We greatly appreciate your support to further the Warren County Historical Society's mission to conserve, preserve and present the heritage of Warren County, Ohio.

​Free Ways to Help

In addition to a direct donation, please consider these easy, no-cost-to-you ways to support the Warren County Historical Society. For more detailed instructions, click here or visit the links below and search for "Warren County Historical Society" in Lebanon, Ohio.

Monetary Donations

Your donation is made through a direct, secure, online contribution. You may pay using your credit or debit card or a PayPal account (a PayPal account is NOT required). After the transaction, you'll be emailed a receipt to use for your tax purposes. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 513-932-1817. And again, your support is greatly appreciated!

Scroll down to read about different areas you can support financially.

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Physical Donations

Members and non-members alike donate artifacts to our museums. If you have something, may it be art or artifacts you find important to the story of Warren County, we'd love to be its new home. Just call the office at 513 932-1817 and tell us what you'd like to donate. We also take items in the form of donations for our Flea Markets as well!
We are currently seeking:
Baby grand piano - Good condition
(for piano recitals and concerts)
Items from 1950s & 1960s
Art Pottery
Antique Painted Furniture
Vintage & Antique Costume Jewelry
Antique Humidor
Antique Pipes and Pipe Holder
Antique Tobacco Pouch or Can
Antique Brass Fireplace Fenders

Beedle Log Cabin

As you may have heard, the restoration and safe relocation of the 1795 Beedle Log cabin is well under way. When the project is completed, we will have not only saved the oldest log structure in Warren County, but, with the inclusion of a Shaker herb garden, paved walkway and educational resources, will have displayed it in such a way as to show respect to those that came before us by preserving and sharing it with generations to come.

To learn more about the Beedle Log Cabin, click here.
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Illustration by Sylvia Outland

Harmon Museum

Armstrong Gallery of Flight

Neil Armstrong lived in Warren County longer than any other one place. To honor him, his family, and all the other historic Warren County flyers, we are creating the Armstrong Gallery of Flight. With the help of some amazing volunteers, we hope to capture the history of aviation in Warren County. If you have any artifacts you feel should be on display, and wish to donate them, email us or call the office at 513 932-1817. Click here to learn more about the Armstrong Gallery of Flight.

New West Entrance

When Lebanon Public library offered us shared access to their new parking lot outside our back doors, we immediately made plans to build a new handicapped accessible entrance to both Harmon Museum and the Old Post Office. For the first time in many years, we had to secure a mortgage to complete this project.

​Lighting (Art Galleries & Village Green)

We've made a lot of changes in the last two years, installing our art galleries and updating the Village Green. Now we just need the light to show it off! The light we DO have is old and needs to be updated (some of the lighting requires bulbs they don't even make anymore).

The Gene V. Chute Artist-In-Residency Program

A two-week residency period where the selected artist will lead a variety of public programs including lectures, workshops, classes for teachers and families, and in-school visits to grades K-12 for six Warren County Schools. Mediums include: Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, Print, Photography, Film/Video Productions, Acting, Music, Textiles.
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The Village Green

Self-Guided Tours

We are working hard to make history more accessible to everyone. One of the projects we would like to begin is a self-guided tour system much like you find at the Cincinnati Zoo. This way, those that have trouble reading or those that prefer not to, can listen to the history as they examine the artifact, collection or exhibit.

Children's Educational Programs

As a nonprofit organization, our museums provide transformative learning experiences for children and families in our community and beyond with our exhibits, school tours and award-winning History Camp.
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Our Historian and Educational Director, John Zimkus, directs a school tour.

Signage

Everyone who visits Harmon Museum tends to agree that "it's a wonderful museum." Unfortunately, they also add, "I had no idea you were here!" Help us change that with signage. The current sign, in the front of the museum, is dated and does not convey the new entrance is in the back of the building.

Other Harmon Museum Projects

In addition, Harmon Museum requires a new Air Conditioning Unit for the Summer heat.

Glendower Historic Mansion

Friends of Glendower is an organization of those who support Glendower Mansion and Gardens and its education mission with either monetary donations or volunteer hours.

Money and time are needed in abundance to keep both the house and the gardens available for tours and educational programs. In 2018 the Friends of Glendower volunteers worked a total of 2560 hours valued at $8 per hour or $20,480 worth of volunteer service. The goal is to raise money to match the worth of volunteer hours.

Donate here by clicking the link below. We thank you for your contribution to preserving our piece of history.

Donate $50: Add to Cart

​Other Glendower Projects

Glendower Historic Mansion is over 175 years old (built in 1845) and requires constant maintinance. Here are some of the things that Glendower needs to keep running for our guests.​​
  • Electrical Upgrade
  • Additional Drainage

Armstrong Conference Center (The ​Old Post Office)

The Armstrong Conference Center is located next door to Harmon Museum, and was Lebanon's Post Office until it moved to its new location on New St. This beautiful building is home to our Quarterly Flea Market, Lunch and Learn Lectures, Black Bag Bingo and other events. It also acts as a Conference Center rentable for events, parties and weddings. We keep the price low to provide a nice space for those on a budget and have had nothing but positive feedback from those that have held their special events here.