The McKinley Presidential Library & Museum will present “Honeys of the Hooch: The Sordid Tales of Women Moonshiners” on Friday June 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Tickets are $50 per person, and participants must be 21 or over attend. Guests are encouraged to wear 1920’s style attire to compete in a best dressed costume contest.
The evening will include samples of beer, wine, and cocktails, and a program by Science Director, Lynette Reiner, who will share the importance of women moonshiners and bootleggers, plus the first female DEA agent. Unhitched Brewing and Cherry Road Winery will showcase their mastery in brewing and vinification (wine making). Santangelo’s Catering will provide heavy hors d’oeuvres, including Italian meatballs, assorted miniature sandwiches, sausage and peppers, chicken skewers with pineapple, and more.
The program will explore how and why women played a role in making alcohol before and during Prohibition. Women manufactured alcohol and women sold alcohol, but more than any aspect of bootlegging, women were the ideal smugglers. They were confined to very strict social roles — but women bootleggers were able to exploit them for their own gain.
The Gift Shoppe will be open at 5:30 PM for a Sip & Shop before the event begins. Samples of the Museum’s Coffee Bill coffee from Cherry Blend Coffee Roasters will be available. The Shoppe will be open until 6:15 PM.
Pre-paid reservations are required. Tickets can be purchased online by using this direct link: qrco.de/beyeGx OR by calling the front office at 330-455-7043 during regular business hours. All ticket holders must submit an email address upon registration. The reservation deadline is June 19.
All proceeds from this event will support the Museum’s mission to create connections for all audiences through science, history, and the legacy of William McKinley.
