[ 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 [...]

[ February 6, 2010; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. March 6, 2010; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] See the Garfield home and property as you’ve never seen it before!  This special two-hour tour takes you into rooms in the Garfield house not open to the normal public tour, including the basement and attic.  You’ll also explore the windmill, barn, and other outbuildings.

Cost is $15.00 per person.  Reservations recommended; please call 440-255-8722.  Minimum [...]

[ February 6, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] The Cincinnati Museum Center will host GOLD, an exhibit that “explores the splendor of the world’s most valued mineral.” According to CMC’s Mosaic magazine, the exhibit will allow visitors to “Follow gold from the molten depths of the Earth to glittering examples of jewelry and artifacts, from gold rushes that shaped the world to the [...]

[ February 6, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. February 13, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. February 20, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. February 27, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] The staff of James A. Garfield NHS invites kids of all ages to the site for a special kids’ tour of the Garfield home every Saturday.  Kids 15 and under are free; parents/guardians/older siblings subject to regular $5.00/person entry fee.  Tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Every Saturday at 12 p.m.

James A. Garfield National Historic Site
8095 [...]

[ January 11, 2010; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. February 8, 2010; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. March 8, 2010; 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: [...]