Holmes County Historical Society Plans America 250 Tea Fundraiser for April

The Holmes County Historical Society will host the Grand Tea fundraiser on April 25 at the Victorian House Museum, 434 N. Washington Street in Millersburg, with Glen Hammel delivering a historical portrayal of Ulysses S. Grant and Exclusively Yours Catering handling the midday meal. Tickets are $30 per person, with proceeds funding the Society's artifact preservation and museum programming.

The event is organized in partnership with the Visit Amish Country tourism bureau as part of America 250, the national commemoration of the country's 250th anniversary. The connection ties the Historical Society's ongoing preservation work at the Victorian House Museum to a milestone that heritage organizations across Ohio are building their 2026 programming around.

The schedule opens with punch and fellowship at 10:45 a.m., advances to lunch from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m., and closes with Hammel's Grant presentation starting at noon. All ticket holders will also tour the museum's 28 rooms, a feature that distinguishes the Grand Tea from a conventional luncheon fundraiser and reflects the Victorian House's continued standing as a heritage anchor for Millersburg visitors.

Proceeds go directly toward the Victorian House Museum's artifact preservation work and day-to-day programming costs. Spring programming at the museum brings daytime visitors to downtown Millersburg during the shoulder season between winter and peak summer travel, when cafés, shops, and bed-and-breakfasts along the county seat's main corridor depend most on special-event foot traffic.

Capacity is limited, and the Historical Society recommends registering early. Tickets and details are available through the Holmes County Historical Society's event page, linked from the Visit Amish Country events calendar.