[ July 13, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join the Central Ohio Civil War Round Table for a presentation by Howard Strouse entitled, “Amazing Grace: Champions of Abolition.”

A native of Ohio, born during World War II, Howard has been fascinated with history from boyhood. Throughout his travels in 22 countries and 48 states, he has always been interested in how things evolved and [...]

[ April 4, 2010; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Georgeanne Reuter, executive director of the Kelton House Museum and Garden, will be giving a presentation on the Kelton Family of Columbus as part of Green Lawn Cemetery’s First Saturdays program. Fernando and Sophia Kelton were abolitionists whose family home was a documented stop on the Underground Railroad. Their son Oscar [...]

[ March 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join us for our next program, “Steps Toward War: Two Dramatic Rescues That Led to It” presented by Nat Brandt.

While our primary interest and speakers are usually focused on the Civil War, the causes that led to it have stirred debate and deserve attention. Among the most important events leading to the Civil War are [...]

[ March 6, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 7, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] The Haines House Underground Railroad site at 186 W. Market Street will be open this weekend. Docents will be avaliable for guided tours on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Admission is $3 per person.

The Haines House served as an Underground Railroad station beginning around 1853.

Its owners, Johnathan [...]

[ February 6, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. February 13, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. February 20, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. February 27, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Echoes In Time Theatre Presents

Hear from John P. Parker, who was born into slavery, purchased his freedom, and settled in Ripley, Ohio, a center of the abolitionist movement, where he became a business leader and active conductor on the Underground Railroad. His home over looking the Ohio River offered a hiding place for many [...]