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Open to the public each day at the Mound City Group Visitor Center Auditorium during daily hours.
Mark your calendars for an evening of fun and knowledge! The NPS Trivia Night at Tipplers, 71 N. Paint Street, Chillicothe, Ohio is happening on May 17th at 6:30 P.M. Get ready to test your national park expertise while enjoying great company and fine wine. Whether you're a seasoned park enthusiast or just looking for a lively night out, this event promises engaging trivia, friendly competition, and perhaps even a few surprises.
Daily tours at Mound City will take place at 10 A.M. from May 24th to August 3rd. The visitor center will be open from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Come immerse yourself in the rich past of this incredible site!
Daily tours at Mound City will take place at 10 A.M. from May 24th to August 3rd. The visitor center will be open from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Come immerse yourself in the rich past of this incredible site!
Daily tours at Mound City will take place at 10 A.M. from May 24th to August 3rd. The visitor center will be open from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Come immerse yourself in the rich past of this incredible site!
Get ready for an illuminating evening! The Hopeton Solar Event is happening around 8:00 P.M. on June 11th. Be sure to check our website, Facebook, and emails for the latest updates. Friends of Hopewell members will have exclusive early access before it opens to the public. Stay tuned—it's going to be a stellar experience!
WORLD HERITAGE WEEK - April 12-18
April 12 - Ft. Ancient
April 13 - Great Circle at Newark
April 14 - Hopeton Earthworks, 10am tour
April 15 - Hopewell Mound Group, 10am tour
April 16 - Seip Earthworks, 10am tour
April 17 - Mound City Group, 10am tour
April 18 - Octagon at Newark, Spring Open House
WORLD HERITAGE WEEK - April 12-18
April 12 - Ft. Ancient
April 13 - Great Circle at Newark
April 14 - Hopeton Earthworks, 10am tour
April 15 - Hopewell Mound Group, 10am tour
April 16 - Seip Earthworks, 10am tour
April 17 - Mound City Group, 10am tour
April 18 - Octagon at Newark, Spring Open House
WORLD HERITAGE WEEK - April 12-18
April 12 - Ft. Ancient
April 13 - Great Circle at Newark
April 14 - Hopeton Earthworks, 10am tour
April 15 - Hopewell Mound Group, 10am tour
April 16 - Seip Earthworks, 10am tour
April 17 - Mound City Group, 10am tour
April 18 - Octagon at Newark, Spring Open House
WORLD HERITAGE WEEK - April 12-18
April 12 - Ft. Ancient
April 13 - Great Circle at Newark
April 14 - Hopeton Earthworks, 10am tour
April 15 - Hopewell Mound Group, 10am tour
April 16 - Seip Earthworks, 10am tour
April 17 - Mound City Group, 10am tour
April 18 - Octagon at Newark, Spring Open House
Puppet Rangers: A Story of Shells and Stones
Rangers and their adorable puppet friends – Hope the Raccoon and Will the Turkey - will be performing an exciting, engaging, and educational play that will take kids from Ohio to the far edges of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere. Along the way we will stop to imagine and interact with the awesome materials Native Americans used 2,000 years ago to craft their ceremonial objects.
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Puppet Rangers: A Story of Shells and Stones
The 1989 discovery of this giant, ancient elephant-like creature opened an unprecedented window onto Ohio’s Ice Age. Archaeologists, biologists, and geologists studied the mastodon’s nearly complete remains (including its last meal) and other Ice Age animals and plants. This presentation will describe their findings and address the question of whether ancient human hunters or environmental changes drove mastodons into extinction.
Hosted by the Friends of Hopewell Culture Historical Park and Ohio University Chillicothe.
"Nothing About Us, Without Us"
Mound City Group Visitor Center Auditorium
6:00 – Exhibit open and presenter setup
6:30 – Logan York (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) and Dr. Kevin C. Nolan (Director, Applied Anthropology Laboratories)
Learn about the planning process and Tribal collaboration for the St. Clair's Defeat Revisited exhibit.
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book When We Gather during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Reading Ranger Series: When We Gather
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book When We Gather during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Reading Ranger Series: When We Gather
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book When We Gather during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Reading Ranger Series: When We Gather
Rangers and their adorable puppet friends – Hope the Raccoon and Will the Turkey - will be performing an exciting, engaging, and educational play that will take kids from Ohio to the far edges of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere. Along the way we will stop to imagine and interact with the awesome materials Native Americans used 2,000 years ago to craft their ceremonial objects.
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Puppet Rangers: A Story of Shells and Stone
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book Fry Bread during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Reading Ranger Series: Fry Bread
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book Fry Bread during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Reading Ranger Series: Fry Bread
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book Fry Bread during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Reading Ranger Series: Fry Bread
Rangers and their adorable puppet friends – Hope the Raccoon and Will the Turkey - will be performing an exciting, engaging, and educational play that will take kids from Ohio to the far edges of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere. Along the way we will stop to imagine and interact with the awesome materials Native Americans used 2,000 years ago to craft their ceremonial objects.
Admission to the park and each activity is free!
All ages are welcome!
Each event takes place at the Mound City Visitor Center at 16062 OH-104, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
Junior Ranger activities are free and offered at the Visitor Center every day – come earn a badge!
Learn more: Puppet Rangers: A Story of Shells and Stones
For Kids and Kids at Heart
Looking for some community and excitement this January? Come to the Mound City Visitor Center for fun that the whole family can enjoy!
Fry Bread
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book Fry Bread during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
For Kids and Kids at Heart
Looking for some community and excitement this January? Come to the Mound City Visitor Center for fun that the whole family can enjoy!
Fry Bread
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book Fry Bread during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
For Kids and Kids at Heart
Looking for some community and excitement this January? Come to the Mound City Visitor Center for fun that the whole family can enjoy!
Fry Bread
Rangers will be leading guided readings and activities for the book Fry Bread during the brand-new Reading Ranger series! Come learn about a modern-day Native American treat enjoyed by many people across North America. We will discover its roots, how to make it yourself at home (there are so many ways!) and how this food that is savored today compares to what Native Americans in Ohio 2,000 years ago were eating!
Mark your calendars! A new exhibit will be open from November 20, 2024, to April 13, 2025, at the Mound City Group Visitor Center Auditorium, located at 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601. The exhibit will be available for viewing every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This temporary exhibit introduces you to the complex history of St. Clair’s Defeat, on November 4, 1791, and its context and aftermath with respect to the nine Tribal Nations who orchestrated this great defeat of the U.S. Military. This exhibit was co-created with 11 Tribal Humanities Scholars.
The exhibit’s four themes, design, 15-minute video, and immersive qualities contextualize the:
1) Background of the Northwest Indian War in what is now Ohio and Indiana;
2) St. Clair’s Defeat and Native crescent strategy;
3) Aftermath including broken treaties, removal, and boarding schools; and
4) Persistence of Tribes today.
Visit the “St. Clair’s Defeat Revisited” exhibit website at http://bit.ly/StClairsDefeatRevisited
Join us Thursday, Nov 7, from 1–3:30 p.m. at the Bennett Hall Auditorium, OU Chillicothe campus, for an event featuring the Dineh'Tah Navajo dancers. The program will include a lecture followed by a dance exhibition. You're encouraged to attend both parts, but feel free to join for either one.
The Dineh’Tah Dancers, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, will perform traditional dances of the Dineh people. These dances have been modified to respect the actual songs and dances used in sacred religious ceremonies. A representative from the Dineh’Tah group will begin the performance with an Ohio history related presentation on General William T. Sherman and his role in peace treaties through the Indian Peace Commission of 1867-1868.
Sponsored by Ohio University Chillicothe's Cultural Committee, the Ohio University Chillicothe Giving Circle, and the Religious Tolerance Collection at Ohio University Chillicothe in memory of Stanley Planton. Learn more
Save the date!
Special presentation by Talon Silverhorn, Cultural Programs Manager at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and a Citizen of The Eastern Shawnee Tribe.
Join us November 6th at 6:00 pm at the auditorium in Bennett Hall at Ohio University Chillicothe for an hour long conversation on Shawnee history, culture, and connection to ancestral landscapes. Discover how the end of the last glacial maximum shaped life in the Pleistocene, leading tribal nations in the Great Lakes region to adapt to a warmer, greener world. Delve into how fundamental beliefs and social practices connected to natural cycles have guided the Shawnee's environmental strategies, rooted in over 15,000 years of lived experience. This program highlights the intricate link between cultural fluidity, conservancy, and the necessity of adapting to the environment. Learn more
Celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks’ Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List! The event will feature memorial plaque unveilings, guided tours, activities, food trucks, and more.
Great Circle Earthworks
455 Hebron Road
Heath, OH 43056
Celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks’ Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List! The event will feature memorial plaque unveilings, guided tours, activities, food trucks, and more.
Fort Ancient Earthworks
6123 State Route 350
Oregonia, OH 45054
Join us at the Mound City Group Visitor Center for activities and fun commemorating our one-year anniversary as a World Heritage Site!
3:00 PM: Ranger -led tour of Mound City Group. Join a ranger for a guided tour of the Mound City Group earthwork
4:00 PM: Junior Ranger activities inside the park's visitor center. Visit with your family and join us for an open house style event of hands-on activities. Learn what's new at your national park!
6:00 PM: In the park’s auditorium Eastern National and the Friends of Hopewell Culture NHP will host a special showing of the extended version of the park's interpretive film Mysteries of the Ancient Architects followed by a Q&A with park staff.
All events are free and there is no registration. Activities will end at 8:00pm.
Join park staff at Seip Earthworks to help capture and tag monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)! As part of the Monarch Watch program, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is helping a nationwide effort to study the amazing migration monarchs undertake every fall. Learn more
Park Archeologist Bret Ruby will lead visitors on a tour of Hopeton Earthworks. Hopeton Earthworks is located at 990 Hopetown Rd, Chillicothe, OH 45601.
Ranger guided tours of Mound City Group begin every day of the week Saturday, May 25. Tours begin at 10:00 am and Rangers will guide visitors into the Mound City Group earthwork. The tour will last approximately one hour and will be mostly in the sun. Visitors should wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes, bring sun protection and bug spray. All terrain at Mound City Group is flat and considered an easy hike/walk. Visitors will also have the daily option of attending a 30-minute Porch Talk at the Mound City Group Visitor Center. Porch Talks are ranger-led and begin daily at 1:00 pm. Rangers discuss topics related to the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The talks are in shade and do not involve walking. No reservations are required for the visitor center programs or tours.
Ranger guided tours of Mound City Group begin every day of the week Saturday, May 25. Tours begin at 10:00 am and Rangers will guide visitors into the Mound City Group earthwork. The tour will last approximately one hour and will be mostly in the sun. Visitors should wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes, bring sun protection and bug spray. All terrain at Mound City Group is flat and considered an easy hike/walk. Visitors will also have the daily option of attending a 30-minute Porch Talk at the Mound City Group Visitor Center. Porch Talks are ranger-led and begin daily at 1:00 pm. Rangers discuss topics related to the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The talks are in shade and do not involve walking. No reservations are required for the visitor center programs or tours.
Ranger guided tours of Mound City Group begin every day of the week Saturday, May 25. Tours begin at 10:00 am and Rangers will guide visitors into the Mound City Group earthwork. The tour will last approximately one hour and will be mostly in the sun. Visitors should wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes, bring sun protection and bug spray. All terrain at Mound City Group is flat and considered an easy hike/walk. Visitors will also have the daily option of attending a 30-minute Porch Talk at the Mound City Group Visitor Center. Porch Talks are ranger-led and begin daily at 1:00 pm. Rangers discuss topics related to the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The talks are in shade and do not involve walking. No reservations are required for the visitor center programs or tours.
Ranger guided tours of Mound City Group begin every day of the week Saturday, May 25. Tours begin at 10:00 am and Rangers will guide visitors into the Mound City Group earthwork. The tour will last approximately one hour and will be mostly in the sun. Visitors should wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes, bring sun protection and bug spray. All terrain at Mound City Group is flat and considered an easy hike/walk. Visitors will also have the daily option of attending a 30-minute Porch Talk at the Mound City Group Visitor Center. Porch Talks are ranger-led and begin daily at 1:00 pm. Rangers discuss topics related to the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The talks are in shade and do not involve walking. No reservations are required for the visitor center programs or tours.