REMINDER/50 Worthington Descendants Tour Adena on Eve of Ohio's 200th Birthday.Assignment Desks REMINDER...for Friday (Feb. 28) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The Ohio Historical Society The Ohio Historical Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1885 "...to promote a knowledge of archaeology and history, especially in Ohio." The society exists to interpret, preserve, collect, and make available evidence of the past, and to provide leadership on leads a tour at Adena, the home of Thomas Worthington Thomas Worthington may refer to:
n. The status of being a state, especially of the United States, rather than being a territory or dependency. ) for 50 Worthington descendants, including one coming home from Japan for the event. Participants will see Worthington's completely restored Chillicothe home and a new museum with exhibits. MORE ABOUT THE NEWS -- This event precedes Statehood Day (March 1) when the Society celebrates the completion of the most significant restoration in 50 years at Adena. In addition to the mansion improvements and the new museum, more than 60,000 square feet of gardens are being restored. -- A leader in the statehood movement, Worthington served as one of Ohio's first two U.S. Senators and its sixth governor. His home is considered nationally significant because it is one of only three remaining houses built by America's first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe. MORE ABOUT INTERVIEWS ON 2/28 -- The descendants hail from all across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and one young man is coming from Japan for this momentous occasion. This family reunion Often an annual event, a family reunion takes place on a specified day each year for the purpose of keeping an extended family closer together. Some reunions may be held less often. will include teenagers and octogenarians alike. Society staff are available for interviews, as are numerous descendants, including: -- Thomas Worthington Gross, 23, who teaches English in Tanabe, Japan. -- Ohioans Peter Worthington Simmons of Medina and James Worthington of Worthington -- Families from California, Oregon, Florida and Michigan VISUALS -- Highlights of the restored 7,200-square-foot mansion include brightly colored, handmade wall coverings, original Worthington furniture, Brussels carpet, new draperies, floor cloths and bed coverings. The mansion sits on a 300-acre hilltop preserve, overlooking the view that inspired the design for Ohio's state seal. -- The museum features a re-created Chillicothe street scene, a Worthington family "attic," a large scale model of the site and significant artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. such as Tecumseh's ceremonial tomahawk tomahawk [from an Algonquian dialect of Virginia], hatchet generally used by Native North Americans as a hand weapon and as a missile. The earliest tomahawks were made of stone, with one edge or two edges sharpened (sometimes the stone was globe shaped). pipe and Worthington's silver service. SCHEDULE -- 10-10:30 a.m. - Introductory remarks (10 min.) and interview time available. -- 10:30 a.m.-Noon - Continuous tours of the mansion and museum; interviews possible. LOCATION/DIRECTIONS -- Adena is located in Chillicothe, NW of the intersection of U.S. 23 and U.S. 35. From U.S. 23, take U.S. 35 west, exit right onto S. R. 104, turn right on Pleasant Valley Rd. and left on Adena Rd. Check in with staff at Adena & Orange Rds. for parking instructions. PLEASE RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. TO -- Maggie Sanese, 800/686-1529, 614/297-2311 or msanese@ohiohistory.org. |
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