Vermilion History Museum

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Vermilion History Museum See Print Shop Museum news and more by visiting the Vermilion Views webpage. It's a dandy. We have s The purposes for which this MUSEUM is organized are:
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(i) providing the public with a knowledge of the equipment used for printing and publishing a weekly newspaper,


(ii) illustrating to the public the tasks requisite to publishing a weekly newspaper, as well as the printing of books, magazines, and posters using letter presses,


(iii) providing the public with an understanding of how news was gathered and disseminated in small towns in America during the majority of both the 19th and 20th centuries thus providing all with substantial historical records of social and economic development



The building was built in 1904 by Caselton Roscoe of Milan, Ohio for his son and daughter-in-law, Pearl and Bessie Roscoe to house the business. There is an apartment above the shop where the Roscoe's lived and raised their two daughters. Today the apartment has become part of the museum featuring historical artifacts from the printer's family as well as those from Vermilionites of the past. CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS.

09/30/2026
THE LINOTYPE - A 20th Century Still Life Print Shop Composition by Rich Tarrant
06/08/2026

THE LINOTYPE - A 20th Century Still Life Print Shop Composition by Rich Tarrant

Vermilion History: "Ghost Stories" or "Coming Home" (Impossible)
05/26/2026

Vermilion History: "Ghost Stories" or "Coming Home" (Impossible)

Address

727 Grand Street
Vermilion, OH
44089

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 2pm
Tuesday 11am - 2pm
Wednesday 11am - 2pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
Friday 11am - 2pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm

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+14409674555

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