Upcoming Museum Programs

Wednesday, September 7:

“Buckeyes in the Confederacy”

              John Morgan will lead a presentation about Centerburg-born

Brig. General Daniel H. Reynolds and other Ohioans who served in the

Confederate ranks during America’s Civil War.

Wednesday, October 5

“Our Worthy Townsmen:

Nineteenth-Century Jewish Families in Mount Vernon”

              Lois Hanson will share her considerable ongoing research findings on the Jewish families and businessmen who have called Knox County home for more than 150 years.

Wednesday, November 2:

“A Salute to Knox County Veterans”

              Our annual recognition of the military heritage of Knox County, with special emphasis on our area’s contributions in the Civil War.

Wednesday, December 7:

“Christmas Holiday Gathering”

              Join us from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for our annual get-together to share our blessings at the holiday season for 2011.

Monthly meetings are free and open to the public. They begin at 7:30 p.m. at

The Knox County Historical Society Museum

875 Harcourt Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio

For more information, call the Museum at 740-393-524

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Now Available!

   The Artist’s Eye is a brand new book featuring more than 50 beautiful watercolors of historic Knox County scenes and homes.

   Throughout the 1950’s, Mount Vernon artist and graphic designer, Vernon Johnson, captured countless images of our area in his watercolor paintings. His daughter, Janis Johnson, has just completed her 128-page, full color book on the life and work of her father, containing dozens of historic street scenes, businesses, churches and homes.

   The book is now available at the Historical Society Museum, at $34.95, plus $2.30 tax, totaling $37.25. Historical Society members receive a 10% discount at the Museum Store, making their cost just $33.50, including tax. Persons wanting the book shipped should include $5.00 additional for postage.

   Orders may be placed by phone (740-393-5247 or 740-397-3503), or by mail to

Vernon Johnson Book

The Knox County Historical Society Museum

P.O. Box 522,

Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

   In addition to the Museum, the book is also available at

Paragraphs Bookstore, 105 S. Main St. in Mount Vernon;

R & M Southside Diner, 620 S. Main St. in Mount Vernon;

Spearman’s Restaurant, 26155 Coshocton Rd. in Millwood;

Kenyon College Bookstore, Brooklyn St., in Gambier.

   To learn much more about the book, the author, and Vernon Johnson himself, visit Janis Johnson’s own website by clicking here.

The KCHS IRS Form 990 is available for inspection

by request at the Museum.