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Just a great reminder of all that is happening at the museum THIS Saturday! We have a whole series of America 250 historical learning events for children, starting this Saturday! There will be one each month. Bring your children and grandchildren and enjoy your time with them while we present a learning experience about our country.   Also, we are starting volunteer training session for existing or new people who would like to volunteer at the museum. The first one is this Sa

The Bethel Historical Museum is now offering training sessions for anyone interested in learning about Bethel history and helping museum visitors explore what our wonderful museum has to offer. The first training session is Saturday, January 17,2026 from 11:30am to 12:30pm. If you are interested in being a museum volunteer, please contact Kathy Ragle at 513-484-8382 or kraglebethelmuseum@yahoo.com .

Clermont County Museum Day - ​ Saturday, January 3, 2026, the Bethel Museum is OPEN 10:00AM to 4:00PM, special extended hours to kick off the America 250 year  2026.   ​ Pick up your Free Clermont County Museums PASSPORT to get stamped at each location as you explore the many different museums in Clermont County.The Bethel Museum is OPEN 10:00AM to 4:00PM, special extended hours to kick off the America 250 year  2026.   ​ Pick up your Free Clermont County Museums PASSPORT to

The Bethel Museum will be closed to the public for the remainder of December so our volunteers and members can enjoy the holidays by spending time with family and friends. If there is anything you need before the 1st Saturday in January, please email us at BethelMuseum@gmail.com . We are looking forward to 2026. It will be a year of celebration in our Nation for the America 250 events that have already begun and will continue throughout 2026. Check out our America 250 page

We had a great Down Home Christmas Day at the museum Saturday. THANK YOU to all the volunteers that came to help. Special thanks to the 3 National Honor Society students (from Bethel-Tate High School), Luke, AJ, and Lauren, who showed up and helped all day, taking shifts. They all said that they liked reading and hearing about things they never knew about that were in Bethel. They also carried tables up from the basement to the second floor to get ready for our dinner Wednes

This Saturday, 12/6/2025, the Bethel Museum will be open for special hours 10:00am to 4:00pm. Stop in during Saturday to get yur ticket for a free chance to win the Village of Bethel businesses "door prize". It is full of local goodies, one entry for everyone over 18. Bethel Museum Raffle Flyer 2025 While you are at the museum, check out the Christmas decor, the miniature village, and the train display. Saturday is the last day to see the display! It is also the last day t

The last chance to buy your tickets to the raffles for the museum will be on Saturday, December 6th, during the Down Home Christmas Festival. To celebrate the season, we are raffling off a beautiful quilt that was designed and made by Georgia Morgan.  The tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. The drawing will be on 12/6/25 at 4PM. The winner need not be present to win.   The other raffle that will end on December 6th is the Christmas red YETI cooler filled with some Be

A special display for the Holidays is set-up for a limited time only1 We will feature a wonderful model train display that is set up throughout the museum. There are only 3 days to view the trains: November 1, 2025 (1:00-4:00pm) November 15, 2025. (1:00-4:00pm) December 6, 2026. (10:00am-4:00pm)

The Bethel Historical Society wants to send out a huge THANK YOU to teachers Betsy Weeks and Chris Wheeler and their amazing 12 students they brought to the Bethel Historical Museum last Friday for Grant Give Back Day! Grant Career Center has always been a great partner with the museum and support us by sending help with tasks that we are unable to accomplish. This year the students helped with these tasks: Painted the ceiling and walls in the furnace room; carried an old, he