John Glenn Centennial Celebration
Join the celebration as Guernsey and Muskingum Counties commemorate Astronaut, Senator and native son, John H. Glenn Jr.’s life and accomplishments on July 16-18, 2021 in two Southeast Ohio communities, Cambridge and New Concord, Ohio.
Profile of John Glenn | NASA (click here)
List of Centennial Events
JULY 16, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. John & Annie Glenn Museum in New Concord
Open for regular tours featuring a living history tour on the main floor of the home. Experience 1937 – “The Life of an American Family during the Great Depression”.
7:00 p.m. Presentation by Ohio Space Shuttle Astronaut Don Thomas
Big Pavilion – Cambridge City Park
Sponsored by Muskingum University and the Guernsey County Public Library
July 17, 2021
8:00 a.m. Friendship 7-Miler Race from Cambridge to New Concord
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church Open New Concord
(John Glenn’s Family Church)
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church Musical Performance
“A Song of Peace” & “God Bless America”
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. John & Annie Glenn Museum New Concord
Open for free walk-through tours, Muskingum University’s
John & Annie Glenn Public Service Fellows Policy Walk
Souvenirs for Sale, Lemonade Stand, Friendship Garden Memorial Bricks for sale – $62.00
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. John Glenn’s 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible on Display
New Concord Elementary School Parking Lot
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Free William Rainey Harper Cabin Museum Admission, New Concord
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Historic Walking Tour of New Concord – starts at the Glenn Museum
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. WACO Biplane Rides at the Cambridge Municipal Airport $200 for a 2-person short (10-12 minute) ride, similar to John Glenn’s inspirational first plane ride taken at Cambridge in 1929 when he was 8
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Interview with Alice George – Author of The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn
New Concord Elementary School Gymnasium
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Activities for Kids New Concord Elementary School Park. Old-Fashioned Games & Pop Bottle Rocket Launching – John Glenn High School Cheerleaders
10:30 a.m. Presentations from State and Federal Officials Cambridge
Program held at the Guernsey County Courthouse. Speakers will include US Representative Bill Johnson, Ohio State Representative Adam Holmes, Astronaut Don Thomas, former Ohio US Representative Zack Space and a representative from the Guernsey County Commissioners
11:00 a.m. Friendship 7 Parade from Cambridge to New Concord
Grand Marshal – Astronaut Don Thomas
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. WMCO 90.7 Live Broadcast New Concord Elementary School Park
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Presentation by Eleanor O’Rangers – “Mercury Astronaut Training” New Concord Elementary School Gymnasium
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Post-Parade Program – New Concord Elementary School Pavilion
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. COSI Curbside New Concord Elementary School Park
Science Demonstrations and Free Space Kits to first 100 children
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rocket Car Rides New Concord (across from the Glenn Museum) $10 for a 10-minute circuit ride around New Concord
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds New Concord Elementary School Pavilion
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentation by Ohio Astronaut Don Thomas
New Concord Elementary School Gymnasium
(formerly John Glenn’s New Concord High School)
Sponsored by Muskingum University
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. “The John Glenn Story” Historic 1963 NASA Film
New Concord Elementary School Gymnasium
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Author Panel – Discussion and Q&A about Glenn history and what the flight of Friendship 7 meant to America
New Concord Elementary School Gymnasium
Jeff Shesol – Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Alice George – The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn
Astronaut Don Thomas – Orbit of Discovery: The All-Ohio Space Shuttle Mission
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. “The John Glenn Story” Historic 1963 NASA Film
New Concord Elementary School Gymnasium
7:00 p.m. “Project Mercury” – Documentary Film Presented by Jackson Tyler,
Filmmaker Area Agency on Aging Building – Cambridge
July 18, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. John & Annie Glenn Museum in New Concord
Open for free walk-through tours and birthday treats Historic 1962 “Friendship 7” NASA film shown in the classroom.
For Visitor assistance and/or places to stay visit:
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John Glenn Food Trail
Join Cambridge, New Concord & Zanesville as they celebrate John Glenn with a month full of fun, educational and exciting events.
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PLAN A LONGER STAY
Small Town Charm, A Famous Bakery, Big Foot, and a Holiday Event That Brings “Dickens” to Life. ~ Guernsey County
This past year, I had the pleasure of being asked to join in on a three county, 3-day Media Fam Tour with four other influencers. Our first day of touring included Downtown Cambridge and surrounding areas in Guernsey County.
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Muskingum County – A National Road that leads to space and so much more.
How do you really describe an Ohio county that history includes:
- A bridge that made it into the pages of Ripley’s Believe It or Not.
- Was the path west for stagecoaches and westward settlers using the National Road.
- Was a key stop on the Underground Railroad to freedom.
- Proud parents to an astronaut, a prolific sculptor, and a famous Western writer.
- Who has roots that run deep in clay.
- Home to a basket maker that had a dream.
- And …
Has taken reclaimed mine land and created one of the largest animal conservation sites in North America, which has been featured on the Animal Planets “The Zoo”?
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