Board Meeting
2024-09-11 06:30 - 08:00 (Europe/London) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States

Membership Meeting: Things Still Go Bump In The Night
2024-09-12 06:30 - 08:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Things Still Go Bump in the Night
by Author Randy Overbeck
September 12th
6:30 – 8:00 Pm at Promont House
Have you ever wondered if ghosts were real? Do most people really believe in ghosts?
In this interactive and multi-media presentation, Dr. Overbeck will address these and other questions about the spirit world. Based on the extensive research completed for his series, The Haunted Shores Mysteries, he will share the role ghosts play in our culture and religion, discuss why many influential people believe in ghosts and he will even unveil some authenticated photos and videos of documented ghosts. You won’t believe your eyes…or maybe you will.

Executive Director Q&A
2025-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Come up to Promont or call in with any questions about the Historical Society and Promont. Want to know what we are all about, or what we will be doing in the future? Now is the time to find out or maybe generate some more great ideas!

International Women's Day Event
2025-03-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
The Resilient Woman: An International Women’s Day Celebration

Calling all women of vision! Join Activate Brain & Body Fitness as we celebrate International Women’s Day with an inspiring evening for women who want to elevate their capacity for greatness.

Learn about the cognitive science of resilience, tools to better navigate adversity, strategies to improve your brain health, and embrace reinvention.

With insights from local business women and empowering founder stories, experience the power of how community support will amplify success. Speakers will include:

Megs Gelfgot, Founder, Tedx & Fortune 500 Speaker
Kelly Barber: President of Junior League & Marketing Direct of Turn In Concepts
Jamie Horn: Director of Marketing & Shareholder Johnson Investments
Heather Richard: Entrepreneurial Consultant & Leadership Coach
A local spotlight of several other local women in business from the Milford Miami Township Chamber.

Hosted at the Promont Museum, this Ladies of the Chamber event will be held on March 6th, 6:30-8:30pm. This free event is limited seating and will include wine, light bites and giveaways from our local partners.
We anticipate this event selling out, RSVP for a spot at this celebration of women and the strength of community.

Arbor Day Event
2025-04-25 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Riverside Park, 425 Victor Stier Dr., Milford, OH, 45150, United States
Join us from 4:00-6:00 down at Riverside Park when we will honor our first City of Milford Heritage Tree and reveal its age.
What did Milford look like during the time when this tree was planted? What games were played? What tools were used?
How did people engage with each other before computers and phones?
Come find out and enjoy our beautiful park!

A Step Back in Time
2025-06-21 14:00 - 17:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States

Discovery Day
2025-08-02 09:00 - 23:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
Discovery Day
A fun, hands-on morning of curiosity and exploration for families.

Membership Meeting September - America 250 Celebrations
2025-09-11 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
11th September, Thursday 6:30PM Promont.
Clermont County Visitors and Convention Bureau will share America 250 plans, Celebrations, mural locations,passport information, and many other events that will take place in Clermont County to celebrate America’s Birthday.
Please bring a snack to share and your beverage if you like.

Murder Mystery Evening
2025-11-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
What lurks in the shadows at Promont? During a quiet memorial for Lawrence Penfield, questions arise about his sudden death. Tensions surface and a troubling truth begins to emerge. Penfield’s death may not have been natural! With a fortune at stake, a few key guests begin to draw scrutiny…Enjoy an evening of drinks and lite bites while you solve this possibly unsolvable mystery! Click HERE for tickets!

A Promont Affaire
2025-12-06 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
SAVE THE DATE – A Promont Affaire is returning! There is no cost to attend this event.
Celebrate Promont – Milford’s Italianate mansion – decked out in all its holiday splendor.
Delight in exclusive shopping in a quiet relaxing atmosphere as you shop with seven local artisans offering a variety of products focused on women’s style, fashion, entertaining and holiday gifts.
Enjoy light refreshments as you mingle with other shoppers and casually chat with the artists.
Stroll through the Promont gift shop.
Learn more about Promont with a self-guided tour.
It’s a wonderful way to spend a few hours away from the hustle and bustle of the season!

Holiday Open House - Sat
2025-12-20 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
December 20–21
1-4PM
Free Holiday Open Houses
Our gift to the community! Stroll through Promont beautifully decorated for Christmas, enjoy warm hospitality, and celebrate the season with us. This is our heartfelt thank you to our wonderful community.

Holiday Open House - Sun
2025-12-21 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States

Sip and Paint Event
2026-01-04 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Sip and Paint
Join us for a festive evening of creativity and cheer. This holiday-themed Paint & Sip is a wonderful way to relax, enjoy good company, and make something beautiful for the season.

tickets here

History Readers Book Club - January
2026-01-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
January 6

Finding Margaret Fuller
by Allison Partake

In the company of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his circle of enlightened friends, the young, beautiful, and brilliant Margaret Fuller becomes “the radiant genius and fiery heart” of the Transcendentalists. She inspires Louisa May Alcott, sparks Nathaniel Hawthorne to create Hester Prynne, and forms close bonds with Henry David Thoreau and Emerson himself. However, Margaret’s soul yearns for more than poetry and drama, leading her on a journey of adventure and self-discovery.
From hosting a women-only literary salon in Boston to becoming the first woman permitted entry to Harvard’s library, Margaret defies societal conventions as an activist for women’s rights and a champion for humanity. On the gritty New York streets, she spars with Edgar Allan Poe and reports on the work of Frederick Douglass. And when offered an assignment in Europe by editor Horace Greeley, Margaret becomes the first female foreign news correspondent, mingling with the likes of Frédéric Chopin, William Wordsworth, and George Sand. In Rome, she embarks on a passionate love affair with a Roman count, causing an international scandal. As a mother and a countess, Margaret enters a new fight for Italy’s unification.
With a star-studded cast and an epic sweep of historical events, this is a story of an inspiring trailblazer, a woman who loved big and lived even bigger—a fierce adventurer who transcended the rigid roles ascribed to women and changed history for millions, all on her own terms.

Trivia Night
2026-01-23 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Local history is anything but boring!

Our community is full of firsts, innovations, and surprising connections, and Trivia Night is a fun way to relive them together while celebrating a big milestone in our nation’s story.

Test your knowledge at our America 250 Trivia Night on January 23, from 6–8pm. Topics include Milford and Miami Township history, inventions, and local legends. It’s free to attend as long as you bring your curiosity.

America 250 Museum Day Open House
2026-03-28 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
March 28
10 AM – 4 PM
America 250 Open House
Kick off the new year—and America’s 250th birthday—with a special open house at Promont.
Saturday March 28 2026 is your opportunity to visit GMAHS’s Promont Museum decorated in Victorian Holiday Splendor. We are participating with the other Clermont County museums & historic sites to celebrate America 250 in the New Year.
Participating museums should be open from 10AM to 4PM so this is a great time to take in more than one site on your country ride. Perhaps follow our 43rd Ohio Governor, John M. Pattison’s life trail from birth in the now Owensville Historical Society Museum to his death at GMAHS Promont Museum. Travel just a short drive up State Route 28 from Promont Museum to the Goshen Historical Society Museum. So many interesting places await you. We look forward to your visit.

Mother's Day Tea
2026-05-09 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Join Us for Promont’s Mother’s Day Tea!

Join us for Promont’s Mother’s Day Tea, a gathering honoring Moms that will be full of laughs and tasty treats!

Promont’s Mother’s Day Tea
Celebrate Mother’s Day with an elegant and unhurried afternoon at historic Promont. Our Mother’s Day Tea is a heartfelt way to honor the mothers, grandmothers, and mother-figures who make our lives brighter.
Guests will enjoy a thoughtfully curated selection of teas, delightful sweet and savory treats, and the charm of gathering together in one of Milford’s most treasured historic homes. Whether you’re treating your mom, honoring a loved one, or simply spending meaningful time with friends, this afternoon is designed for connection, conversation, and creating memories.
Come raise a teacup, slow down for a bit, and celebrate the people who nurture, guide, and love so well.

Promont House
Saturday, May 9, 1pm – 4pm
Buy tickets:
Price: $43.89

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/promonts-mothers-day-tea-tickets-1979360686095?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

May Membership Meeting
2026-05-14 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
April 9th, 2026 GMAHS Membership Meeting
6:30PM Promont Museum

Who was Aletheia Pattison? Dr. Kelly Wright will share the answer to that question & many others you may have when you learn about Aletheia Pattison as a young woman. Did she travel to foreign countries, how was she generous in many but especially to Clermont County, & what are some of her stories as a child & resident of Promont?
This talk is now back on our GMAHS Membership Meeting schedule and twice as good. Part 1 is 6:30PM 14th May Promont Museum.
Part 2 is hosted by the Clermont County Historical Society, at the Batavia Branch Library, 180 S. 3rd Street 45103 on Saturday 23rd May at 1PM.

America 250 Author's Night
2026-05-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
America 250 Author’s Night is May 22, 6:00. We are partnering with our wonderful local bookstore, The Bookmatters, to introduce our local author Brent Coleman and his fascinating book, Cincinnati Characters: The Unknown, Unappreciated, and Unhinged. Join us for an exciting evening with lite bites and drinks as part of our America 250 programming. A great night for history lovers and book enthusiasts alike — bring a friend!

June Membership Picnic
2026-06-11 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Join us at Promont on June 11 from 5–8 p.m. for the Greater Milford Historical Society Membership Picnic, an evening of good food, friendly conversation, and community connection.
All are welcome to attend, and guests are invited to bring a dish to share as we gather together on the grounds of historic Promont. The entrée will be provided, so just bring your favorite side, salad, or dessert and enjoy a relaxed time with fellow history lovers and friends of the Society. Please bring your beverage of choice and flatware.

America 250 Open Mic
2026-06-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
Open Mic Night #2!
June 24, 6 pm – 8 pm at Promont
We had such a great time at our first Open Mic that we were asked to have another one!
This can go over the 8:00 time set if we have lots of musicians like we did in April.
Come and enjoy our grounds, some lite bites, and our outstanding local musicians!
Bring a dish to share! We would also like help setting up and tearing down.

History Readers Book Club - July
2026-07-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
July

Leaving Coy’s Hill
by Katherine A. Sherbrooke
July 7

Born on a farm in 1818, Lucy Stone dreamt of extraordinary things for a girl of her time, like continuing her education beyond the eighth grade and working for the abolitionist cause, and of ordinary things, such as raising a family of her own. But when she learns that the Constitution affords no rights to married women, she declares that she will never marry and dedicates her life to fighting for change.
At a time when it is considered promiscuous for women to speak in public, Lucy risks everything for the anti-slavery movement, her powerful oratory mesmerizing even her most ardent detractors as she rapidly becomes a household name. And when she begins to lecture on the “woman question,” she inspires a young Susan B. Anthony to join the movement. But life as a crusader is a lonely one.
When Henry Blackwell, a dashing and forward-thinking man, proposes a marriage of equals, Lucy must reconcile her desire for love and children with her public persona and the legal perils of marriage she has long railed against. And when a wrenching controversy pits Stone and Anthony against each other, Lucy makes a decision that will impact her legacy forever.
Based on true events, Leaving Coy’s Hill is a timeless story of women’s quest for personal and professional fulfillment within society’s stubborn constraints. And as an abolitionist and women’s rights activist fighting for the future of a deeply divided country, Lucy Stone’s quest to live a life on her own terms is as relevant as ever. In this “propulsive,” “astonishing,” and “powerful” story, Katherine Sherbrooke brings to life a true American heroine for a new generation.

Open House with Tours
2026-07-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
THE MUSEUM WELCOMES THE PUBLIC ON THE 1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH SUNDAYS OF EACH MONTH FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM.
THE MUSEUM WELCOMES THE PUBLIC ON THE 1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH SUNDAYS OF EACH MONTH FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM. Public tours of the museum are on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month from 1 PM to 4 PM. Tours begin no later than 3 and the museum closes at 4:00. Public Tour Costs: · Our docent-led public tours are $8 per person · Students 13+ $3 per person · Children 12 and under – free with member or paying adult. Private tours may be available throughout the week and can be scheduled by contacting us at (513) 248-0324, Monday to Thursday, between 9 AM and 3 PM. Private Tour Costs: • $10 per person for 8 or more • $15 per person for 7 or less • Children 12 and under – free with member or paying adult.

Open House w/ Tours
2026-08-02 13:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
THE MUSEUM WELCOMES THE PUBLIC ON THE 1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH SUNDAYS OF EACH MONTH FROM 1 PM TO 4 PM.
Public tours of the museum are on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month from 1 PM to 4 PM. Tours begin no later than 3 and the museum closes at 4:00.
Public Tour Costs:
· Our docent-led public tours are $8 per person
· Students 13+ $3 per person
· Children 12 and under – free with member or paying adult.
Private tours may be available throughout the week and can be scheduled by contacting us at (513) 248-0324, Monday to Thursday, between 9 AM and 3 PM.
Private Tour Costs:
• $10 per person for 8 or more
• $15 per person for 7 or less
• Children 12 and under – free with member or paying adult.

History Readers Book Club - August
2026-08-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Promont Museum, 906 Main St., Milford, Oh, Ohio, 45150, United States
August

The Professor and the Madman
by Simon Winchester
August 4

When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for “men of letters” to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like Dr. W.C. Minor, provided literally thousands of entries to the editors. But Minor, an American expatriate in England and a Civil War veteran, was actually a certified lunatic who turned in his dictionary entries from the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Simon Winchester has produced a mesmerizing coda to the deeply troubled Minor’s life, a life that in one sense began with the senseless murder of an innocent British brewery worker that the deluded Minor believed was an assassin sent by one of his numerous “enemies.”
Winchester also paints a rich portrait of the OED’s leading light, Professor James Murray, who spent more than 40 years of his life on a project he would not see completed in his lifetime. Winchester traces the origins of the drive to create a “Big Dictionary” down through Murray and far back into the past; the result is a fascinating compact history of the English language (albeit admittedly more interesting to linguistics enthusiasts than historians or true crime buffs). That Murray and Minor, whose lives took such wildly disparate turns yet were united in their fierce love of language, were able to view one another as peers and foster a warm friendship is just one of the delicately turned subplots of this compelling book.

Art Affaire
2026-09-26 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Downtown Milford
