The Jennie Wade Riverboat's Ohio River Valley History Museum

The Jennie Wade Riverboat

Now located at Chilo Lock #34 Park , U.S. Route 52

Bringing the stories of Ohio River communities to our visitors , the Jennie Wade Media Center connects participating communities through media presentations, visual displays and on board activities available for young and old alike.

Teachers, contact the "Friends" for available lesson plans to use at the facility. Teacher members can use the facility "Free of Charge."

Our first production manager, Robert Roe, created a video highlighting the region and the story of the restoration. It was featured during the 2004 season and continues to be part of the center's media programs available to visitors and members.   The video promote the Ohio River Valley. We continue to add new programs that feature the history of these river communities. Some of these include the Lorentz production, "River Voices" a documentary about the 1937 flood, Phil Wenlocks' wonderful visual about the Portsmouth Flood wall murals, the WCET production of "Safe Passage" and our latest, "Men of the River", the story of a forgotten riverboat Captain buried in Neville. . The center is planning displays and information about the ship building history of this region.
Over 10,000 visitors have toured the media center and left with a renewed interest and pride in the many wonderful resources of the region.

Now, in our new permanet location, Chilo Lock #34, the facility will serve many more area residents and visitors for years to come.

Thanks for taking the time to view the Jennie Wade sites. Everyone's support and encouragement is appreciated.
The non-profit organization, Friends of the Jennie Wade was organized to gather this support and help to make all of this happen... Join with us by completing the application and becoming a member.
Click on the photo of Mark Twain to get your application NOW!
             Membership Benefits
Your membership makes you a partner in this community venture.   A quarterly newsletters will keep you updated to the events of the season. Members attended the Steve Free concert in Manchester,Ripley and now in Chilo, Ohio. Activities like this are being planned for our supporters. Use of the facility by member organizations for meetings, classroom activities, scouting groups, fund raising activities is encouraged.

Click here for the latest in planned activities.

Pictured above is the historic gathering held at the Open House of the 1830's home of a pioneer riverman. The Friends of Jennie Wade helped celebrate the Neville Bicentennial by uncovering the story and the original 1830' s home of the riverboat Captain John McClain 1798 -1854. Seen here are the present owners of the home, a representative of the Clermont County Historical Society, the president and a loyal member of the Friends, and the great, great, great, great granddaughters of the Captain. All helped to gather the information recorded in the Neville Bicentennial book . Rediscovering these stories is part of the mission of the Friends of Jennie Wade.
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Click below to learn more about the center.

The Jennie Wade Media Center

New Permanent Home Port

Check out all the other sites that tell her story. Click below.

The Restoration of the Jennie Wade

Jennie moves to Ohio

Contact the Friends!

Beverly McClain, president

Name:

mcclainw@bright.net

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