Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum

The museum is the legacy of John and David Johnson, two brothers who grew up in Coshocton in the mid 19th century and traveled the world collecting regional and cultural artifacts from the places they visited.

They bequeathed their personal collections of over 15,000 objects, to their home town with the request that a museum be formed in honor of their parents, Joseph Johnson and Mary Susan Humrickhouse.

JHM's collections have grown from private donations, primarily in areas of local history and pre-historic Ohio Indian tools and points.

The unfinished blades, composed of Coshocton black flint, ranged in length from 2.5 to 8.5 inches.

The gallery displays pottery, bead and quill work, carvings, and garments from various regions and tribes during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

In 1886, newspaper owner Jasper Meek used his printing press to advertise a shoe store on the surface of burlap school bags.

Visitors can view Jasper Meek's 1830 model Washington Press and many examples of Coshocton advertising art.

Uncovered in the Newark earthworks in the 1860s, the ostensible context suggested a link with the Hopewell Indian culture, which thrived between 100 BC and 500 AD.

[1][2] The Historic Ohio Gallery displays 19th and early 20th century tools, firearms and furnishings, most of which were donated to the museum in 1946 by a local family.