Hours:
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Saturdays from 9:30 AM until 12 PM. Closed the first Saturday of the month.
Thursdays from 2PM until 5PM.
(We are entirely staffed by volunteers, so it's recommended that you call ahead to make sure we have staff on duty)
If you're coming in from out of town and would like to make an appointment for a day and time that we aren't typically open, call us at (330) 296-3523 and we can try to set something up.

Portage County Inventors & Inventions
​Did you know the drinking straw was invented by a man from Ravenna? Learn this story and other inventions and inventors with Portage County ties.
Presented by Barb Petroski, president of the Portage County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society.
2PM on Saturday, November 25th
At Portage County Historical Society
6549 N Chestnut
Ravenna, Ohio 44266


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​Clock Restoration Update:  As 2023 progresses, so does restoration on the 1882 Seth Thomas #18 clock that for 70 years ticked away on top of the Portage County Courthouse. You can read all about the restoration here.

For a short movie about the clock and information on how it works, go here.

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