentPaul Revere, andthe forgotten William Dawes, on their famousride. (Longfellow did not write a poem called “The Midnight Ride of William Dawes”, so he isnot as well known as Revere.) They were to warnthe “minutemen” that the “redcoats” weremarching on Lexington and Concord to seize thePatriot’s supply of guns and ammunition.

Revere and Dawes would not have yelled,

“The British are coming! The British are coming!”��ϐ�for their rights as Englishmen and notindependence. It would be as if some one wouldrun through the streets of Warren County yelling,“The Americans are coming! The Americans arecoming!”

��ϐ��Concord that April morning in 1775 was thebeginning of the American Revolution.

Two months later, on June 17, 1775,Warren was one of 1,500 American Patriots whofought the British in what came to be known asthe Battle of Bunker Hill. Three days earlier theMassachusetts Provincial Assembly namedWarren a major general but, on this day, he chose�ϐ��Ǥ

In the battle, which was actually fought onnearby Breeds Hill, the Patriots twice repelled��Ǥ��ϐ��when the Americans’ ammunition ran out.Although the British took the hill they sustainedover 1,000 casualties, twice as many as theAmericans. It was during the last assault thatJoseph Warren was killed by a gunshot to thehead.

It is said that the British soldiers whofound his body knew who he was. To show theircontempt for him, and his cause, they stripped��ϐ��shallow grave along with other American dead.

The 1786 painting by the early Americanartist John Trumbull entitled “The Death OfGeneral Warren At The Battle Of Bunker's Hill, 17June 1775” is an iconic image of America’s War ofIndependence. Although Trumbull was a veteranof the Revolutionary War and a witness to the

battle, his depiction of Warren’s death is nothistorically accurate. Trumbull was the son ofConnecticut Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, namesake ofTrumbull County, Ohio. Gov. Trumbull was thechief executive of both the colony and later thestate of Connecticut, and was the one only colonialgovernor to support the American cause.

Dr. Joseph Warren’s body would lie buriedfor another nine months or so until the British��ϐ��Ǥ��ǡ�several of Warren’s friends went to the site of thebattle to see if they could locate his remains.

Some historians contend that JosephWarren and Paul Revere, despite their differentstations in life, were close friends. Warren waswell educated and well bred. Revere, although atalented silversmith, was still a craftsman whoseformal education ended at the age of 13.Nonetheless, it was Paul Revere who was amongthose searching for Warren’s body.

A year or so earlier, Revere had made somefalse teeth for Warren. He had carved them out ofan animal tusk, and fastened them to Warren’sown teeth with a silver wire. While examining theremains of one of the badly decomposed bodies,he recognized his own work. It is claimed that this��ϐ��to identify a body.

Today on Breeds Hill, near the spot whereWarren fell, is the Bunker Hill Monument. Inside,at the base of the 221foot memorial is a statue ofGeneral Joseph Warren.

Although Joseph Warren never saw thecounty in southwest Ohio that bears his name, hehad a relative who did. Hazel Spencer Phillips, afounding member of the Warren County Historical�ǡ��ϐ��ǯ��and a highly praised local historian, wrote acolumn in The Western Star newspaper in the late1940s called “Our Museum”. According to herOctober 9, 1947 column, Warren had three nieceswith unusual names by today’s standards. Therewas Desire Warren, her sister Patience Warrenand their sister Thankful Warren. It would beThankful Warren who would go west from NewEngland and live in Warren County, Ohio.

Thankful and her husband Jesse Ballardcame to the county in 1843. Their son William hadsettled in the town of Red Lion three years earlier.This small crossroads community is located

between Lebanon and Springboro. Here Williamoperated the Red Lion Match Company and actedas the town’s postmaster for a number of years.The Warren County History Center has a displaycase of William Ballard’s block matches, knivesand label stamps.

Thankful and Jesse moved to PrebleCounty, on the Indiana border, in 1846. After herhusband death, Thankful returnedto Red Lion and lived with her son until her deatharound 1858. She is buried in a tiny cemetery inRed Lion at the intersection of state routes 123and 122.

Today the Harmon Museum has within itstextile collection a linen sheet hand woven byThankful Warren Ballard the niece of Dr. JosephWarren, an American patriot, a Revolutionary Wargeneral, and the man after which Warren County isnamed.


Warren County (Cont’d)

Improving Other AreasIn 2020 Prof. Coyan will work with volunteer Shaker Curator Mary Allen and her husband and

WCHS Board member, Patrick Allen, along with a noted Shaker expert, to update Harmon Museum’sShaker Gallery. This is an exciting project that should be of interest to guests from all over thecountry.

Four New Art GalleriesOpen at

Harmon MuseumWhen guests visit Harmon Museum and

Glendower Mansion they are always struck bythe amount of art we have on display. Murals,paintings, sculptures and drawings have alwaysbeen part of our museum exhibits. But carefullystored in our climate controlled storage vault arehundreds more pieces with little or noϐǡ��early years.

Fortunately, we have a crack team of arthistorians and artists, lead by Prof. Coyan, whohave happily played art detectives and restorersto bring these paintings into the collection.Harmon Museum now proudly offers four artgalleries for visitors to enjoy. The artdepartment also has a small conservation lab in��ϐ��have worked tirelessly to clean, repair andrestore many of the paintings.

We continue to collect art for thecollection and have recently received worksfrom Lebanon native Sam Marts and the estate ofJacquline Bendure.


Contemporary Art Gallery

More About Michael CoyanProfessor Michael Coyan joined our professionalmuseum staff last spring as Head Curator of the WarrenCounty Historical Society. Prof. Coyan holds a Ph.D inFine Arts from Ohio University and teaches part time atSinclair Community College. He has over 30 years ofexperience teaching art and art history.

His job, at the Warren County Historical Society.is to manage and care for our collections (minustextiles). His staff includes volunteer archivists NancyLewis registrar Don Kilgallon and volunteer art curatorsRosemary Chute, Sylvia Outland, Donna Summers andNick Beck. Prof. Coyan is also charged with working toinsure the permanent exhibits in both Harmon andGlendower remain fresh and relevant providing ourguests with the best possible experience.Michael Coyan

Current WCHS Staff&

Executive Board

Executive BoardTodd Yohey, President

Gail Rose, Vice PresidentMike Giannotta, Interim Treasurer

Liz Morris, SecretaryPatrick Allen, Trustee

Sherrie Bowers, TrusteeDon Dorsch, Trustee

Mary Kaughman, TrusteeLisa Koch, Trustee

Denny Means, TrusteeJim Norris, Trustee

Hope Schneider, Trustee

StaffVictoria Van Harlingen

Executive Director

John ZimkusHistorian & Education Director

Michael Coyan, Curator

Jeanne Doan, Exhibits Curator

Elizabeth GrauwelmanGlendower Manager

Nathaniel Grauwelman

Marketing Manager

Newly Elected Board MembersPresident: Todd Yohey. Mr.Yohey has served the WarrenCounty Historical Society Boardas a Trustee and most recentlyas Interim Treasurer. Mr. Yoheyis Superintendent of LebanonCity Schools and lives with hiswife Cathy in Lebanon. Mr.Yohey is Co-Chair of the WarrenCounty Historical SocietyPrograms Committee.

Secretary: Elizabeth Morrishas held the position of BoardSecretary for more than 10years. Ms. Morris is also amember of the HistoricalSociety’s Collections Committee.

Trustee: Patrick Allen. Mr.Allen has been a Warren CountyHistorical Society Boardmember for more than 10 years.He and his wife Mary are longtime volunteers. Mr. Allen is amember of the CollectionsCommittee.

Trustee: Hope Schneiderjoined the board in early 2019�ϐ��ǯ��term. Mrs. Schneider and herhusband Paul have beenvolunteers in the archivedepartment of the WarrenCounty Historical Society formore than 10 years. Theirspecialty is National NormalUniversity records. Ms.

Schneider is a retired collegeprofessor and managementconsultant. Ms. Schneider is Co-Chair of the Historical Society’sDevelopment Committee.

Trustee: Mike Giannotta joined��ʹͲͳͻ��ϐ�Peter Berninger’s unexpiredterm. Mr. Giannotta works atLCNB National Bank. Mr.Giannotta is Co-Chair of theHistorical Society’sDevelopment Committee.

Member Emails and New Website!New volunteers, John & Leslie Ebinger is currently

updating member information including email addresses. If youhave a new email address or haven’t been receiving our memberemails, please send us a message at [email protected] orcall 513 932-1817 to update your information with us.

Also, if you haven’t seen our new website yet, you reallyshould. It’s the best place to keep up to date, purchase tickets orget detailed information on upcoming events. We have an activeblog full of historical articles and information on speakers andartists as well as a brand new “Members Only” area. Here, you can��ϐǡ��ϐ��ȋ�ȌǨ�Just go to wchsmuseum.org or, for members, wchsmuseum.org/members.


With the closing of the year comes the annual WCHS membermeeting at which, new board members are elected. After 20+years as WCHS Board President, Mr. Bill Duning is steppingdown, opening the position for election. We would like to thankhim, and all of our Board Members not returning for 2020 (LynnChanney, Carrie Muphy, Peter Berninger), for all the time andeffort they’ve given to help make WCHS what it is and wish themthe very best wherever life takes them from here.

Board Members New and Old

A Peak into the Private Lives of Pliny and EmmaBy Jeanne Doan, WCHS Exhibits Curator


This past spring, we were given adonation of letters, documents and ephemerafrom a generous lady from Kentucky. She hadfound the box of papers in the antique store ofher mother-in-law’s sister in Cincinnati. Thisdonation included letters from the Civil War era.The donor read the letters and just couldn’tthrow them away. Reading through the delicateand at times indecipherable handwriting, I foundwords between two people that were at oncefamiliar and heartrending. Hereis just a tiny peak into their story.

In 1818, at the age of 38, Dr. John Cottle��ǡ��ϐ��from Farmington, Maine to Maineville in WarrenCounty, Ohio. Their son, Lucius also studied tobecome a doctor at the Ohio Medical College atCincinnati graduating in 1842. He took up apractice in Maineville along with his father. In1836, Lucius married Adaline, daughter of theRev. D. Dudley, of Butler County, Ohio. They hadtwo children; Pliny, of whom this story is about,and John C. who died in infancy. Adaline Cottledied in 1843. Dr. Lucius married again to AnchorC., daughter of Absalom Death of Franklin, Ohio.Together they had seven children, six of whommade it to adulthood. Anchor Cottle died in 1860.Dr. Lucius married one last time to Mrs. PhoebeGreene Shawhan, daughter of Joseph Greene.

Pliny Dudley Cottle was born on March 4,1840 here in Warren County, Ohio. At the age of22, he enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry,Sergeant, Company I, 2nd OVI. After being injured,Pliny was sent a long letter from a fellow soldiernamed, George Espy, Morrow, at the 2nd Hospitalin Nashville, Tennessee. The letter was thenforwarded to Maineville. Pliny received a

medical discharge in 1862. Mr. Cottle then re-enlisted with the 146th, Company G in the OhioNational Guard in 1863. During this time he wasencamped at Camp Dennison which wasseventeen miles east of Cincinnati. CampDennison was a military recruitment and trainingcenter and medical hospital set up for Ohiosoldiers in 1861. It was accessible by the LittleMiami Railroad and the fresh water of the LittleMiami River.

During his time in the ONG, he struck up afriendship with a young lady from Maineville bythe name of Emma Stevens, youngest daughter toNancy and Sullivan Stevens. Several letterssurvive between the couple with tender feelingsgrowing with each missive. Two of the lettersstand out as examples of young emotions andmisunderstandings between inexperiencedlovers…

The evening of Monday, April 18th, 1863,Emma wrote to Pliny:

“Pliny,Since thinking over yesterday’s conduct

��ϔ��an apology to make which I do mostsincerely. I don’t know what made me act someanly for I did not treat you as a ladyshould treat a gentleman not inferring thatyou are not a gentleman but that one’sactions were not becoming any lady. If onlyyou knew how miserable I have been all dayyou would cheerfully forgive one. –Pliny, Ireally don’t know what possessed me to actas I did. know that my conscious condemnsme and not until I am forgiven will I be

happy again.I do not wish to retract what I said about

our intimacy continuing but to be your friendand I hardly dare ask you to be a friend ofmine but if ever I see you I will try in ameasure at least to explain my conduct.Hoping my humble apology will be accepted.

I remain your unworthy friend,Emma”

What Emma said at their meeting the daybefore remains with them, however, Pliny’sfeelings were clear in his response which he sentseveral days later.

“Dear Friend,I was not more surprised than happy at

the receipt of your letter, and ought to haveanswered immediately but could not possiblyget time. I could imagine the impatience withwhich you would await my reply.

I received it yesterday noon and late last-night I answered but the answer did not suitme and I waited till now.

I said I was happy at the receipt of yours,because I too felt badly but knew not what todo. I could not think what I had done todisplease you so much. But this I did know;that if you could how disagreeable it made mefeel you would not have done as you did. But I��Ǩ��ϔ�sentence that I forgive you. Yes, I am happy toforgive and forget it all. I know you did notthink at the time what was, nevertheless, truethat you were wounding the feelings of yourunworthy best friend. Freely can I forgive it all,all that is past and hope it will be forgotten byus both and never mentioned.

Now Emma while I forgive you I will askyou to pardon me for the thoughtless actionsand expressions (which it is not necessary torefer to) and I will endeavor to be morethoughtful in the future.While I shall esteem you more than ever fornobleness of heart in asking my forgiveness, Iwill try so to act as to merit your highestesteem in return in the future. It will befondest wish, thus to act.

It is not likely that I will remain at this

more than this week. I will be in Mainevillenext Monday afternoon. When I quit here Iremain a few days at home. Perhaps I can seeyou a few minutes next Monday when I willknow more.

It is quite late and I must be up early inthe morning so excuse me. Hoping that what Ihave written will be satisfactory for thepresent, and that we may never again havecause for unhappy feelings. I remain,

As Ever Your True Friend,P.D. Cottle”

Pliny Dudley Cottle mustered out of theOhio National Guard as a 1st Lieutenant from CampDennison on September 7, 1864.

The friends settled their differences andmarried in November of 1865. They had threechildren; Clarence, Stella and Frank. Sadly,Clarence died in 1879 at the age of 12. The Cottlefamily moved to Walnut Hills, in Cincinnati. There,Pliny became a business man and realtor.

Pliny and Emma Cottle grew old togetherand in November of 1915 , they celebrated their50th Wedding anniversary in Cincinnati. Pliny diedthe following March and Emma in 1923. Pliny,Emma and Clarence are buried together in theMaineville Cemetery.

It has been so rewarding to read theseletters. I have witnessed a glimpse into the privatelives of real people who lived so long ago. Thefeelings in the words could be of any two youngpeople from hundreds of years ago to yesterday.And just think, the letters were saved from thetrash by someone who realized the value of thewritten word.


Pliny and Emma (Cont’d)


Saturday morning is a perfect time for coffee andart. Join us at 10am when our curator, MichaelCoyan, or another member of our conservationteam, gives a lecture on a different aspect of art(movement history, evolution of a medium, artof an era, etc.). A full list of upcoming topics canbe found online. These discussions last roughly90 minutes. Tickets are available online but thesetalks are free to members. (wchsmuseum.org/coffee)

Jan 18 | The History and Styles of ChairsDon't know your Biedermeier from yourHepplewhite? This class will explore the craft ofthe chair.

Feb 15 | The Art of the FrameFrom antique frames to modern, we will examineall aspects of framing works of art, and thehistory of various types.

March 21 | Making Spirits in Warren CountyBeer? Whiskey? Both an interregnal part of thepioneer spirits of our region.

Beginning in February 2020, we will be havingquarterly high teas with a professional of the arts.Please check our website for tickets and detailsincluding menu and special guest list.(wchsmuseum.org/teas)

February - "Laura Bellini Opera Tea"

April - "A Celebration Shakespeare"

October - "A Shaker Tea"

December - "A Dickens of a Tea"

An Update on Beedle StationWCHS Member, Jack Hedges, and the Warren County Historical Society have contracted with Bruce

Stewart of Architectural Reclamation in Franklin, Ohio to act as our consultant on the restoration of theBeedle log house. Mr. Stewart will also perform a preliminary review of the Beedle house prior to itsremovable from LCI’s property. Mr. Stewart has extensive experience with log house reconstructionincluding ��ǡ�� ϐǡ��Museum and the Kettering Moraine Museum ‘s Shank log house to name a few.

Mr. Stewart will be developing a plan for the new foundation, assessing the individual logs and��ǡ��ϐǡ��ϐ��ǤHe expects to begin work this month. Our expectation is that we willhave a plan of action for moving the house by the end of February.

Mr. Hedges has agreed to fund at least half of the projectas a memorial to his wife Wanda Hedges. The Warren CountyHistorical Society is actively seeking donations of both moneyand labor and as much community involvement aspossible. The Beedle log house will be a key feature of thesouthern end of downtown Lebanon and will be a major asset tothe Historical Society’s k-12 education programs.

Thanks to our core construction volunteers, led byDwight Rowe, for all of their help on this project. We lookforward to the completion of the Beedle House reconstructionin 2020. Volunteers work to clear Beedle Log House

Every month at Harmon Museum (105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH), we host a hot catered meal followed by a��Ǥ��ϐ�

on the subject being covered. For a full list visit wchsmuseum.org/lunch

SCHEDULE: 11:00am - Seating/Open Museum | 11:30am - Lunch Served | 12:00pm (noon) - SpeakerThe programs usually last one hour.

There are a limited number of seats so please purchase your tickets before the event.$20 for WCHS members or $25 for non-members. (Includes lunch, lecture and museum admission)

Upcoming Topics


January 15, 2020 | “Dining with the Lincolns”At this very special Lunch & Learn, we will shareour midday meal with President and Mrs.Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln will discussthe progress and pressure of putting down therebellion in the war between the states fromwhat amounts to a southern city - Washington,DC. Mrs. Lincoln will discuss the stress andhardship that fell upon her and the Lincoln familyduring the terrible time of the American CivilWar. Jim Crabtree and Teena Baldrige portrayPresident Abraham and MaryTodd Lincoln. Both, members of the NationalAssociation of Lincoln Presenters and the LincolnSociety of Dayton.

February 12, 2020“Beedle Station & the Shakers of Union Village”

With the recent uncovering of a Beedle Stationlog cabin within the walls of a 19th centuryǡ��ϐ�settlement in Warren County. John Zimkus will��ǡ��ϐ�

Shaker community in the West, and how it led toBeedle Station’s destruction. Families were tornapart, mobs took to the streets, arrests wereǡ��ϐ��ǡ��ϐ�ǡ�Ǥ��Ǥ�Zimkus is the Historian and Education Director ofthe Warren County Historical Society, the GoldenLamb and author of Historical Footnotes ofLebanon.

March 18, 2020“Harriet Taylor Upton Women’s Suffrage in Ohio”Harriet Taylor Upton, from the city of Warren,Ohio, was the president of the Ohio SuffrageOrganization, a political activist and an author.She will tell her own story as a major force in the� ǯ��ϐ�woman to become vice chairman of theRepublican National Committee. As portrayed byHarriet Merriman, you will learn how the historyof the woman’s suffrage movement in Americacan hardly be written without some referenceand tribute to this Ohio woman.

Bootstrap Business Lunch

Harmon Museum announces a new lunch time program, Stories of the Bootstraps, a series of lecturesby local entrepreneurs who started business that have not only prospered but survived through more

than one generation. The talk is accompanied by a catered buffet.George Leasure and his family lead off the series with their story of GMI, Inc. a business founded byGeorge and his wife Mary Alice as Ghent Manufacturing and now expanding through their children��ǡ��Ǥ��ϐ��ǯ��

and has expanded to over 300 employees.

Between November 29th and December1st, guests of all ages were greeted by a scalemodel train display inside the LebanonConference and Banquet Center, featuring thework of Dayton N-Track. This free eventwas sponsored by Main Street Lebanon & theWarren County Historical Society as a part ofMain Street's Christmas in Lebanon.

Then, a second free model trainexhibit, Tiny Trains, created by the MiamiValley S-Gaugers, was on display fromDecember 23rd through 30th.

At this sold out event, guests were invited��ϐ��"Christmas at Glendower" with dinner atthe Golden Lamb followed by a private previewof Glendower Mansion's lavish decor. For moreon Glendower and its Holiday Tours, see page 3.

A jolly recap of 2019

For the second year, WCHS is heldits Christmas Tree Decorating Contest andAuction at Harmon Museum. This event was ahuge success, both as a fundraiser for HarmonMuseum’s children’s education programs butalso as a community event. Staff and WCHSBoard members purchased 55 three footϐ��to individuals, businesses, schools and shops todecorate. Once decorated, the trees weredisplayed on the Village Green, of HarmonMuseum. During Lebanon’s Horse DrawnCarriage Parade, on December 7th, we openedour doors to all, asking that folks vote for theirfavorite trees and then go on-line to bid in theauction. Thanks to the generosity of thebusinesses, organizations and individuals thatdecorated and donated their trees to ourǡ��̈́ʹ ͲͲͲ��ϐǤ�

For the winners of the decorating contest,as voted by Harmon Museum’s visitors and thethree trees to receive the highest bids, visit ourwebsite at wchsmuseum.org/holiday-events.

The Bones of Cincinnatus performedholiday season classics, arranged for the uniquecapabilities of a trombone ensemble to a sold outLunch and Learn crowd. The followingWednesday, the LHS Choir performed a specialfree holiday concert.


If you visited any of our properties duringthe holidays, you would have seen all the workdone by our wonderful volunteers. Whether itwas organizing our Christmas Tree Contest &Auction, Lunch & Learn, Tiny Trains or Christmasart Glendower (or any of the events on the left),volunteer hands helped make everythingpossible. We’d like to bring particular attention tothe highlight of the holiday season, “Christmas atGlendower.”

The dozen or more lovely ladies (andgentleman) who not only decorated Glendowerto be one of the most beautiful and entertainingChristmas at Glendower presentations ever, butmanned the house during every open hour fortours, greetings and the gift shop. In the six weeksthe house was open for Christmas, from theweekend before Thanksgiving until the houseclosed the last Sunday in December, theGlendower volunteers brought in enough moneyfrom admissions, gift shop sales and donations tofund 70% of the cost of running Glendower forthe year. Many, many thanks to Vicki Patterson,Connie Steger, Lisa Holz, Paul Brown, JudyGrinn, Elizabeth Grauwelman, SueVanderwheel, Barb Phenix, Frank DePaul,Marta Ogle, Jeanne Doan, Donna Summers,Carol Plum, Gail Rose, Mike Sheehy and LizMorris for all they do to make Christmas atGlendower a wonderful holiday tradition.

For images of this year’s display, as well asa behind-the-scenes video, visit Glendower.org orwchsmuseum.org/ChristmasAtGlendower.

This is the time of year that we encourageour members and friends to spend some timevolunteering with us. You can volunteer to helpas a tour guide at Harmon Museum or Glendoweror at special events such as the Lebanon Antiques

Show (January 25 & 26) or the Lebanon Quilt &Vintage Textiles Market (March 20, 21, & 22). Weneed ticket sellers and hosts for both of theseevents which will be at the Warren CountyFairgrounds.

��ϐ��at Harmon Museum and to help the curators takedown and put up exhibits including the 2020Women’s Suffrage exhibit and the rotating artexhibitions in the Mote Gallery. Volunteering forthese activities is a lot of fun and you get to workwith a great group of volunteers and staff.

So check your calendars and make time tovolunteer with us. Contact Vicky or Nate by emailat [email protected] or by phone at 513-932-1817. Or, you can always stop in and see us.


A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Volunteers

Warren County Historical Society105 S. Broadway

Lebanon, OH 45036

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Our Museum Gets a New Name


Did you know that the Warren County History Center has been renamed Harmon Museum ofHistory, Art & CultureǤ��ϐ��educational offerings and also honors philanthropist William E. Harmon who was born and raised inLebanon, Ohio (for more about Mr. Harmon please see our website). If you haven’t been to HarmonMuseum in the last year we urge you to visit – your membership gives you free admission to bothHarmon Museum and Glendower Mansion & Gardens among other perks. Park behind HarmonMuseum in the Lebanon Public Library’s new parking lot and enter through our new universally�Ǩ�� ǯ��ǡ�ϐ��Ǥ��ϐ��ȋǡ�ǡ��Ȍ��ϐ�� Ǥ�

Harmon Museum’s new entrance is accessible from South St. Parking is free in the Library’s shared lot.

Director’s ReportBy Victoria Van Harlingen

Address105 S. Broadway

Lebanon, OH 45036

HoursTues-Fri | 9-4pm

Sat | 10-5pm

January 2020

Why Are We “Warren” County?By John J. Zimkus, WCHS Historian


Out of Ohio’s 88 counties, 29 are namedafter America’s “Founding Fathers” orRevolutionary War heroes. There are the obviouscounty name choices of Washington, Hamilton,Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Franklin. Somecounties, like Marion County, are named afterlegendary generals. In this case, it is FrancisMarion, the famed “Swamp Fox”. Others are alittle more obscure like Paulding, Van Wert andWilliams counties. They are named after thethree soldiers who captured British Major JohnAndre who had documents implicating BenedictArnold as a traitor hidden in his boot. In WarrenCounty’s case, we are named after Dr. JosephWarren.

Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury,Massachusetts on June 11, 1741. A graduate ofHarvard in 1759, he studied medicine with aBoston physician and entered his own practice in1764. The following year he plunged into politicsprotesting the Stamp Act. It imposed a duty, ortax, on all paper products. The colonists’ maincomplaint was that they had no voice on thematter, that they had “no representation”. Soon,along with Samuel Adams and John Hancock,Warren became a leader of the militant patriotgroup in Boston called the Sons of Liberty.

On April 18, 1775, it was Warren who sentPaul Revere, andthe forgotten William Dawes, on their famousride. (Longfellow did not write a poem called “The Midnight Ride of William Dawes”, so he isnot as well known as Revere.) They were to warnthe “minutemen” that the “redcoats” weremarching on Lexington and Concord to seize thePatriot’s supply of guns and ammunition.

Revere and Dawes would not have yelled,

“The British are coming! The British are coming!”��ϐ�for their rights as Englishmen and notindependence. It would be as if some one wouldrun through the streets of Warren County yelling,“The Americans are coming! The Americans arecoming!”

��ϐ��Concord that April morning in 1775 was thebeginning of the American Revolution.

Two months later, on June 17, 1775,Warren was one of 1,500 American Patriots whofought the British in what came to be known asthe Battle of Bunker Hill. Three days earlier theMassachusetts Provincial Assembly namedWarren a major general but, on this day, he chose�ϐ��Ǥ

In the battle, which was actually fought onnearby Breeds Hill, the Patriots twice repelled��Ǥ��ϐ��when the Americans’ ammunition ran out.Although the British took the hill they sustainedover 1,000 casualties, twice as many as theAmericans. It was during the last assault thatJoseph Warren was killed by a gunshot to thehead.

It is said that the British soldiers whofound his body knew who he was. To show theircontempt for him, and his cause, they stripped��ϐ��shallow grave along with other American dead.

The 1786 painting by the early Americanartist John Trumbull entitled “The Death OfGeneral Warren At The Battle Of Bunker's Hill, 17June 1775” is an iconic image of America’s War ofIndependence. Although Trumbull was a veteranof the Revolutionary War and a witness to the

battle, his depiction of Warren’s death is nothistorically accurate. Trumbull was the son ofConnecticut Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, namesake ofTrumbull County, Ohio. Gov. Trumbull was thechief executive of both the colony and later thestate of Connecticut, and was the one only colonialgovernor to support the American cause.

Dr. Joseph Warren’s body would lie buriedfor another nine months or so until the British��ϐ��Ǥ��ǡ�several of Warren’s friends went to the site of thebattle to see if they could locate his remains.

Some historians contend that JosephWarren and Paul Revere, despite their differentstations in life, were close friends. Warren waswell educated and well bred. Revere, although atalented silversmith, was still a craftsman whoseformal education ended at the age of 13.Nonetheless, it was Paul Revere who was amongthose searching for Warren’s body.

A year or so earlier, Revere had made somefalse teeth for Warren. He had carved them out ofan animal tusk, and fastened them to Warren’sown teeth with a silver wire. While examining theremains of one of the badly decomposed bodies,he recognized his own work. It is claimed that this��ϐ��to identify a body.

Today on Breeds Hill, near the spot whereWarren fell, is the Bunker Hill Monument. Inside,at the base of the 221foot memorial is a statue ofGeneral Joseph Warren.

Although Joseph Warren never saw thecounty in southwest Ohio that bears his name, hehad a relative who did. Hazel Spencer Phillips, afounding member of the Warren County Historical�ǡ��ϐ��ǯ��and a highly praised local historian, wrote acolumn in The Western Star newspaper in the late1940s called “Our Museum”. According to herOctober 9, 1947 column, Warren had three nieceswith unusual names by today’s standards. Therewas Desire Warren, her sister Patience Warrenand their sister Thankful Warren. It would beThankful Warren who would go west from NewEngland and live in Warren County, Ohio.

Thankful and her husband Jesse Ballardcame to the county in 1843. Their son William hadsettled in the town of Red Lion three years earlier.This small crossroads community is located

between Lebanon and Springboro. Here Williamoperated the Red Lion Match Company and actedas the town’s postmaster for a number of years.The Warren County History Center has a displaycase of William Ballard’s block matches, knivesand label stamps.

Thankful and Jesse moved to PrebleCounty, on the Indiana border, in 1846. After herhusband death, Thankful returnedto Red Lion and lived with her son until her deatharound 1858. She is buried in a tiny cemetery inRed Lion at the intersection of state routes 123and 122.

Today the Harmon Museum has within itstextile collection a linen sheet hand woven byThankful Warren Ballard the niece of Dr. JosephWarren, an American patriot, a Revolutionary Wargeneral, and the man after which Warren County isnamed.


Warren County (Cont’d)

Improving Other AreasIn 2020 Prof. Coyan will work with volunteer Shaker Curator Mary Allen and her husband and

WCHS Board member, Patrick Allen, along with a noted Shaker expert, to update Harmon Museum’sShaker Gallery. This is an exciting project that should be of interest to guests from all over thecountry.

Four New Art GalleriesOpen at

Harmon MuseumWhen guests visit Harmon Museum and

Glendower Mansion they are always struck bythe amount of art we have on display. Murals,paintings, sculptures and drawings have alwaysbeen part of our museum exhibits. But carefullystored in our climate controlled storage vault arehundreds more pieces with little or noϐǡ��early years.

Fortunately, we have a crack team of arthistorians and artists, lead by Prof. Coyan, whohave happily played art detectives and restorersto bring these paintings into the collection.Harmon Museum now proudly offers four artgalleries for visitors to enjoy. The artdepartment also has a small conservation lab in��ϐ��have worked tirelessly to clean, repair andrestore many of the paintings.

We continue to collect art for thecollection and have recently received worksfrom Lebanon native Sam Marts and the estate ofJacquline Bendure.


Contemporary Art Gallery

More About Michael CoyanProfessor Michael Coyan joined our professionalmuseum staff last spring as Head Curator of the WarrenCounty Historical Society. Prof. Coyan holds a Ph.D inFine Arts from Ohio University and teaches part time atSinclair Community College. He has over 30 years ofexperience teaching art and art history.

His job, at the Warren County Historical Society.is to manage and care for our collections (minustextiles). His staff includes volunteer archivists NancyLewis registrar Don Kilgallon and volunteer art curatorsRosemary Chute, Sylvia Outland, Donna Summers andNick Beck. Prof. Coyan is also charged with working toinsure the permanent exhibits in both Harmon andGlendower remain fresh and relevant providing ourguests with the best possible experience.Michael Coyan

Current WCHS Staff&

Executive Board

Executive BoardTodd Yohey, President

Gail Rose, Vice PresidentMike Giannotta, Interim Treasurer

Liz Morris, SecretaryPatrick Allen, Trustee

Sherrie Bowers, TrusteeDon Dorsch, Trustee

Mary Kaughman, TrusteeLisa Koch, Trustee

Denny Means, TrusteeJim Norris, Trustee

Hope Schneider, Trustee

StaffVictoria Van Harlingen

Executive Director

John ZimkusHistorian & Education Director

Michael Coyan, Curator

Jeanne Doan, Exhibits Curator

Elizabeth GrauwelmanGlendower Manager

Nathaniel Grauwelman

Marketing Manager

Newly Elected Board MembersPresident: Todd Yohey. Mr.Yohey has served the WarrenCounty Historical Society Boardas a Trustee and most recentlyas Interim Treasurer. Mr. Yoheyis Superintendent of LebanonCity Schools and lives with hiswife Cathy in Lebanon. Mr.Yohey is Co-Chair of the WarrenCounty Historical SocietyPrograms Committee.

Secretary: Elizabeth Morrishas held the position of BoardSecretary for more than 10years. Ms. Morris is also amember of the HistoricalSociety’s Collections Committee.

Trustee: Patrick Allen. Mr.Allen has been a Warren CountyHistorical Society Boardmember for more than 10 years.He and his wife Mary are longtime volunteers. Mr. Allen is amember of the CollectionsCommittee.

Trustee: Hope Schneiderjoined the board in early 2019�ϐ��ǯ��term. Mrs. Schneider and herhusband Paul have beenvolunteers in the archivedepartment of the WarrenCounty Historical Society formore than 10 years. Theirspecialty is National NormalUniversity records. Ms.

Schneider is a retired collegeprofessor and managementconsultant. Ms. Schneider is Co-Chair of the Historical Society’sDevelopment Committee.

Trustee: Mike Giannotta joined��ʹͲͳͻ��ϐ�Peter Berninger’s unexpiredterm. Mr. Giannotta works atLCNB National Bank. Mr.Giannotta is Co-Chair of theHistorical Society’sDevelopment Committee.

Member Emails and New Website!New volunteers, John & Leslie Ebinger is currently

updating member information including email addresses. If youhave a new email address or haven’t been receiving our memberemails, please send us a message at [email protected] orcall 513 932-1817 to update your information with us.

Also, if you haven’t seen our new website yet, you reallyshould. It’s the best place to keep up to date, purchase tickets orget detailed information on upcoming events. We have an activeblog full of historical articles and information on speakers andartists as well as a brand new “Members Only” area. Here, you can��ϐǡ��ϐ��ȋ�ȌǨ�Just go to wchsmuseum.org or, for members, wchsmuseum.org/members.


With the closing of the year comes the annual WCHS membermeeting at which, new board members are elected. After 20+years as WCHS Board President, Mr. Bill Duning is steppingdown, opening the position for election. We would like to thankhim, and all of our Board Members not returning for 2020 (LynnChanney, Carrie Muphy, Peter Berninger), for all the time andeffort they’ve given to help make WCHS what it is and wish themthe very best wherever life takes them from here.

Board Members New and Old

A Peak into the Private Lives of Pliny and EmmaBy Jeanne Doan, WCHS Exhibits Curator


This past spring, we were given adonation of letters, documents and ephemerafrom a generous lady from Kentucky. She hadfound the box of papers in the antique store ofher mother-in-law’s sister in Cincinnati. Thisdonation included letters from the Civil War era.The donor read the letters and just couldn’tthrow them away. Reading through the delicateand at times indecipherable handwriting, I foundwords between two people that were at oncefamiliar and heartrending. Hereis just a tiny peak into their story.

In 1818, at the age of 38, Dr. John Cottle��ǡ��ϐ��from Farmington, Maine to Maineville in WarrenCounty, Ohio. Their son, Lucius also studied tobecome a doctor at the Ohio Medical College atCincinnati graduating in 1842. He took up apractice in Maineville along with his father. In1836, Lucius married Adaline, daughter of theRev. D. Dudley, of Butler County, Ohio. They hadtwo children; Pliny, of whom this story is about,and John C. who died in infancy. Adaline Cottledied in 1843. Dr. Lucius married again to AnchorC., daughter of Absalom Death of Franklin, Ohio.Together they had seven children, six of whommade it to adulthood. Anchor Cottle died in 1860.Dr. Lucius married one last time to Mrs. PhoebeGreene Shawhan, daughter of Joseph Greene.

Pliny Dudley Cottle was born on March 4,1840 here in Warren County, Ohio. At the age of22, he enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry,Sergeant, Company I, 2nd OVI. After being injured,Pliny was sent a long letter from a fellow soldiernamed, George Espy, Morrow, at the 2nd Hospitalin Nashville, Tennessee. The letter was thenforwarded to Maineville. Pliny received a

medical discharge in 1862. Mr. Cottle then re-enlisted with the 146th, Company G in the OhioNational Guard in 1863. During this time he wasencamped at Camp Dennison which wasseventeen miles east of Cincinnati. CampDennison was a military recruitment and trainingcenter and medical hospital set up for Ohiosoldiers in 1861. It was accessible by the LittleMiami Railroad and the fresh water of the LittleMiami River.

During his time in the ONG, he struck up afriendship with a young lady from Maineville bythe name of Emma Stevens, youngest daughter toNancy and Sullivan Stevens. Several letterssurvive between the couple with tender feelingsgrowing with each missive. Two of the lettersstand out as examples of young emotions andmisunderstandings between inexperiencedlovers…

The evening of Monday, April 18th, 1863,Emma wrote to Pliny:

“Pliny,Since thinking over yesterday’s conduct

��ϔ��an apology to make which I do mostsincerely. I don’t know what made me act someanly for I did not treat you as a ladyshould treat a gentleman not inferring thatyou are not a gentleman but that one’sactions were not becoming any lady. If onlyyou knew how miserable I have been all dayyou would cheerfully forgive one. –Pliny, Ireally don’t know what possessed me to actas I did. know that my conscious condemnsme and not until I am forgiven will I be

happy again.I do not wish to retract what I said about

our intimacy continuing but to be your friendand I hardly dare ask you to be a friend ofmine but if ever I see you I will try in ameasure at least to explain my conduct.Hoping my humble apology will be accepted.

I remain your unworthy friend,Emma”

What Emma said at their meeting the daybefore remains with them, however, Pliny’sfeelings were clear in his response which he sentseveral days later.

“Dear Friend,I was not more surprised than happy at

the receipt of your letter, and ought to haveanswered immediately but could not possiblyget time. I could imagine the impatience withwhich you would await my reply.

I received it yesterday noon and late last-night I answered but the answer did not suitme and I waited till now.

I said I was happy at the receipt of yours,because I too felt badly but knew not what todo. I could not think what I had done todisplease you so much. But this I did know;that if you could how disagreeable it made mefeel you would not have done as you did. But I��Ǩ��ϔ�sentence that I forgive you. Yes, I am happy toforgive and forget it all. I know you did notthink at the time what was, nevertheless, truethat you were wounding the feelings of yourunworthy best friend. Freely can I forgive it all,all that is past and hope it will be forgotten byus both and never mentioned.

Now Emma while I forgive you I will askyou to pardon me for the thoughtless actionsand expressions (which it is not necessary torefer to) and I will endeavor to be morethoughtful in the future.While I shall esteem you more than ever fornobleness of heart in asking my forgiveness, Iwill try so to act as to merit your highestesteem in return in the future. It will befondest wish, thus to act.

It is not likely that I will remain at this

more than this week. I will be in Mainevillenext Monday afternoon. When I quit here Iremain a few days at home. Perhaps I can seeyou a few minutes next Monday when I willknow more.

It is quite late and I must be up early inthe morning so excuse me. Hoping that what Ihave written will be satisfactory for thepresent, and that we may never again havecause for unhappy feelings. I remain,

As Ever Your True Friend,P.D. Cottle”

Pliny Dudley Cottle mustered out of theOhio National Guard as a 1st Lieutenant from CampDennison on September 7, 1864.

The friends settled their differences andmarried in November of 1865. They had threechildren; Clarence, Stella and Frank. Sadly,Clarence died in 1879 at the age of 12. The Cottlefamily moved to Walnut Hills, in Cincinnati. There,Pliny became a business man and realtor.

Pliny and Emma Cottle grew old togetherand in November of 1915 , they celebrated their50th Wedding anniversary in Cincinnati. Pliny diedthe following March and Emma in 1923. Pliny,Emma and Clarence are buried together in theMaineville Cemetery.

It has been so rewarding to read theseletters. I have witnessed a glimpse into the privatelives of real people who lived so long ago. Thefeelings in the words could be of any two youngpeople from hundreds of years ago to yesterday.And just think, the letters were saved from thetrash by someone who realized the value of thewritten word.


Pliny and Emma (Cont’d)


Saturday morning is a perfect time for coffee andart. Join us at 10am when our curator, MichaelCoyan, or another member of our conservationteam, gives a lecture on a different aspect of art(movement history, evolution of a medium, artof an era, etc.). A full list of upcoming topics canbe found online. These discussions last roughly90 minutes. Tickets are available online but thesetalks are free to members. (wchsmuseum.org/coffee)

Jan 18 | The History and Styles of ChairsDon't know your Biedermeier from yourHepplewhite? This class will explore the craft ofthe chair.

Feb 15 | The Art of the FrameFrom antique frames to modern, we will examineall aspects of framing works of art, and thehistory of various types.

March 21 | Making Spirits in Warren CountyBeer? Whiskey? Both an interregnal part of thepioneer spirits of our region.

Beginning in February 2020, we will be havingquarterly high teas with a professional of the arts.Please check our website for tickets and detailsincluding menu and special guest list.(wchsmuseum.org/teas)

February - "Laura Bellini Opera Tea"

April - "A Celebration Shakespeare"

October - "A Shaker Tea"

December - "A Dickens of a Tea"

An Update on Beedle StationWCHS Member, Jack Hedges, and the Warren County Historical Society have contracted with Bruce

Stewart of Architectural Reclamation in Franklin, Ohio to act as our consultant on the restoration of theBeedle log house. Mr. Stewart will also perform a preliminary review of the Beedle house prior to itsremovable from LCI’s property. Mr. Stewart has extensive experience with log house reconstructionincluding ��ǡ�� ϐǡ��Museum and the Kettering Moraine Museum ‘s Shank log house to name a few.

Mr. Stewart will be developing a plan for the new foundation, assessing the individual logs and��ǡ��ϐǡ��ϐ��ǤHe expects to begin work this month. Our expectation is that we willhave a plan of action for moving the house by the end of February.

Mr. Hedges has agreed to fund at least half of the projectas a memorial to his wife Wanda Hedges. The Warren CountyHistorical Society is actively seeking donations of both moneyand labor and as much community involvement aspossible. The Beedle log house will be a key feature of thesouthern end of downtown Lebanon and will be a major asset tothe Historical Society’s k-12 education programs.

Thanks to our core construction volunteers, led byDwight Rowe, for all of their help on this project. We lookforward to the completion of the Beedle House reconstructionin 2020. Volunteers work to clear Beedle Log House

Every month at Harmon Museum (105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH), we host a hot catered meal followed by a��Ǥ��ϐ�

on the subject being covered. For a full list visit wchsmuseum.org/lunch

SCHEDULE: 11:00am - Seating/Open Museum | 11:30am - Lunch Served | 12:00pm (noon) - SpeakerThe programs usually last one hour.

There are a limited number of seats so please purchase your tickets before the event.$20 for WCHS members or $25 for non-members. (Includes lunch, lecture and museum admission)

Upcoming Topics


January 15, 2020 | “Dining with the Lincolns”At this very special Lunch & Learn, we will shareour midday meal with President and Mrs.Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln will discussthe progress and pressure of putting down therebellion in the war between the states fromwhat amounts to a southern city - Washington,DC. Mrs. Lincoln will discuss the stress andhardship that fell upon her and the Lincoln familyduring the terrible time of the American CivilWar. Jim Crabtree and Teena Baldrige portrayPresident Abraham and MaryTodd Lincoln. Both, members of the NationalAssociation of Lincoln Presenters and the LincolnSociety of Dayton.

February 12, 2020“Beedle Station & the Shakers of Union Village”

With the recent uncovering of a Beedle Stationlog cabin within the walls of a 19th centuryǡ��ϐ�settlement in Warren County. John Zimkus will��ǡ��ϐ�

Shaker community in the West, and how it led toBeedle Station’s destruction. Families were tornapart, mobs took to the streets, arrests wereǡ��ϐ��ǡ��ϐ�ǡ�Ǥ��Ǥ�Zimkus is the Historian and Education Director ofthe Warren County Historical Society, the GoldenLamb and author of Historical Footnotes ofLebanon.

March 18, 2020“Harriet Taylor Upton Women’s Suffrage in Ohio”Harriet Taylor Upton, from the city of Warren,Ohio, was the president of the Ohio SuffrageOrganization, a political activist and an author.She will tell her own story as a major force in the� ǯ��ϐ�woman to become vice chairman of theRepublican National Committee. As portrayed byHarriet Merriman, you will learn how the historyof the woman’s suffrage movement in Americacan hardly be written without some referenceand tribute to this Ohio woman.

Bootstrap Business Lunch

Harmon Museum announces a new lunch time program, Stories of the Bootstraps, a series of lecturesby local entrepreneurs who started business that have not only prospered but survived through more

than one generation. The talk is accompanied by a catered buffet.George Leasure and his family lead off the series with their story of GMI, Inc. a business founded byGeorge and his wife Mary Alice as Ghent Manufacturing and now expanding through their children��ǡ��Ǥ��ϐ��ǯ��

and has expanded to over 300 employees.

Between November 29th and December1st, guests of all ages were greeted by a scalemodel train display inside the LebanonConference and Banquet Center, featuring thework of Dayton N-Track. This free eventwas sponsored by Main Street Lebanon & theWarren County Historical Society as a part ofMain Street's Christmas in Lebanon.

Then, a second free model trainexhibit, Tiny Trains, created by the MiamiValley S-Gaugers, was on display fromDecember 23rd through 30th.

At this sold out event, guests were invited��ϐ��"Christmas at Glendower" with dinner atthe Golden Lamb followed by a private previewof Glendower Mansion's lavish decor. For moreon Glendower and its Holiday Tours, see page 3.

A jolly recap of 2019

For the second year, WCHS is heldits Christmas Tree Decorating Contest andAuction at Harmon Museum. This event was ahuge success, both as a fundraiser for HarmonMuseum’s children’s education programs butalso as a community event. Staff and WCHSBoard members purchased 55 three footϐ��to individuals, businesses, schools and shops todecorate. Once decorated, the trees weredisplayed on the Village Green, of HarmonMuseum. During Lebanon’s Horse DrawnCarriage Parade, on December 7th, we openedour doors to all, asking that folks vote for theirfavorite trees and then go on-line to bid in theauction. Thanks to the generosity of thebusinesses, organizations and individuals thatdecorated and donated their trees to ourǡ��̈́ʹ ͲͲͲ��ϐǤ�

For the winners of the decorating contest,as voted by Harmon Museum’s visitors and thethree trees to receive the highest bids, visit ourwebsite at wchsmuseum.org/holiday-events.

The Bones of Cincinnatus performedholiday season classics, arranged for the uniquecapabilities of a trombone ensemble to a sold outLunch and Learn crowd. The followingWednesday, the LHS Choir performed a specialfree holiday concert.


If you visited any of our properties duringthe holidays, you would have seen all the workdone by our wonderful volunteers. Whether itwas organizing our Christmas Tree Contest &Auction, Lunch & Learn, Tiny Trains or Christmasart Glendower (or any of the events on the left),volunteer hands helped make everythingpossible. We’d like to bring particular attention tothe highlight of the holiday season, “Christmas atGlendower.”

The dozen or more lovely ladies (andgentleman) who not only decorated Glendowerto be one of the most beautiful and entertainingChristmas at Glendower presentations ever, butmanned the house during every open hour fortours, greetings and the gift shop. In the six weeksthe house was open for Christmas, from theweekend before Thanksgiving until the houseclosed the last Sunday in December, theGlendower volunteers brought in enough moneyfrom admissions, gift shop sales and donations tofund 70% of the cost of running Glendower forthe year. Many, many thanks to Vicki Patterson,Connie Steger, Lisa Holz, Paul Brown, JudyGrinn, Elizabeth Grauwelman, SueVanderwheel, Barb Phenix, Frank DePaul,Marta Ogle, Jeanne Doan, Donna Summers,Carol Plum, Gail Rose, Mike Sheehy and LizMorris for all they do to make Christmas atGlendower a wonderful holiday tradition.

For images of this year’s display, as well asa behind-the-scenes video, visit Glendower.org orwchsmuseum.org/ChristmasAtGlendower.

This is the time of year that we encourageour members and friends to spend some timevolunteering with us. You can volunteer to helpas a tour guide at Harmon Museum or Glendoweror at special events such as the Lebanon Antiques

Show (January 25 & 26) or the Lebanon Quilt &Vintage Textiles Market (March 20, 21, & 22). Weneed ticket sellers and hosts for both of theseevents which will be at the Warren CountyFairgrounds.

��ϐ��at Harmon Museum and to help the curators takedown and put up exhibits including the 2020Women’s Suffrage exhibit and the rotating artexhibitions in the Mote Gallery. Volunteering forthese activities is a lot of fun and you get to workwith a great group of volunteers and staff.

So check your calendars and make time tovolunteer with us. Contact Vicky or Nate by emailat [email protected] or by phone at 513-932-1817. Or, you can always stop in and see us.


A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Volunteers

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