Fort Recovery Museum Planning ‘Beyond the Battlefield:

Native Days’ Event on Oct. 24

FORT RECOVERY – Staff members at Fort Recovery Museum and Monument have announced the third annual “Beyond the Battlefield: Native Days” event on Saturday, Oct. 24, at two community locations.

“‘Beyond the Battlefield: Native Days’ is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Indigenous history in Ohio before we became a state and the modern cultures of federally recognized American Indian Tribes whose ancestors orchestrated St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791,” said Neil Thompson, Marketing Department Manager for the Ohio History Connection. “The history of the frontier shaped the future of Ohio, and Native American heritage is still a large part of the educational experience at sites like Fort Recovery Museum and Monument.”

All activities are FREE and will be held from 10 a.m. –4 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the following sites:

Fort Recovery Elementary/Middle School, 865 Sharpsburg Road

• Explore seven hands-on Native American cultural stations, including:
  • Lifestyle and games
  • Textiles and weaving
  • Wampum belts and beading
  • Lacrosse
  • Making corn husk flowers
  • Corn processing using a cobber, mortar and pestle
  • Dance and music, with Wyandotte social dancing at 11 a.m. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
• Learn from 15 Tribal Citizens interpreting their history and culture:
  • Wyandotte Nation – Kim Garcia (Cultural Preservation Officer), Chris Houk (Lifeways Specialist) and Joshua Garcia (Media/Communication Specialist; Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer), Brynlee Wilson (Events Planner), plus Nathan McAllister, Torey Seigel, Ciara Cotter and Amanda Butcher from Wyandotte Nation Cultural Center & Museum.
  • Miami Tribe of Oklahoma – Claudia Hedeen (Community Cultural Education and Wellness Coordinator), Dani Tippman (Foods Program Director) and Logan York (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer).
  • Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma – Talon Silverhorn (Cultural Educator) and others from the Eastern Shawnee Cultural Preservation Center.
• Food and beverages available from Tin Cupboard, including free samples of fry bread and Three Sisters Stew.

Fort Recovery Museum, 1 Fort Site St.

• Free guided battlefield tours 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; tours last approximately one hour.
• The Log Cabin, Tool Cabin and Fort Blockhouse will be open.
• Information table by Zac Distel, Curator of Special Collections, Filson Historical Society.

In addition to the public events on Oct. 24, news media outlets also are invited to attend educational programming for fourth-graders from four local schools (Coldwater, Fort Recovery, Marion Local and St. Henry) on Thursday, Oct. 22, and Friday, Oct. 23. These coverage opportunities are for media only; please RSVP to Neil Thompson at nthompson@ohiohistory.org if you want to attend and you will receive additional details.

“Beyond the Battlefield: Native Days” is partially funded by the Ohio History Fund, an Ohio History Connection grant program, and is offered to the community and local schools in collaboration with the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Wyandotte Nation.

Learn more about Fort Recovery online or on Facebook.

For photo assets of Fort Recovery, please click here. These are available for use on all platforms with credit to the Ohio History Connection.

About the Ohio History Connection:

The Ohio History Connection is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered in 1885, the Ohio History Connection carries out history services for Ohio and its citizens. This includes housing the State Historic Preservation Office and the official state archives and managing more than 50 sites and museums across Ohio. For more information, go to ohiohistory.org. The Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Columbus Foundation provide support for Ohio History Connection programs.