Century Village Museum & Geauga County Historical Society

06/16/2026

Deep in our corner of the Western Reserve, there’s a crack in the earth where the air stays icy-cold — even in the middle of summer. Early visitors called it the Devil’s Icebox. ❄️
Towering walls of stone, narrow mossy passageways, hidden caves… and back in 1870, people came hunting these ledges for gold. (Spoiler: it was fool’s gold. 😅)
👉 Tap through to see it — then tell us, have you been? Tag who you’d bring! 🪨

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06/15/2026

America’s turning 250 — let’s picnic! 🎆 Join us Sat, July 18 · 12–5 PM at Century Village Museum. Our main attraction: the Great Geauga County Fair Band at 1:30, plus old-fashioned games, Western Reserve stories & a photo booth at the Depot. Bring the family, a picnic lunch & your lawn chairs — there will be food to purchase.

📍 Burton, OH ·

06/13/2026

Honoring Our Heroes at the Maple Splash Festival! 🍁
We are so proud to welcome Geauga County Veteran's Services to this year’s festival! Come out to learn more about the incredible support, resources, and dedication they provide to our local service members and their families.

Let's show our deep gratitude for those who have served our country as we celebrate community, history, and the spirit of America 250!

📅 Saturday, July 11th
🕑 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Century Village Museum

06/13/2026

📣 Vendors wanted — Antique Power Show 2026!

Food trucks, makers & craft vendors: set up where the families are. Aug 8–9 at Century Village Museum — two days of tractors, parades, and a field full of folks ready to shop and eat. 🚜

Indoor & outdoor booths from just $50. Pick your days and register online — spots fill fast.
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06/09/2026

🔎 Can you guess what you're looking at? Swipe to see who lived here. 👉
Long before pioneers, before mastodons, before the first tree — our corner of Ohio sat under a warm, shallow sea. 🌊 Those critters? Trilobites — they scuttled across this seafloor over 400 million years ago. The mud here hardened into the Cuyahoga Shale beneath the ledges; a river delta larger than today's Mississippi laid down the Sharon Conglomerate. The cliffs you hike were built grain by grain.

Drop your guess below 👇

BeneathTheReserve

06/08/2026

Wonderful article in this week’s Farm and Dairy!!

06/08/2026

You've probably driven right past it. 👀

Behind Century Village Museum sits the Oil & Gas Outdoor History Exhibit — a free, open-air walk through how the ground beneath Geauga County helped light America... plus a real, working oil well you can stand right next to.

Geauga's best-kept secret has escaped. Come find it. 📍 Burton, OH

06/07/2026

Geauga County's best kept secret has escaped. 🪨 The ground you're standing on holds a 350-million-year story — ancient seas, glaciers, giants, and the oil that once lit America's lamps. Over the next 4 weeks we're digging it up, one piece at a time. Walk it with us.

06/03/2026

🚜🔥 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🔥🚜

Experience the sights, sounds, and power of history at the Century Village Museum Antique Power Show!

📅 August 8 & 9, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Step back in time and enjoy:

🚜 Antique Tractors & Historical Equipment
🎉 Daily Parade
💪 Good Old-Fashioned Tractor Pulls
🚁 Live Drone Demonstrations
🌫️ Operating Steam Tractor
🌮 Food Trucks
🎪 Family Fun & Much More!

Whether you’re a history enthusiast, tractor collector, or just looking for a fun weekend adventure, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

📍 Century Village Museum
14653 East Park St.
Burton, OH 44021

Interested in displaying equipment? We’d love to hear from you!

📞 440-834-1492
📧 [email protected]

Tag a friend who loves tractors, engines, and Ohio history! 🚜🇺🇸

06/01/2026

🚨 WHAT IF YOUR NEXT SUMMER SATURDAY COULD WIN YOU A CHEVY SILVERADO? 🚨

🎶 Live Music
🍔 Food Trucks
🍺 Beer Tent
🎟️ Huge Chinese Auction
🚚 Chance to WIN a 2025 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew 4WD and other amazing prizes!

Join us for the Maple Splash Festival on July 11, 2026, at Century Village Museum in Burton, Ohio! Bring your lawn chairs, gather your family and friends, and enjoy an unforgettable day filled with entertainment, great food, community fun, and exciting raffle opportunities. Proceeds help support local community initiatives and veterans through the Geauga Veterans Food Pantry. (Century Village Museum)

📅 July 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Don’t just hear about it later—be part of one of Geauga County’s biggest summer celebrations!

🎟️ Get event details and make plans today:
https://centuryvillagemuseum.org/event/maple-splash-festival-2026/

Join us for the Maple Splash Festival! Enjoy live music from Pieces of Eight and Lakeside Brass, food trucks, a beer tent, and our huge Chinese Auction. Don't miss the Maple Splash Raffle for a chance to win a 2025 Chevy Silverado!