We're excited to share that fellow nonprofit Ohio Humanities has relocated its offices to Thurber House! 🎉🏡
This new partnership is full of possibilities and mutual benefits for both organizations. (And don't worry, our museum isn't going anywhere! 🙂)
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Tomorrow! 😁 This Wednesday, June 10, join crime thriller authors Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Robin Yocum at Thurber House for a conversation about Andrew's newest books, The Delivery and Rescue Me. 🏡🥪🍎
(In the event of rain, we'll be indoors.)
Register! ➡️ thurberhouse.org/summer-events-2026
Six days until WCBE's Jack Marchbanks brings #jazz to the Thurber House lawn! 😁 Join us next Wednesday, June 24 for an evening of #music, great food, & Jack's new book, Art & Activism. 🏡🥪🍎📖
Register ➡️ thurberhouse.org/events
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Ahh... enjoying the simple life of #WindowsXP! 😌
For over a decade, this PC was tucked in a corner of our storage room until we finally booted it up to download the data. Here is Jess in pre-AI bliss. 🙂
Does anyone still have a copy of Oregon Trail? 😢🐂🐃🐍😵
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We're saddened to share that Rosemary Thurber, James Thurber's only child, passed away on June 8 at the age of 94. Rosie was pivotal in the establishment of Thurber House and her loss will be felt deeply by all who knew her.
Read Rosie's obituary: www.starksfamilyfh.com/obituaries/R...
Check out this new interview with 2026 Thurber Prize for American Humor in Writing winner Shalom Auslander in Columbus Jewish News! 🏆
www.columbusjewishnews.com/news/culture...
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View Rosemary "Rosie" Adams Thurber's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
On May 8, American novelist, memoirist and essayist Shalom Auslander was presented the 2026 Thurber Prize for American Humor at the Canzani Center in Columbus.
www.columbusjewishnews.com
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It's release party day! 😁 Take a look at the GORGEOUS cover of 2026 Flip the Page: Central Ohio's Teen Literary Journal. 📘😍
Flip the Page features writing/artwork from teens ages 13-19 and is compiled annually by a teen committee. Get a copy! ➡️ amazon.com/Flip-Page-2026-Thurber-House/dp/B0H2HSYMR3
⚠️ JUST ANNOUNCED! ⚠️ Alexander McCall Smith, a quartet of powerhouse authors, New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro, and a writing submission party! 🤩🎉 Don't even THINK about missing out!
thurberhouse.org/events
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THIS WEEKEND: don't miss the Columbus Arts Festival on June 12-14! 🎨
Our talented Flip the Page teen writers will be featured on Saturday, June 13 from 12:30-1:30 pm at the Cultural Arts Center Stage. 🙂
More info ➡️ www.columbusartsfestival.org
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"There are two kinds of light, the glow that illumines and the glare that obscures." — James Thurber
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