[ March 22, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join the State Library of Ohio for two presentations from Columbus area history enthusiasts about some unique aspects of Abraham Lincoln and Ohio.
The Lincoln Douglas Debates
Philip W. Stichter will present Ohio’s role in debates and Lincoln’s election. He will touch on Lincoln’s selection of Columbus to publish the Lincoln Douglas Debates, Ohio’s role in Lincoln [...]

Anita Sanchez Presents Program on “Mr. Lincoln’s Chair: The Shakers and Their Quest for Peace”
On Friday, February 11, 2011 New York author and historian Anita Sanchez, contrasts the peaceful lives of the Shakers with the carnage of American’s bloodiest war and most pivotal historical event, in a program entitled “Mr. Lincoln’s Chair : The Shakers [...]

State Library of Ohio to Host Traveling Exhibit “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.”
Why did a nation founded on ideals of freedom and equality tolerate for so long one of the harshest labor systems the world has known? A traveling exhibition opening at the State Library of Ohio on March 7, 2011 looks for [...]

[ March 9, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The State Library of Ohio is hosting an opening reception and free program in honor the traveling exhibit “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.” Join the library for presentation by Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries, associate Professor in the Department of History and the Kirwan Institute at Ohio State University and Robert Brugler, who will [...]

[ March 7, 2011 to April 15, 2011. ] State Library of Ohio to Host Traveling Exhibit “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.”
Why did a nation founded on ideals of freedom and equality tolerate for so long one of the harshest labor systems the world has known? A traveling exhibition opening at the State Library of Ohio on March 7, 2011 looks for [...]