Thank you for making the 2nd Frontier Fair a success!

Adventure awaits! Experience Warren County's early days (1795-1845) on the grounds of Glendower Historic Mansion and Arboretum! Enjoy storytelling, demonstrations and musical performances. Wander through the tree-covered grounds. Speak with historic characters, Visit period venders or the Native American encampment to take part in the All Nations Drum Circle! It's fun for the whole family!
​The "frontier" is the 50 year period between the construction of the Beedle Log Cabin and Glendower Mansion!

The is NO on-site parking. Please park along Orchard Ave or at the Lebanon Library lot.
*Family rate is for 2 adults + 2 children
Ticket Prices:
Family: $20
Individual: $10
Senior: $8
Child: $6
Active Military: Free

Additionally...

A Ladies Tea will be held at Glendower, Saturday and Sunday, at 11am and 1pm.
The price for this is an additional $5
Children under 10 are invited to join All Nations Drum for a "Candy Dance," Saturday & Sunday at 11:30am & 2:30pm

Food Trucks on Site

El Jefe's Tacos
Saturday Only
Picture
Sunday Only

Special Guests

Historical Actors
  • Daniel Boone - Ron Bowling
  • Dolly Madison - Denise Waterman
  • President James Madison - Richard Pieper
  • Martha Washington - Millie Henley
  • Mary Craig Dunlavy - Joyce Lovins Browning
  • Frontiersman - Gary Miner
  • Irish Hedge School Teacher - Rebecca Schen
  • Mountain Storyteller - Hannah Sue Cooper
  • ​Native Trader - Deirdre "Wolf Eyes" Chanler
  • ​Pioneer Woman / Traveling Storyteller - Marlene Lykins
  • Pioneer Woman - Debbie Miner
  • ​Traveling Trapper / Trader / Storyteller - Jerry Reed​
Militaria
  • ​Grassy Run, the Battle of 1792 - George West
  • John Linigles Co. of Ohio Militaria 1803-1815 - Jason Kinley
  • Linigles and Black's Co. of Ohio Militaria  -  Kristophere Shultz
  • ​War 1812 Soldier - Sergeant Michael Cooper 
Musical Guests / Performers
Skills & Traders
  • Author - Carol Tonnesen
  • Baskets - Kimberly Cook Hearn
  • Beekeeper / Candlemaker/ Honey - Bob Mohat​
  • Butter Making / Hand Grinding Corn / Finger Weaving - Ruanne Wilks
  • Calligraphy - Jennifer Redner Carroll
  • Chair Seat Caning - Kim Henninger
  • Flint Knapping - Douglas Baird
  • Hand Quilting - Debbie Miner
  • ​Herbalist - Jeri Vinson
  • Inkle Loom Weaving - Debbie Bales​
  • Rope Maker - Cliff Farmer
  • Rope Maker - George West
  • ​Wooden Spoons Woodcarver - Wood Chuck Duerre
Talks & Demonstrations
  • ​Finding Artifacts - Dayton Diggers
  • Frontier Camp Life - Laura Hinkston
  • ​​Grassy Run, the Battle of 1792 - George West
  • Ladies Tea / History of Tea (paid event) - Rebecca Cooper
  • Life on the Ohio Frontier - Joyce Lovins Browning​
  • Native Loom Beading - Deirdre "Wolf Eyes" Chanler
  • Native Signs & Symbols - Sheila "Three Feathers" Kendall
  • Native Storyteller - Tommie "Yellow Flower" Hughes
  • Native Ways of Life - Larry "Little Turtle" Koester
  • Rifle Safety - Gary Miner
  • Tactical Field Maneuvers (War of 1812) -  Kristophere Shultz

More on Our Guests

All Nations Drum 
​This Native American drum and dance group has members from the Shawnee, Chinook, Lakota Sioux, Cherokee, Heron, and Potawatomi nations but are accepting of "all nations." In September of 2020, they performed at Glendower Historic Mansion. Their vibrant song, dance and stores are sure to captivate guests of all ages.
Forget Me Not Dancers
Drab Irish Band
Dayton Diggers
The mission of the Dayton Diggers is to research, recover, and document history. Using metal detectors. the Dayton Diggers find and recover artifacts that have been long forgotten.
Doug Baird
Paleontologist and nationally recognized geological expert, Doug Baird, will explain and demonstrate the intricacies of knapping flint as well as identify artifacts ands fossils. Baird was a huge part in the updating of our Archeological & Indigenous Peoples Exhibit.
Joyce Lovins Browning
​Performing Living History for over 19 years, Browning worked for 20 years as the Naturalist Coordinator for the Great Parks of Hamilton County and now works as a Tour Coordinator for Ohio Travel Treasures. She has portrayed a number of characters in our Lunch & Learn lectures.
Millie Henley
​Through her enterprise, Historical Connections, Henley presents programs on the lives of Martha & George Washington, as well as stories from the Civil War, all in period style clothing. A lifelong student of history, she worked for a number of years as a librarian.