[ March 16, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Join the Upper Arlington Public Library for a presentation on John Brown. John Brown is best known for his failed raid on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia in 1859, and rightly so. That event was a major step towards secession and the Civil War. However, John Brown had been active in the [...]

[ May 17, 2011; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Join the Cook Memorial Library for a presentation about Matthew Brady’s Photography. His photographs of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War have become icons of the early days of photography. Come hear the story from Matthew Brady himself as the world renowned photographer and chronicler of the American Civil War and the presidency of Abraham [...]

[ September 25, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join the Cook Library for a presentation about medicine and the Civil War.

The Civil War was the first modern war and resulted in the highest number of U.S. casualties per capita of any of our wars as approximately 620,000 men perished, including 360,000 in the North and 260,000 in the South; 25% of those involved [...]

[ February 12, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join the Shaker Heights Historical Society for a hands-on program entitled, “Let’s Make History!”

How do we know what happened long ago? After the last eyewitness has passed away, how can we recreate history? Join author and historian Anita Sanchez at the Shaker Heights Public Library as she invites students to participate in the art [...]

[ February 11, 2011; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] Join the Shaker Heights Historical Society for a presentation entitled, “Mr. Lincoln’s Chair:   The Shakers and Their Quest for Peace.”

New York author and historian, Anita Sanchez, contrasts the peaceful lives of the Shakers with the carnage of America’s bloodiest war and most pivotal historical event.   Sanchez illustrates the Shakers’ journey through [...]