John & Annie Glenn Museum — Attraction in New Concord

We have passed the sign on the interstate telling you where to exit for the John & Annie Glenn Museum, but had never stopped. We were staying at Salt Fork State Park and decided to check it out. What a pleasant surprise! Besides getting to travel a portion of the National Road, visiting the campus of Muskingim college, and seeing the quaint town of New Concord, we took a guided tour of John Glenn's childhood home. The tour begins on the lower level, accessed from the back parking lot, with a brief video summarizing John Glenn's life. You then go to the main level where a volunteer gives a short introduction. After a knock on the door, you are welcomed into the Glenn home by John Glenn's father. Mr. Glenn walks you through the home, telling you about life in the Glenn home in the 1940s. The home is full of actual photos, artifacts, and period pieces specific to the Glenn family and life in New Concord. You then go to the 2nd floor where 4 themed rooms have displays regarding the astronaut/ senator's life, wife, and accomplishment. The tour took about 2 hours. The staff was very knowledgeable, and the re-enactor representing Herschel Glenn was amazing. We were very impressed and so glad we took the...

I was driving along National Road, which is today U. S. Highway 40. One of the towns that I was lucky enough to visit was New Concord, Ohio. As I was driving through town, I saw a sign for the John & Annie Glenn Historical Site. Not being in any hurry, I decided to stop and visit. This is the home where Astronaut and Senator John Glenn grew up. Parking down a side street behind the home. I entered on the lower level of the home and was greeted by a very nice lady who welcomed me and explained how the tour worked. I paid my $6.00 senior admission and began my tour by watching a short film which was interesting and informative. After the video I made my way upstairs where the home has been returned to it’s 1962 appearance. The house features period furnishings and several artifacts that belonged the Glenn’s. This was a wonderful tour and I ended up spending a little over an hour on site. Everyone associated with this site immerses themselves in telling the fascinating story of Senator and Mrs. Glenn. It was a wonderful story, and I would encourage anyone who is in the area to stop and visit the John and Annie Glenn...

The boyhood home of John Glenn -- this is a guided tour. The interior is set in a specific time period of Col. Glenn's life. This year (2018) the house is set in 1962. There is nothing in the home that existed past the year 1962. In the past it has been set as WW2/1944, or the Korean War/1951, etc.

The guided tour is given by a docent in costume (befitting of the time) & in character. The docent can be in the character of John Glenn's Father, Mother, Sister, Annie (his wife) or even his son David.

Added on to the home (in the rear of the house) is three stories of museum about the life and times after John Glenn left home, prima facie to go to war but in reality to begin his journey into history.

See what small town America can produce! Learn about the values & character that can be instilled in what some would derogatorily label a "simple life". Learn about the formative years of a true American Patriot. DO NOT MISS this essential piece of...