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| The Galpin Home 10 Edison Drive PO Box 308 Milan, OH 44846  (419)499-2968 museum@milanhistory.org milanhistory.org/galpin.html Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - MapQuest |  | |
See also: Milan Historical Museum "Views from the pen of an artist, all so enchanting and lovely" were Dr. Galpin's words describing Milan. Dr. Leman Galpin was the physician who attended Edison's birth. Appropriately, Dr.Galpin's home, built in 1846, is the heart of the museum complex. It was the first and sole exhibit building on Edison Drive in 1955. Its Greek Revival style speaks to the influx of Settlers to the Milan area from the East. Two floors of exhibits tell the story of those pioneers; the everyday, the elegant, the signs of the times. The second floor rooms hold a myriad of exhibits and areas to explore. Learn how war and its aftermath affected communities. Examine some of Thomas Edison's early inventions! Discover the difference in life-styles through accessories of ladies and gents, fanciful fans, and decorative arts such as lovingly crafted mourning pictures. See how the American Pioneer spirit helped establish early Milan. Surprises await on the first floor. Examine up close the scale model of the Jason Parker, one of the 2-masted schooners that was built in Milan in the 19th century. A temporary exhibit features the social impact that the Civil War had on the United States and Milan. Explore how local soldiers were affected on the battlefield, and how families were affected at home. See how culture and society changed in the aftermath of the Civil War. "Dazzling!", "The best collection I've seen!", are comments by visitors to the comprehensive Glass wing. With well over 1,500 pieces, examples include all major types of American and European glass. Over 30 pieces of modern work by Dominick Labino, are featured here. Robert Mowry's gift of pattern glass includes hundreds of patterns from the 19th and 20th centuries. | ||
