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Toledo Time Travels is your source for the Toledo story—past, present, and future. We host engaging conversations about local history venues, long heard about but rarely seen spaces, Glass City artifacts, and historical preservation.
Are you making plans for this summer? Here's a list of special events at Sauder Village you'll want to consider. If this is your first visit, be sure to set aside time, in addition to any special events, to explore the pioneer settlement and the ...…
Ever heard of Bradstreet's Disaster? Now's your chance to explore this story at the NMGL.
…If you have any future pilots in the family, you'll love opening their eyes to the world of aviation at the Yankee Air Museum!
…Are you looking for a fun historical or cultural activity for the whole family to enjoy this later summer and fall? You're in luck!
…The Wood County Museum is a unique venue showcasing displays you can't find anywhere else. The staff is amicable and happy to share their knowledge. Don't miss it!
…This interactive, permanent exhibition covers some 24,000 square feet, features 125 years of American racing, and includes 29 race cars, including a who's who of the Ford racing legacy.
…Pete Schmidt is fascinated with Toledo sports collecting and on the verge of obsession with the 1919 Willard-Dempsey fight that took place at Bay View Park.
…Experience Jim Hoffman's unique eye for the Great Lakes in the National Museum of the Great Lakes' temporary exhibit—Jim Hoffman: The Photographic Life of Toledo's Original Boatnerd -- July 16 through Labor Day.
…Meet Nelson Shaffer, a Toledo collector with a penchant for the history of Jeep.
…The Wood County Museum received a 2020 Gold Visual Communications Award from the Ohio Museum Association (OMA) for the video “The Making of Utopia.”
…A fresh outlet for local history was launched this week with the debut of Untold: Hidden Stories of NWO on BCAN's social media channels. The short series, developed by Marcus Harrison, dives deep into Toledo's past and sheds a light on major turning ...…
As summer arrives and we continue to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of our local history venues remain closed for visitation. We’ll keep you informed as things open back up but, in the meantime, I want to share an ...…
It took twelve years to remodel the oldest standing wood frame home in Perrysburg to open the Spafford House Museum. The early American Greek Revival house was originally built by Aurora Spafford, son of Perrysburg founder Amos Spafford, in 1823, ...…
The red brick one-room school built in 1882 is the perfect setting for the Oregon-Jerusalem Historical Society Museum on Grasser Street in Oregon. Open for exhibits just three days per month, keep your eyes peeled as you approach the Brandville ...…
Home to the Maumee Valley Historical Society, one of our area's oldest and most respected history organizations, the Wolcott Heritage Center takes visitors back in time to explore pioneer life in the Maumee Valley. The historical society has been ...…
In 1890, after moving his family's glass business from the Boston area to Toledo two years earlier, Edward Drummond Libbey married Florence Scott. The couple soon commissioned architect David L. Stine to design their new home that was built at 2008 ...…
For anyone interested in Americana, few places in our area offer the breadth and bounty of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. You don't have to be into cars to enjoy this museum, there are collections and interactive exhibits for anyone interested ...…
Unlike most of the sites we review here, you won’t need a tour guide to find your way around the rich local history resources available in the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library's Local History and Genealogy Department but the expert staff ...…
On August 20, 1794, near what is now Maumee, a major event in American history took place: the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Here, American forces commanded by General Anthony Wayne, defeated a confederacy of American Indians, ending British territorial ...…
Do you know why Sylvania's Main Street was once called Division Street? It was the dividing line between two of the city's founders: General White and Judge Wilson. General White wanted his part of the newly founded village, east of Division Street, ...…
Founded in 1976 to preserve the history of the Toledo Fire Division and educate the public about fire prevention and safety, the Toledo Firefighters Museum is a great place to learn about a side of Toledo we all admire and respect but most of us ...…
It is hard to imagine how an hour-long boat ride can take you back over 140 years but that’s the magic of the Metroparks Toledo Canal Experience. Located in Grand Rapids, Ohio, the Canal Experience is one of the greatest concentrations of ...…
Anyone intrigued by the Toledo story will no doubt enjoy a few chapters about the Great Lakes. After all, Lake Erie played a significant role in the development of Northwest Ohio and the Port of Toledo lives on today as a major Great Lakes ...…
In 1934, Erie J. Sauder founded the Sauder Woodworking Company, today a global leader in ready-to-assemble furniture. Although known as a forward-thinking innovator, Sauder enjoyed a keen appreciation for the past. He always gave credit for his ...…
The charming brick building nestled under the trees in Ottawa Park doesn’t offer many clues about the Toledo Police Museum, but inside is one of the quirkiest and most fascinating stops for anyone interested in Toledo history. Ever wonder what ...…
The first thing you notice when you walk inside the massive wooden gates of Fort Meigs is the colossal scope of the wooden-walled fortification. At over 62 acres, it’s hard not to think about the challenges the soldiers faced when they built ...…
The rural cemetery movement was a widespread cultural trend that developed in mid-nineteenth-century America. Despite what some purists might say, I believe Woodlawn Cemetery & Arboretum is still an outstanding example of the rural cemetery ...…
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