Shanes Crossing Historical Society

Shanes Crossing Historical Society To discover, collect, and house material to establish or illustrate the history of the community; exp

The purpose of the Shanes Crossing Historical Society, Inc. is to bring together those people interested in the history of our community (Village of Rockford, Ohio 45882). The society's function will be to discover, collect, and house material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the community; its exploration, settlement, development, and activities of the past or the present.

The society will provide for the preservation of such material and for its accessibility, as far as may be feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it and co-operate with other historical societies with like interests. The society will disseminate historical information and arouse interest in the past by publications, holding meetings and by other appropriate means.

06/11/2026

Rockford Chamber of Commerce donates to Shanes Crossing Historical Society. The funds will go towards a new building that will display Rockford artifacts and historical information.

SCHS would like to thank the following high school students and grad for their help in the presentation at the Log house...
05/07/2026

SCHS would like to thank the following high school students and grad for their help in the presentation at the Log house at Shane’s Park on Monday and Tuesday. They did a fantastic job of portraying Anthony Shane and his family and they answered many questions from the third graders.
Taylor Minnich, Trevor Minnich, Aiden Sawmiller, Taylor Muhlenkamp and Zoey Henning.

05/05/2026

Monday at the log house in Shane’s Park…

05/05/2026

Third graders entering the log house on Monday.

When the students returned to the school they were given a small handout as a momento of their tour.More pictures and vi...
05/05/2026

When the students returned to the school they were given a small handout as a momento of their tour.
More pictures and videos will be posted in the following days…

05/05/2026

On Monday and Tuesday the SCHS had the honor of hosting a “Magical History Tour” bus tour of historical sites around Rockford. The kids stopped at the mural at the fire station where Mike Schumm explained who all is depicted on the beautiful artwork.
Then it is was on to Anthony Shane’s log house in Shane’s Park where they learned about what was life back in the 1820’s.
After that, it was on to the SCHS Museum where the kids were able to see artifacts from the past.
Steve Thompson then entertained them with some harmonica playing and the morning ended with cookies before returning to the school.
As always, the students asked many interesting questions. It was truly a treat to share local history with them.

https://youtu.be/5Z_V-73Mj8Q?si=nTOtT00-KGj5TAt6“The French & Indian War and how it shaped the land and life in Mercer C...
05/05/2026

https://youtu.be/5Z_V-73Mj8Q?si=nTOtT00-KGj5TAt6
“The French & Indian War and how it shaped the land and life in Mercer County.” Vaughn Davis at Second Crossing Brewing in Rockford.

How the French & Indian War shaped the Land and life in Mercer County.

04/25/2026

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Rockford, OH
45882

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+14193633032

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