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By Richard O Jones, Staff Writer 11:27 PM Friday, July 3, 2009

MORGAN TWP. — Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, the Pioneer Village will be open for visitors from 1 to 4:30 p.m. the first Sunday each month through December, beginning July 5.

“Because of our budget cutbacks, we’ve had to eliminate a lot of our programming,” said MetroParks spokeswoman Susan Stretch. “But Governor Bebb Preserve Pioneer Group stepped forward and said that they would continue the program themselves on a volunteer basis.”

The Pioneer Village will offer re-enactments taking visitors back to the 19th century with re-enactors and demonstrations.

The park is named for William Bebb, 19th governor of Ohio, whose 1799 birthplace cabin and boyhood home is the centerpiece of the Pioneer Village.

Joining the Bebb cabin are six other authentic log cabins moved to the park and reconstructed to form a representative early Midwestern settlement.

A covered bridge from 1850, one of only two remaining in the county, was moved from the Oxford area and rebuilt at the park entrance in 1970.

The Pioneer Village is free of charge, but motor vehicle permits are required in all MetroParks park areas and can be purchased at the program for $5 daily, $7 for an annual sticker, or $10 for an annual hangtag.

Call the MetroParks administrative headquarters at (513) 867-5835 or visit www.metro parksofbutlercountyohio.org  for more information.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2188 or rjones@coxohio.com.

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