Archive for January, 2012

Loveland: Lecture on Lincoln in Ohio

By Melanie_J, posted on January 31st, 2012.

[ March 21, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join the Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum on Wednesday, March 21st as we welcome John Zimkus, Historican and Director of Education for the Warren County Historical Society, as he presents a lecture on Lincoln history in the state of Ohio.  The GLHSM will offer this membership program at 7:00pm in the JoAnn Richardson History House [...]

Wilmington: Guest Lecture from Abraham Lincoln

By Melanie_J, posted on January 27th, 2012.

[ March 14, 2012; 10:00 am to 10:50 am. ] In conjunction with Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, the Quaker Heritage Center is excited to share an invitation from Dr. Vinton Prince to a special lecture presented by Jim Crabtree, Lincoln interpreter and historian.  Mr. Lincoln (as portrayed by Mr. Crabtree) will be speaking as a special guest lecturer to “Topics in United [...]

Wilmington: Civil War College Course Lecture Series

By Melanie_J, posted on January 25th, 2012.

[ February 1, 2012 10:00 am to April 27, 2012 10:50 am. ] In conjunction with Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, the Quaker Heritage Center is pleased to extend an invitation to you from Dr. Vinton Prince, Professor of History at Wilmington College.  Dr. Prince has generously offered to open his current course, “Topics in United States History: The Civil War,” to members of the community, [...]

Loveland: Civil War Quilt Workshop

By Melanie_J, posted on January 23rd, 2012.

[ March 28, 2012; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Join Lesley Lindal, Manager of the Quilter’s Studio of Loveland, in creating your own Civil War-era wall hanging using present-day materials.  This whole day workshop will teach participants how to make the Monkey Wrench (also called the Churn Dash Block), the Ohio Star, the Log Cabin, and Lincoln’s Platform, all of which date to the [...]

Urbana: Andrews’ Raid Program with Harold George

By Amanda Nelson, posted on January 18th, 2012.

[ April 2, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]  

In honor of the 150th anniversary of Andrews’ Raid we invite you to join author, Harold George, for a free program at the Champaign County Library. In April 1862, during the American Civil War, 24 volunteers participated in a secret mission. The mission was to steal a Confederate train. Even though the raid failed, these [...]