[ May 11, 2012; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]

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The Civil War Sesquicentennial Bus Tour of Logan, Clark and Shelby counties plans to celebrate our area’s contributions to the Civil War and its memory.  The bus tour will include three themes: Local Soldiers, Life at Home before and during the Civil War, and how Civil [...]

[ April 9, 2012 to May 23, 2012. ] The Clark County Heritage Center will host the Ohio and the Civil War: 150 Years Later, the Ohio Historical Society’s traveling exhibit that focuses on people and places around Ohio that were of significance during the Civil War, how each impacted the war effort, and how the war impacted Ohio and its people.

Subjects include: The [...]

[ May 5, 2012 to May 6, 2012. May 5, 2012 to May 6, 2012. May 5, 2012 to May 6, 2012. May 5, 2012 to May 6, 2012. May 5, 2012 to May 6, 2012. ] Experience the American Civil War from an all sensory perspective in Cincinnation Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6, as the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal hosts Civil War Weekend. Hear the sound of cannon with the 5th Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. Learn about life as a soldier with the 35th OVI [...]

 ”The Origins of Modern Day Baseball”
It is difficult to pinpoint the origins of modern day baseball to one specific sport, one specific moment, or one specific man.  The game borrows from English games such as cricket, rounders, and stoolball, as well as early American games called cat-ball and town ball.  On September 23, 1845, a [...]

[ April 14, 2012; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] The Clark County Historical Society invites you to join us for the second annual Springfield Civil War Symposium, featuring Speaker/Authors, book signings, panel discussions, and lunch.  The Symposium will be held at the Clark County Heritage Center, 117 South Fountain Ave., Springfield, Ohio 45502.  Registration begins at 8:00am, the Symposium begins at 9:00am and will [...]