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Cleveland: Civil War 150th Commemoration Event in Old Brooklyn

By Kristina, posted on April 12th, 2012.

[ May 12, 2012; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Join the  Historical Society of Old Brooklyn for an exciting  Civil War 150th anniversary event where you will be  immersed in the 19th century! You’ll meet presenter President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, listen to Civil War period music, and see Civil War-era quilts and other historical displays while enjoying Civil War-era food.

Location: Pearl Road [...]

Franklin: Presentation: Morgan’s Ohio Raid

By Melanie_J, posted on April 24th, 2012.

[ May 12, 2012; 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. ] Please join us for the presentation…
Morgan’s Ohio Raid
Pulitzer-Prize nominated author Lester V. Horwitz will discuss Confederate General John Hunt Morgan’s raid into Ohio in July 1863, which is based on his book The Longest Raid of the Civil War.  This program of the Franklin Public Library will take place on Saturday, May 12 from 1:30 [...]

Cleveland: Living Historian Ed Bearss

By Sonja Koehler, posted on September 27th, 2011.

[ May 16, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] The most famous and recognizable of living Civil War historians, Ed Bearss, Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service, discusses the Battle of Vicksburg.   Presented by the Cleveland Civil War Round Table on May 16, 2012.

http://clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/

See attached flyer for more info:  Cleveland Civil War Round Table Schedule

Bellefontaine: Logan County Museum’s Salute to Logan County and the Civil War & War of 1812

By MelissaLuthman, posted on May 2nd, 2012.

[ May 20, 2012; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The Logan County Museum will be hosting A Salute to Logan County and the Civil War & the War of 1812 Open House on Sunday, May 20th from 1:00-5:00. The open house will debut several
new exhibits detailing Logan County’s role in the Civil War. Melissa Luthman, the OHS Civil War
150/AmeriCorps member whom we are hosting [...]

Wooster: A Night with Nathan Bedford Forrest

By Amanda Nelson, posted on March 20th, 2012.

[ May 22, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm. ] Wayne County is fortunate to have Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (as portrayed by Ron Johnson of Boardman, OH) speak in character and costume.  Johnson is sure to be another outstanding presenter.  The general will be telling some of his life story and his involvement in the “War between the States” for the South.  He was [...]