Resale Shop

Put-in-Bay's "Thrifting Paradise" is open daily 11-5 pm

The Lake Erie islands Historical Society's Heritage Resale Shop, Put-in-Bay's "thrifting paradise," is open11 am to 5 pm daily this fall. Check the Museum's Facebook Page and our website banner at the top of each page for any updates on changes.

We think you'll enjoy our new building and our new system of accepting donations to make things easier for our donors. Keep us in mind after yard sales, or when you're cleaning out the garage. We appreciate your support.

Interested in volunteering in 2026? Volunteers receive "Resale Bucks" that can be used to purchase items in the shop. Contact Kendra Koehler or email us at volunteers@leihs.org if you would like more information about volunteering.

Upcoming Events

Check out the Museum’s 2026 Events Page for current information on upcoming events.

Saturday, Sept. 12 –The Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Museum will feature a display of large format black and white canvas prints recording the building of Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial, and the Centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie (1913) at Art in the Park on September 12. The photos were taken by Island photographer Otto G. Herbster and are from the personal collection of Board Member Maggie Beckford.

Sunday, Sept. 13 — LEIHS will operate the concession for Miller Boat Line’s annual Old Tyme Baseball Game, and the museum will again benefit from all proceeds of operating the concession for the game. Game starts at 2 pm and the church ball field. Thank you, Market Families.

Saturday, Sept. 19 — “Sale Away” at the Heritage Resale Shop’s 20% Off Sale. We’re always happy to accept donations after PIBCC’s Sale Away.

Saturday, Oct. 3 — Join the “Skelly Hunt” – 50% Off Sale on select items at Heritage Resale Shop.

Tuesday, Oct. 6 — Brown Bag Lunch History Talk with Paul Ladd, “History of Mailboats on the Islands” at 11:45 am at the Museum. Light lunch provided.

Sat-Sun, Oct 10-11 — Visit us at PIBCC’s Oktoberfest. LEIHS’s Museum Booth with Books, Bricks and Memberships will be on hand.

Friday, Oct. 16 — LEIHS’s popular Cemetery Pioneer Walk begins at 4:00 at Crown Hill.

Saturday, Oct 17 — LEIHS’s popular Cemetery Pioneer Walk begins at 4:00 at Crown Hill.

Tuesday, November 10 — Brown Bag Lunch History Talk with Billy Market, “This History of Miller Boat Line” at 11:45 am at the Museum. A light lunch will be provided.

Tues., Dec. 1 — Giving Tuesday. LEIHS will join the LEI Conservancy and the LEINWC on Giving Tuesday by opening our doors to the community from 11 am to 7 pm to accept charitable donations during this annual event.

With the renovation of the Heritage Resale Shop, we will be open more often in the fall and winter. That schedule will be added as we near the end of the summer.

Lake Erie Islands Historical Society & Museum

Originally the Put-in-Bay Centennial Celebration Committee (PIBCCC) established in 1975, this organization was renamed the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society in 1985 when a group of dedicated island residents formed to make their vision of an island museum a reality. The first museum opened in 1987 at the historic Put-in-Bay Bottling Works building. A new 6,000 square foot museum building with a research library and archive was opened in 1998. The LEIHS's mission is to educate about Lake Erie Islands history, and to protect and preserve island history for future generations. WE offer six levels of membership, and anyone interested is invited to join. The museum hosts events for members, fundraising events open to everyone, history programs, and collaborative events with island partners. Open daily in the summer months and weekends in the spring and fall, the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society museum welcomes school groups, with advance notice please, to explore the history and mystery of the Lake Erie Islands and island life.

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Islanders! Own Crescent Tavern doors and windows! Get’em today before the Island Yard Sale Hordes arrive tomorrow! Till 5:00 today.

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Now OPEN! Barn Sale: buy tables & signs for your yard sale! Solid wood doors, Crescent windows,moldings, plate glass, live edge slabs, lighting…Already sold out corbels

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Beginning today for the next 3 days, the Historical Society is having a sale on artifacts from the Crescent Tavern, including decorative molding, corbels, sold wood doors and original windows. These items have been stored in the “Boat Building,” which was home to the original museum until 1998 when the current museum building was completed. We’ve got some exciting plans for the building next season.

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NEW! Annex Furniture Building organized shelves of household, pets, kids, tools, lighting, electronics, hardware, and even Free Stuff!

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TODAY!!! 11:45 Complimentary Lunch with Captain Russell Brohl. Talk: “Life of a Great Lakes Captain”

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Webster Perit Huntington served as Secretary General of the Perry’s Victory Inter-State Board of the Perry’s Victory Centennial Commission. Born in Columbus in 1865, he was instrumental in the successful pursuit of a memorial at Put-in-Bay to commemorate the victory of Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. Huntington, a member of the Huntington Bank family, was a published writer who also compiled "The Perry's Victory Memorial; A History of Its Origin, Construction and Completion in Commemoration of the Victory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie and the Northwestern Campaign of General William Henry Harrison in the War of 1812." Huntington is shown here at the July 4, 1913, Centennial Celebration at the laying of the cornerstone of the Perry’s Victory Memorial. Huntington is holding a time capsule that was inserted in the cornerstone. This canvas is a part of a collection of 7 large Otto Herbster prints from the July 4, 1913, Centennial Celebration, that will be displayed at Art in the Park on Saturday, September 12 at the Museum booth. They originally were printed by LEIHS’s Board Member Maggie Beckford for the art display at the Rhodes Center in Columbus during the 2013 Bicentennial Art Show and are part of her private collection. Beckford retires this month from the board after 25 years of service, 20 (2004 – 24) of those as the museum’s president.

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