The Wood County Historical Center & Museum welcomes military personnel and their families this
weekend with free admission as part of the Blue Star Museums program in a collaboration with the
National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800
museums across America.
This promotion will last through Labor Day weekend so military personnel can visit the Wood County
Historical Museum for self-guided tours Tuesdays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and weekends
from 1 to 4 p.m. (museum closed on Mondays and legal holidays).
Of notable interest is a military exhibit featuring uniforms, war memorabilia, and photographs, with
propaganda posters courtesy of the Browne Popular Culture Library at BGSU. The museum has over 20
exhibits ranging in topics from life at the County Poor House (the original use of the Center), the
beginnings of Wood County settlement, and a national travelling photography exhibit called Asylums:
Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals by Christopher Payne.
The Wood County Historical Museum is located at 13660 County Home Road in Bowling Green.
For more information, please call 419-352-0967 or visit www.woodcountyhistory.org.
The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
A list of other Independence Day activities is available at
http://www.military.com/independence-day/4th-of-july-discounts.html.