Akron Fossils & Science Center

Specialties

Let history and imagination meet in the most exciting way at the Akron Fossils & Science Center!

Our growing science center features hands-​on guided tours and science activities. Our exhibits display many fossils from Ohio and around the world. We look forward to seeing you in our 4,500 square foot museum and 2 ½ acre outdoor adventure park called Truassic Park.

How we answer questions of origins is critical to how we view ourselves, our families, our community, our nation and our world. Are we the result of billions of years worth of accidental random processes? Or are we instead the products of design with a purpose? Could there be an intelligent designer who is the mastermind behind all that we observe in the universe? Our Science Center was established to try to provide answers to these important questions.

History

Established in 2005.

Our museum and outdoor adventure park was built over a period of two years by William Sanderson and his good friend Dennis Osborn. A majority of fossils and artifacts in the museum itself are from Mr. Sanderson’s private collection that he started when he first conceived of the idea of building a creation science museum.

Why Study The Past?

Because it is not possible to scientifically and empirically test an event that has occurred in the past, we must look at the remains from the past to properly understand how life began and what life was like so long ago!

Come see our fascinating fossils and exhibits that ask the age-​old questions of life. Find answers by using the tools of the scientist and historian. Come unlock the doors to the truth with us. What you discover will change your life!

Meet the Business Owner

William S.

Business Owner

William owns and operates a financial planning company. He has been in financial services for over 30 years, and provides individual financial planning, as well as financial planning through «Money 101» and «Asset Preservation» workshops.

He has been an active member of several associations, including the Akron Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, and the society of Financial Service Professionals. He served on the Malone University Graduate School Advisory Board, and served for 8 years on the United Methodist East Ohio Conference committee on stewardship.

Bill served as a seaman in the U.S. Navy for one year and was given an honorable discharge for a knee injury received prior to his service. Bill was a middle school teacher from 1983 – 1986 and taught in the West Clermont and Cincinnati Princeton School Districts of Ohio. As a former school teacher Bill has always maintained an active interest in all sciences.