Union County Historical Society

05/26/2026

10/21/2024

A reminder of our annual meeting at Der Dutchman on Thursday evening. Call 937-642-2950 for tickets.

09/22/2024

Join us at our Annual Meeting October 24 and enjoy some good Amish cooking and learn about Union County’s unusual murder, presented by Robert W. Parrott. For more information or to make reservations, call 937-642-2950.

07/09/2024

An important step in saving the Richwood Opera House and Town Hall happened last night at the village council meeting. Council voted 6-0 to repair the fallen roof truss, in order to proceed with its redevelopment. What would you like to see in this building which once was the social center of Richwood?

03/14/2024

Reminding everyone that Union Counry Historical Society is now a beneficiary of Richwood Coffee. We receive 100% of your donation and you get delicious coffee drinks. You don’t need to be a customer of Richwood Bank to participate. Richwood Coffee cards make great gifts, too.

01/05/2024

Remember to request your donation to go to the Union County Historical Society! Visit your local branch of Richwood bank today and purchase a coffee card. For more information visit,
https://richwoodcoffee.com/

01/04/2024

Union County Historical Society is now an option for the Richwood Coffee program! Starting January 1st you can load your coffee card, at a participating Richwood Bank, and 100% of your donation will go to the UCHS.

Not a member of the Richwood bank? No problem! Anyone can purchase a drink card and help out.

What's your favorite drink? With so many to choose from, it's hard to choose!

08/16/2023

Hello!

We hope you enjoy this short clip of Union County's own, Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks. We have a room dedicated to him and other important politicians. We hope you come out and check it out!

Let us know what museum content you would like to see in the comments below!

To see the full interview, please visit this link.
https://youtu.be/EyTxdBnwX00

08/11/2023

Check out this beautiful old safe owned by the village of Richwood and manufactured by the Mosler Safe Company of Hamilton, OH. Founded in Cincinnati in 1867, the company moved to Hamilton in 1891. Mosler products were known for their strength and precise engineering. Two of their vaults, installed in a bank in Hiroshima, Japan, survived the nuclear attack. They built the gold vaults for the US Bouillon Depository in Ft. Knox, and the blast door at the US Atomic Energy Commission’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that weighed 138 tons. Sadly, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001 and was purchased by Diebold, which continues to manufacture vaults and doors.

08/09/2023

Our beautiful Court House at dusk. Completed in 1883, the Ohio Legislature allowed Union County to sell bonds to fund the project at a cost of $135,015. Toledo architect David W. Gibbs provided the design. He designed 5 court houses in Ohio and 2 in Michigan. Gibbs went on to design the Wyoming State Capital. Our Court House is nearly identical to the Henry County Court House In Napoleon. The clock was wound by the janitor until 1942 when a rusty cable snapped. A weight broke thru the skylight of the rotunda and nearly beaned a court reporter. The Court House was renovated from 1992-1994. What are your memories of this grand building?

08/09/2023

Hello everyone! We are going to be posting videos on some of the items and buildings in the Historical Society museum. To start, we will be looking at the log cabin. What would you like to see a video on? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to stop by to check out these wonderful treasures!