Allen County Historical Society and Museum

Weaving together the human and industrial story of the rails, this exhibit highlights how the railroad built commuities and connected a nation. Featuring historic photographs, artistic responses, and autentic relics of the railroad life, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how the rhythm of the rails continues to echo today.

Curator Arnold Tunstall explores the enduring romance of railroad imagery in art in connection with The Rail Legacy . A thoughtful look at how railroads captured the American imagery. All Museum Talks are free for visitors to attend.

Weaving together the human and industrial story of the rails, this exhibit highlights how the railroad built commuities and connected a nation. Featuring historic photographs, artistic responses, and autentic relics of the railroad life, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how the rhythm of the rails continues to echo today.

Your Mission:

Your Mission:

This museum talk is done in connection with The Rail Legacy exhibit. Monikers are typically graffiti done on the sides of freight cars and trains and started as a tradition in the late 1800s. Come listen to Massillon Museum’s Chief Developement Officer, Scot Phillips, talk about the intersection of art, graffiti, and trains. Museum Talks are free for all museum visitors.

Lima’s interurban and street railways played a major role in the economic and social growth of Allen County. This program-will revisit the interurban lines that radiated from Lima in six directions, with old and new photos, plus vintage post cards, maps, and timetables. Museum Talks are free for all visitor.