Archive for June, 2011

Ohio History Service Corps Adds Value to Underground Railroad Conference

By Kristina, posted on June 20th, 2011.

Clermont County (OH) – Several members of the Ohio History Service Corps gave their service time for a unique opportunity to assist the National Park Service at its annual Network to Freedom Underground Railroad Conference. The Ohio History Service Corps is made up of AmeriCorps volunteers who are based around the state serving in preservation, [...]

New Exhibit to Commemorate Ohio’s Civil War Story

By Kristina, posted on June 20th, 2011.

Now Accepting Applications to Host Traveling Exhibit
The Ohio Historical Society, in partnership with the Ohio Humanities Council and American Electric Power, sponsored development of Ohio & the Civil War: 150 Years Later, a special panel traveling exhibit produced for the 150th commemoration of the Civil War. This exhibition was developed especially for small institutions that [...]

Toledo: Lecture “The Lost Cause”

By kdallos, posted on June 14th, 2011.

[ October 13, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join the Greater Toledo Roundtable Monthly Meeting featuring Guest Speaker Mike Rinehart.

The Lecture will explore how former Confederate soldiers controlled how the war was remembered and why individuals like General Lee are held in such high regard.

Navarre Park Shelter House
Toledo, Ohio
7:30-9:30pm

For more information please contact:
The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable
Email: gtcwrt@att.net
Website: [...]

Toledo: Lecture “What Really Happened on Little Round Top”

By kdallos, posted on June 13th, 2011.

[ November 10, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable Monthly Meeting featuring Guest Speaker Kathy Jones.

The discussion will compare the myth of the 20th Maine at Gettysburg with how the men who were there remembered it.

Navarre Park Shelter House
Toledo, Ohio
7:30-9:30pm

For more information please contact:
The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable
Email: gtcwrt@att.net
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/civwar/gtcwrt/

Toledo: Lecture “The Two Reverend Kings”

By kdallos, posted on June 13th, 2011.

[ September 8, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable for their monthly meeting which will feature Guest Speaker Naomi Twinning.

The lecture will tell the story of Reverend William King, an ardent abolitionist whose farm in Delta, OH was a stop on the Underground Railroad!

Navarre Park Shelter House
Toledo, Ohio
7:30-9:30pm

For more information please contact:
The Greater Toledo Civil [...]