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During a recent trip to visit family in Central Ohio, I visited the Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, a suburb southwest of Columbus. I live in Charleston, South Carolina, so my standard for historical home tours is very high. Still, without exaggeration the Sherman House tour was the best I have ever taken of an historical home within the USA or abroad. The tour guide was entertaining and informative, and consequently I learned a lot about General William Tecumseh Sherman, his family, and the material culture and social practices of the 19th century. The guide, as well as the other staff, were also quite friendly. And they were exceptionally adept at capturing and keeping the attention of the children who were taking the tour while I was there. If you get the chance, don't pass up visiting this gem! Well worth investing an hour or two and the small cost of admission.
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Recently we took four grandsons (ages 7-11) to the home of Gen. William T. Sherman in Lancaster, Ohio. What a wonderful surprise for us! The guide was very knowledgeable and was skilled in involving young boys in learning and enjoying history. The home is filled with Civil War period antiques, many from the Sherman family. We grandparents were particularly interested in the furniture and ladies handiwork while the boys were facinated with the kitchen tools and the military-related items. Upstairs is the Sherman museum featuring Gen. W.T. Sherman and his father, Judge Sherman. The museum was very much the hit of the trip for the boys and grandparents. The Civil War period guns, pictures, and awards kept our interest as we walked from display to display. We all learned a lot about Gen. Sherman and the Civil War period. There is also a small gift shop downstairs that contained some items of interest that were within the limited travel budget for our boys. This "field trip" was a very pleasant surprise for all of us.
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What a gem! John Dye was an excellent tour guide - it was just the two of us and he spent so much time explaining everything. He really knows the history of the General - and the area. What a pleasure.
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The group before us had four people but it was only myself and my bride so our tour was private and we got to ask lots of questions and kid around with the docents. The tour lasted over an hour as it was the last one of the day and we were very interested in the house and the man. Gen. Sherman and his 10 siblings lived here until the untimely death of their father.While most of the artifacts were not original, they are of the period. Wall decorations are reproductions. The guide pointed out everything that belonged to the General or the family as well as that which were owned by friends or which were just period pieces. She was very knowledgeable and used her pad computer to read some of his statements, statements about him or to show us pictures of things like his monument in NYC Central Park. She also noted the part that was the original family house, the part that was added while he lived there and the part added by a later owner (all in the 19th century).Price is $6/adult, $5/AAA, and $4/senior. Worth the time if you are in Lancaster. If you go off-season (we went on a weekday in September), there are likely few if any others in your tour.Photography inside is prohibited. Next door is another historic house (his sister married a rich guy!)
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we went here after we had finished seeing the Christmas exhibit at the decorative arts center next door....greeted at the door by one of the docents who was dressed in an 1860's period hoop skirt costume who invited us in to see on e of the trees in the parlor, which was decorated in civil war era items.. one of the other docents was giving a presentation of the Christmas story "the night before Christmas" up until this was story written, santa claus did not have a beard...didn't have reindeer, and certainly didn't come down the chimney....afterwards, we went to the dining room, where another tree was decorated, and the volunteers were describing the decorations on the tree...silhouetted cut outs of the members of the Sherman family... 1850-60's trees were were modestly decorated... treat for Christmas would have been dried fruits and candy, maybe a few toys.... the next room showed what civil war soldiers would have asked for and gotten for Christmas...a companion exhibit showed what current troops request in their "care" boxes...very similar items, with the obvious exceptions being batteries, cd's, sim cards, etc....they still want candy, cookies, typical necessities.. it was a very enjoyable night....glad we went
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Standing on the front porch one can imagine what it was like to have lived in Lancaster in the 1800's. The area is filled with history.
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Very interesting--we got a personal tour from Jim--he was really knowledable! It took about 45 minutes but I have a feeling he could have made it last longer if we'd wanted. The house is really well maintained.
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Personable tour guide with a lot of interesting information, not only about General Sherman but about the Sherman family in general. Worth a visit.
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The guides are very informative. I learned a lot about the entire Sherman family, and the local history of Lancaster Ohio. They have a lot of antique furniture and objects. It was a great peek into life during an earlier historical era.
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Although not open from December-March, this historical house has a lot to offer. A realistic view in the life of a great and probably misunderstood Civil War hero/general.