The Ross County Heritage Center, the home of the Ross County Historical Society, during Statehood Day 2024.
Chillicothe — The first Saturday in March is when the First Capital of Ohio celebrates becoming the first capital in 1803.
On last Saturday, the 58th annual Statehood Day Prayer Breakfast started off Statehood Day in Chillicothe, at its new location in First Presbyterian Church. Bill and Linda Herrnstein received the “Statehood Day Achievement Award.
Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney gave the “political speech” on the Biblical theme of “blessed are the peacemakers.” The clerical speaker was the Reverend Michael Culp of Great City Church of the Nazarene in Chillicothe.
The notoriously unpredictable late winter weather / early spring allowed for a comfortable day traveling to free open houses of local historical institutions that continued the theme of Statehood Day.
Statehood Day in Chillicothe began with the Prayer Breakfast, at its new location in First Presbyterian Church.The front table at the Prayer Breakfast, including Kiwanians, political speakers, and clerical speakers. Kiwanis president Christy Simmons presents the “Statehood Day Achievement Award” to Bill and Linda Herrnstein. The “Statehood Day Achievement Award” for “best representing the ‘Spirit of Ohio'” went to Bill and Linda Herrnstein.The Statehood Day Prayer Breakfast clerical speaker was the Reverend Michael Culp of Great City Church of the Nazarene in Chillicothe.All the pastors present were asked to stand. Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney gives his “political speech” on the Biblical theme of “blessed are the peacemakers.” All the officials as well as candidates present were asked to stand. In back, Kiwanis president Christy Simmons. In front, from left: Ross County Commissioner Dwight Garrett; Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney; Statehood Day Achievement Award recipients Linda and Bill Herrnstein; and Ohio Representative Mark Johnson with wife Kelli. The Ross County Heritage Center, the home of the Ross County Historical Society, during Statehood Day 2024. The Nathaniel Massie chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held sway in the David Meade Massie Hall of the Ross County Heritage Center. The Ross County Historical Society showed quilts, along with other new displays for Statehood Day. Pam Bowen holds sway over her state symbol scavenger hunt in the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center. Shirley Thacker gives interpretation in the documents room of the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center. Susan Sansone talks about the 1830s bedroom in the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center. State history and prehistory to help the state symbol scavenger hunt in the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center.
