Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
How Can I contact you? You can reach us several different ways:
· Email: RTHSCourier@aol.com
· Museum Phone: 614-902-2831
· US Mail: RTHS, PO Box 144, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-0144
· Website: www.RTHS.info – There’s a contact tab on the toolbar at the top of the page
When are you open? We have an Open House the third Saturday of every month from January through December. Our open house hours are 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. We participate in Christmas-on-the-Town during December, which falls on the date advertised by the Reynoldsburg Community Association (usually the first Saturday in December). We also open upon request for special events, private tours, genealogy classes, Alumni celebration walk-throughs, calligraphy classes, chalkboard sign-painting classes, school tours, etc.
Why aren’t you open daily? Our facility is maintained entirely by volunteers. They donate their time. We are open only on the third Saturday of the month January through December, because we don’t have enough local volunteers to man a three-building facility on a daily or weekly basis. Our goal is to eventually have enough volunteers to open twice a month.
Would you like to Volunteer?
Can I book a private tour? Yes, we book private tours often. You can contact us by email at RTHSCourier@aol.com or by phone at 614-902-2831.
How much do you charge to visit? Nothing. There is no entry fee. We have donation boxes located in several spots inside the museum if you would like to help with our operating costs.
Do you have a newsletter? Yes, the Courier is published bi-monthly in January, March, May, July, September, and November to our members. If you sign our guest book, we will send you a complimentary issue
Can I Volunteer? Yes, if you become a member. We prefer to know the folks who we entrust to volunteer with our seniors and our children
How can I join? You can download a PDF File of our membership form from this website under the ‘Membership’ tab, or send an email to RTHSCourier@aol.com and we will send you a PDF file. The current dues rates are very reasonable and are on the form.
Are you connected to the City of Reynoldsburg? No. We are a self-supporting 501(c)3 organization. Our members own the museum.
Will your President come and speak to our organization? Yes, she has addressed the Wesley Ridge Men’s Luncheon, American Heritage Girls, the Reynoldsburg Masonic Lodge, Reynoldsburg Civic Club, Wesley Ridge Women’s Luncheon, and Mathias Ridenour Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), to name a few. Her subjects vary:
- Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society – Overview & history of the organization; including what RTHS is doing to help the children of this community learn about their heritage
- Moving Houses – A presentation about seven houses in historic Reynoldsburg that were moved. Six were moved with a single horse, and one with a tractor
- The McNaghten Collection – One of the largest genealogy collections (over 300 binders) amassed by a single person in Franklin County, and possibly the State of Ohio!
- Reynoldsburg and Truro Township – The president co-authored a new book with Cornelia M. Parkinson. It was published in February of 2022 through Arcadia Publishers, and is about 124 pages of pictures and captions about the history of Reynoldsburg
- From Homeroom to Homicide – Our President graduated from Reynoldsburg High School in 1970 with a serial killer who was executed for his crimes by the State of Ohio in 2004
- The Underground Railroad in Reynoldsburg – Many of the residents in Reynoldsburg played a significant role in the Underground Railroad. This presentation introduces you to the people who settled here, and some who participated. It also explains why they were such passionate abolitionists
- Paper Sculpture Step-by-Step – Before joining the society, our President created 3D paper sculptures, and was invited to show her work at three separate gallery exhibits. She will bring samples and show you how it is done!
