CURRENT TOURS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
Main Street at Second Street
(42 N. Main Street)
Fredericktown, Ohio 43019
WELCOMES VISITORS
DURING THE FREDERICKTOWN TOMATO SHOW,
WED. SEPT. 8 THROUGH SAT. SEPT. 11, 2021
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS PERMITTING
OPEN WED., THURS., FRI., 6 P.M.-10-P.M.
AND SAT. AFTER PARADE 2 P.M.-10 P.M.
(Except the Museum will close from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday Sept 8 for its program ‘A LIFE’S JOURNEY IN DAILY JOURNALISM”, a few steps away at First Baptist Church. Click on Current Programs/Events for more information on this program, when it is available.
Wednesday, Sept. 8: Museum tours, 6-10 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 9: Museum tours and letterpress printing demonstrations, 6-7 & 8:30-10 p.m.
Program presentation 7:15-8:15 p.m., at First Baptist Church
Friday, Sept. 10: Museum tours & letterpress printing demonstrations, 6-10 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11: Museum tours & letterpress printing demonstrations, 2-10 p.m.
(Click on Current Programs/Events for more information on the Thursday program.)
▪ VISIT OUR 185-YEAR-OLD LANDMARK BUILDING
▪ SEE THE TOM PALMER COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL
NEWSPAPERS OF AMERICA AND THE WORLD.
To print red tomatoes, red ink is prepared by former Knox County Citizen Publisher Richard Brenneman, left, and Jeff Schroff, the Museum’s chief volunteer printer.
Volunteer printer Steve Hartmann demonstrates the Museum’s antique Chandler & Price platen press, which was manufactured in Cleveland.
hief volunteer printer Jeff Schroff presents red tomatoes, fresh off the Museum’s Chandler & Price platen letterpress, to Tomato Show visitors.
THE MAIN STREET FREE PRESS MUSEUM
TO CONTACT US:
Phone or Text: 917-693-7664
Fax: 212-253-4083
Email: John.Long.FHS@gmail.com
