[ October 16, 2009 to February 14, 2010. ] The Akron Art Museum is presenting selections from Jacob Lawrence’s celebrated screen prints in “The Legend of John Brown” until February 14, 2010.

Location: Akron Art Museum, One South High, Akron, OH 44308

This fall marks the 150th anniversaries of John Brown’s anti-slavery raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, and his December 2, 1859 execution. To commemorate this [...]

[ September 28, 2009; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. October 12, 2009; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. November 9, 2009; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Lincoln Society of Dayton and Dayton History Present a Series of Conversations About Abraham Lincoln

September 2009-May 2010

This exploration of various aspects of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln begins September 28 with a planning meeting and distribution of free reading materials from the Library of America. There will be two opportunities to meet: [...]

For twenty years Levi and Catharine Coffin’s home in Newport, Indiana had been a stop for hundreds of slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1847 the Coffin’s moved to Cincinnati. Even though the Coffin’s expected to be through with the Underground Railroad, the family quickly became involved with the Abolition movement in Cincinnati. The family [...]

[ October 29, 2009; 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm. ] President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for troops on the 15th of April, 1861.  How did Ohio respond to the call?  Who were these volunteers?  Where did they come from?  Where did they go?  Come find out the answers to these questions and much, much more.

Join the General Rosecrans’ Department of The Ohio Headquarters Unit [...]

In 1857, the Battle of Lumbarton occurred between federal marshals, who were enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, and anti-slavery Ohioans.
Addison White, an escaped slave, set the chain of events in motion that culminated in the Battle of Lumbarton. In 1856, White ran away from Kentucky to Ohio along the Underground Railroad. He eventually [...]