On Saturday June 22nd in Camp Dennison there will be American Heritage Days.

This event will take place at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead and Civil War Museum on SR 126 in Camp Dennison (Indian Hill / Milford) area.

Waldschmidt Home in Camp Dennison

Small sample of the artifacts and historic items in the museum collection

This event will open at 11:00AM and end at 4:00PM.

The property is owned by the DAR and they are the host for this event.

The flyer for the event is attached:

American Heritage Day – event flyer 06_22_2024

The site is located on State Route 126.  A map is provided below:

Map and Address Waldschmidt Musuem

Location is:  7567 Glendale Milford Rd, Camp Dennison, OH 45111

Activities for the day include:

• Main event
  • Tours of the historic home owned and operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
  • Civil War Museum on site open for tours
• Additional activities:
  • on loan and on-site is “The American Revolution Experience” traveling exhibit which will be displayed at the Homestead on June 22, 23, 30, and July 7th.
  • 1770’s colonial dressed Daughters of the American Revolution ladies leading tours of the CW Homestead buildings and grounds
  • the Nolan Carson Color Guard from the Sons of the American Revolution will perform a musket salute, perform drills and be available to answer questions about the American Revolutionary War and period artifacts
  • listen to period musicians,
  • demonstration of “tatting” which is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace from a series of knots and loops.
  • demo of period gardening,
  • play children’s games and crafts.
  • see colonial folk dancers,
  • take a carriage ride,
  • have fun for young and old with colonial craft and games,
  • see a blacksmith working
  • Hungry?  you can stop by the “School House Restaurant” – open 4-8PM Saturdays – see below …
  • you can visit the General Store (open 4-8PM per website),
  • Pony rides available for children & young adults at Derbyshire Stable – see below …
  • all in one day!

Parking / Locations / Websites:

Waldschmidt House – there will be available parking for the at the Indian Hill Soccer Fields across from Waldschmidt House on SR 126 https://www.ohiodar.org/waldindex.html

Derbyshire Stable – 7730 Camp Rd, Camp Dennison, OH 45111 – open Saturday 7AM-7PM per website – https://www.derbyshirestables.com/ 513-456-1565

General Store and School House Restaurant – 8031 Glendale Milford Rd, Camp Dennison, OH 45111 open 4-8PM on Saturday per website – https://theschoolhousecincinnati.com/ Restaurant: 513.831.5753 / General Store: 513.831.2247

Additional information you may be interested in regarding the Camp Dennison area:

If you recall, the Camp Dennison area was home to a significant Civil War hospital which unfortunately was very active.  Many casualties whom did not survive are buried in the Civil War section of the Spring Grove Cemetery in west Cincinnati.  Annually, the Wreaths Across America is held at this Civil War section to commemorate those men and women who lost their lives in service to our country.

This is shaping up to be a really special event!

Take the family and see how special this event is!