Night at the Museum: Let’s Talk Buttons Published on August 14, 2024 by Lisa Gallagher On Monday, August 26th, at 6 p.m. Chris Graham will present “Let’s Talk Buttons” at the Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum. Her presentation will include an overview of how buttons have been adapted to meet the needs of fashion and available materials influenced by historical events from the 18th Century to the present time. See buttons from the Victorian Era crafted from glass, tortoise shell, carved ivory, china, wood, food, and many other materials. Chris is a member of the Zane Trace Button Club. She also is the vice president of the Buckeye State Button Society. Chris is a ten-year button collector, who is well-known throughout Ohio for her winning button trays. Guests are invited to bring buttons for identification and valuation appraisal. This event is free and open to the public.
Backyard BBQ at the Victorian Mansion Published on July 8, 2024 by Lisa Gallagher The Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum invites you to bring your family, friends, and lawn chairs to its backyard on Sunday, July 21st from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to enjoy BBQ concessions, singer Enrico Amato, yard games, and activities. The menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, pasta salad, chips, and desserts. Learn how to play croquet or play 25-cent bingo on the porch. The museum will sell tickets for a 50/50 and its Victorian Holiday Dinner Party for 10 raffle. The mansion will also be open for tours. Hope to see you at our community backyard party. All funds raised support the operation of the museum and its accessibility project.
Night at the Museum With John Boilegh Published on June 22, 2024 by Lisa Gallagher John Boilegh will present “The First Ohioans: Life at the End of the Ice Age” at the Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum on Monday, July 1st at 6 p.m. John Boilegh, a 1997 Franciscan University of Steubenville graduate, is an archeologist for the Division of Mineral Resources Management, which is part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Previously, John led a tour to Track Rocks for our community. John will also share several archeological items. Guests are encouraged to bring their own prehistoric items, and John is willing to examine them. Refreshments will be served at this free event.