Christmas on the Farm and Christmas Open House at the Orange Johnson House

The Orange Johnson House Museum is one of the oldest residences in its original location in Central Ohio. See what it was like in nineteenth-century Worthington on the property, which offers a view of both the pioneer and Federal periods in Worthington. 

The house is furnished with period pieces, some of which have a connection to early Worthington families and activities. The exhibition rooms on the lower level have rotating and seasonal exhibits featuring items from the Society’s collection.  

Costumed guides will help guests immerse themselves into discovering the life of early Worthington settlers.

Children’s Christmas at the Orange Johnson House

Saturdays, December 6, 13, and 20, 2025 from 4 pm – 8 pm

Children in grades 3-5 can experience the Christmas holidays the old-fashioned way at the Worthington Historical Society’s Children’s Christmas. 

Kids will learn about school traditions, hear Christmas stories, tour the house, play period games, make a craft, sing traditional songs, and prepare a typical early 1800s meal. They’ll also receive a gift from a famous visitor.

Registration is required, and must be done in person only on Monday, November 11, 7 – 8 pm or Tuesday, November 12, 7 – 8 pm. After that, contact them at info@worthingtonhistory.org to reserve. Cost per child is $35. Kids can only attend one time.

Children’s Christmas Registration

• Monday, November 10th, 7 – 8 pm
• Tuesday, November 11th, 7 – 8 pm

Orange Johnson Christmas Open House

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 1 pm – 4 pm

Visit the Orange Johnson house this holiday season for self-guided tours while it’s decorated in all its Christmas glory. Details here. 

In lieu of admission, guests can donate one or more non-perishable food items to the Worthington Resource Pantry.  

Orange Johnson House
956 High Street
Worthington
website

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Life on the Farm, Family Day at the Orange Johnson House

tba 2024 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This popular event at the Orange Johnson House is back!

 “Bring the Farm to You” will join with the Society to allow visitors a chance to see and even touch the animals that provided the Johnson family with both food and fiber.

Admission is FREE, and includes visits with the animals and a look inside the house for self-guided tours. Details.

On the lower level, kids can build log houses and barns with Lincoln Logs, fill the barn with animals the Johnsons might have had on their farm, try on pioneer outfits, read books about pioneer lifestyles, and making quilt patterns with magnetic quilt piecing kits. 

Tours at the Orange Johnson House

Open for tours with advanced reservation on Wednesdays and Sundays (24 Hour Minimum Advanced Reservation on the website)

The Orange Johnson House will close for Sunday tours after our last open house (except by appointment) on December 15th until Spring 2025.