Knox County Historical Society

05/23/2026

Banners honoring Knox County Heroes are currently on display outside the Museum at 875 Harcourt Road. Celebrate Memorial Day by visiting and remembering them and their service.

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Fredericktown Area Historical Society on opening their museum in its new location. It looks great and is definitely worth a visit.

The Knox County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the historical society's new location.

05/12/2026

The Museum has a much-improved look thanks to the Town and Country Garden Club and the students from the Career Center.

Town and Country Garden Club funds and a Region 7 gift supported new plantings at the Knox County Historical Society Museum.

05/06/2026

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Have a story that you are willing to share?

We would love to hear it.

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column on the history of Knox County each Saturday. MOUNT VERNON — I was delighted to hear that Knox Pages was contacted this week by Olivia Toth from Visit Knox Ohio. This is the visitor’s bureau that has been a central part of promoting Knox County ...

05/01/2026

Debi Lehman is working to preseerve the stories of around 130 Knox County veterans killed in action or who died in the line of duty in WW II.

04/09/2026

In 1946 Julien Bryan premiered the films he made in Mount Vernon to a crowd of "about 600" people at the Memorial Theater.

80 years later, the same films were shown in the same theater...and the number of attendees was roughly the same. And at least five audience members in 2026 had actually appeared in the films made eighty years earlier.

04/07/2026

In 1944, the U.S. Government chose Mount Vernon as the prime filming location to depict life in a typical American town.

03/13/2026

A familiar face in a different venue.

Join Jim Gibson, former Director of the Knox County Historical Society Museum and current Dr. Seuss enthusiast and collector, as he discusses the life and career of Theodor Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) and discusses various books and other interesting items from his collection. The presentation and discussion will take place on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 from 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. at the Mount Vernon Branch! See below for details.

02/04/2026

The Knox County Historical Society's Museum is closed for the Winter...but items from our collection are still hard at work. Check out a few of them currently on display at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County to commemorate Innovation, Invention, and Industry in Knox County.

01/18/2026

The Knox County Historical Society Museum is currently closed for the winter...but that doesn't mean you can't learn something about the area's past. Come to the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County to learn more about the Newark Earthworks and the people who built them.