This past weekend, three friends and I went to the J.E. Reeves Museum in Dover, Ohio for their first ever “Clue” game.
It was amazing! My friends and I had a great time while we played a living version of the childhood game of CLUE.
Not only were some of the traditional characters, like Professor Plum and Mrs. White in the house. But there were also people from local and international history. Pictured above is Mary Ann Reeves about to be killed! She was the sister-in-law of the family who built the house.
Probably one of my favorite parts was the dedication the players had to their parts. King Louis of France spoke French to my two friends (who took French in high school. I did not.) It almost seemed like we were there!
Also, the woman playing Miss Scarlet was having so much fun laughing and stayed completely in-character. We were able to joke and tease her, while she’d do the same back to us. It made interacting with her so much fun as she twirled her pearls and coquettishly pulled clues from her bright red handbag.
Overall, we had a ton of fun and are all looking forward to going back.
This is the second time I’ve made the trek down to Dover to go to the Reeves Museum. As someone who works in a historic home, I’m always so excited and interested in the unique ways they’re using their space. It’s harder to do events in homes since they rarely have wide-open places where you can hold lectures, performances, and other things.
So, who was our killer?
Dr. Maro Johnson in the Master Bedroom with the Meat Cleaver!
Finally, I’m going to ask one thing of you. If you live in Ohio or ever visit, I would highly suggest going to the Reeves Museum. If not, do something for me? Go to one of your local historic homes. They’re often doing amazing and creative things on shoe-string budgets. You visiting them means they can continue providing amazing content for you!
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**Photography is not allowed in the Reeves Museum. All of these photos are the property of the Dover Historical Society/JE Reeves Museum.