BICENTENNIAL

BICENTENNIAL
Upcoming events
Information on Salem's ongoing bicentennial, Ohio Chautauqua and related events. For further details, contact the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce at (330) 337-3473.
In honor of Father's Day today, the Salem Historical Society Museum, 208 S. Broadway Ave., is offering free admission to fathers when accompanied by a family member. The museum and its gift shop are open from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $4.
New exhibits include the Viktor Schreckengost Centennial display on the artist and designer; "I Remember" with memories of Salem; and a new permanent display dedicated to Salem's barbers.
An authority on American dinnerware, Jo Cunningham of Springfield, Mo., will be at the museum from 1 to 4 p.m. today. She will be discussing dinnerware, Salem China, and Schreckengost. Cunningham has devoted more than 30 years to researching, studying, collecting, promoting and writing about the American ceramic industry and its products. From 1977 until 1984, she served as the founding editor and publisher of the groundbreaking monthly, The Glaze. In 1978, she founded and, for many years produced, the annual American Pottery, Earthenware and China show. Her book on Schreckengost will be published later this year.
The society has announced that the names of five winners of the Bicentennial Essay contest will be placed in the 2006 Bicentennial time capsule and interred at 10 a.m. Sept. 23 at the library. The winners from the more than 400 entries that were submitted were recently recognized at the Salem Historical Society. Morgan Murphy won for kindergarten for "The Best Place in Salem." Third-grader Emily Winkler and fourth-grader Amanda Elifritz were tops in the primary and intermediate grades for "Why Salem is a Good Place to Live." Eighth-grader Ross Mondell and senior Brittany Downing won junior and senior high awards for "What Salem Means to Me."
Source: The Salem Historical Society