4729 Walnut Road, Buckeye Lake, Ohio 43008.
The Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society
Dear Members, History Followers and Friends,
It has been a few weeks since our posting of the closing of the Museum. UPDATE: The Society and Museum is in a transition right now. There was a wonderful plan to just move so many of the artifacts to the Villages they belong too. We have cared for them for 26 years and the Villages now get to have them back.
That plan was sadly interrupted by a group called” Save The Museum”. The Group includes local civic organizations and the Village of Buckeye Lake. The Chamber, The Civic Association and Buckeye Lake Region Corporation 2036 (BLR2036). The Museum Board has offered to meet with a representative from each organization next week. We will then find out what they want. However, I believe I know what they want.
Our problem is volunteerism and funding. It takes $5000 a month to operate the Museum. It takes at least 30 volunteers to run all the programs all year long. Both critical needs are lacking.
We lived through 4 years of no water, then COVID. We survived, still open, but coming back has
been difficult.
Your Museum doesn’t need “saving”. It needs funds to move things to others and keep it alive around the entire Lake. To keep our Historic Fountain at the park standing strong. So, to do that we are selling our Paddlewheel, Queen of the Lake. Hopefully some lake/boater/entrepreneur will take the offer and keep her on good old Buckeye Lake.
Hang with us. Your Board is smart. It will all work out for the best for everyone and everything.
j-me
contact:
J-me@buckeyelakehistory.org
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Click on the link below for all the info regarding the sale of The Queen.
The Queen is For Sale
for information go to:boattrader.com
Take a Look Back
In 2018 the Museum followed the idea of a Night Picnic at the Buckeye Lake Historical Museum. Themes followed the methods used in the picnics of the 50’s and 60’s. The menu was a Fish Fry and pretended to be at another time and place, the Buckeye Lake Amusement Park.
As of January 2019 there have been 55,212 visitors to the museum, since our opening day in 1998. Come visit the Rocket Ship, play Skee Ball or look over thousands of items from the early to mid 1900's. Tuesday-Sunday 1 to 4, Closed Mondays.
Our Society was founded at Buckeye Lake, Ohio in 1995 and the museum opened in 1998. Please stop in and view our huge collection of Buckeye Lake Park memorabilia. Our group covers Perry, Licking and Fairfield counties including the communities of Hebron, Millersport and Thornville, along with Buckeye Lake.