Welcome

The Henry County Historical Society formed in 1970 to protect, preserve, and perpetuate the history of Henry County, Ohio, to learn about and preserve the artifacts of the county, and to generate interest in the past of the county.

Today the HCHS operates two historic museum sites in Napoleon, Ohio.

The first being the Historic Complex at the Henry County Fairgrounds. This site contains several historic buildings and structures include the Nathaniel Hartman Log Home c. 1860-1866, the 1897 Emmanuel Lutheran One Room Schoolhouse & Museum, the Ag Building, Smokehouse, and the c. 1910 Historic Gazebo.

The HCHS’s second location is the beautiful Victorian Queen Anne style Dr. John Bloomfield Home & Carriage HouTse Museum located at 229 W Clinton St, Napoleon, Ohio across from the Napoleon Public Library. The Home was built in 1894 and has been totally restored and serves as the main museum for the HCHS. The home was gifted to the Society by Ben and Graceann Reese.

All of the HCHS facilities have been restored to their near-original appearance and house large collections of period furnishings, textiles, china, silver, and more dating from the early 1800s through the 1930s.

So what are you waiting for? Check out and enjoy our website and we hope you visit our sites in person!

Renew or Join our Membership TODAY! Let’s go! We are talking here and now!

We hope you will renew or join the HCHS and become a partner in our mission to preserve Henry County history and Northwest Ohio history!

What you get by becoming a member:
– Official Membership card
– Newsletter mailed directly to your house
– Discount on museum facility rentals
– Discount on special teas & dinners
– Discount on HCHS Historic Volume Series
– Discount on special events programming
– Exclusive invitations to MEMBERS ONLY events
– And more!

Individuals are $25. Students high school and under are just $5

There are various rates and levels dependent on your level of donor comfort! Please mail your memberships and renew today! Check out Membership Tab on this website!

P.O. Box 443, Napoleon, Ohio, 43545 or Venmo us with the message or note “membership”.