May 10, 2023 - The Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park will hold its 29th annual dinner auction on Saturday, (May 13) at the Hopedale Fire Department, 103 Firehouse Lane.

The buffet dinner, including dessert and beverage, will be followed by a talk from Sam Bennett Jr. of the Coshocton County Coal Miners Memorial. There will be door prizes, basket raffles, a silent auction and the live auction with Rick Keffer Auctions. The Dave Barnhouse print titled “Passing Time” will be available at auction. The auction has mining-related items and books and handmade wood-framed pictures of the old equipment.

The Dave Barnhouse print titled "Passing Time" will be available at auction at Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park annual dinner auction on Saturday, May 13, 2023. 

Tickets are $20, available at the Harrison County Visitor Center or by calling Amy Welch at 330-401-9881. Tickets will also be available at the door. Doors open at 4 p.m. with dinner at 5, and the auction at around 7 p.m.

This nonprofit group was formed in the 1990s to preserve the coal mining heritage of Harrison County. They have a collection of archives, machinery and memorabilia relating to the mining, agriculture and transportation fields.

The group hosts a show on their grounds at 43672 Stumptown Road, New Athens, on the weekend after Labor Day. The group will have a Spring Open House there June 3. They have many pieces of vintage equipment including two Marion 111 draglines, cranes, bulldozers, loaders, power shovels, Gradall machines, and trucks that are on display, some working in the dirt on those days. For more information, find them at Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park on Facebook.