Georgetown: Lecture “The Battle of Chattanooga Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge”

By cmccune, posted on February 25th, 2011.

[ March 5, 2011; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join the U.S. Grant Homestead for presentation by Edwin Bearss on the battle of Chattanooga lookout mountain and missionary ridge. The program will open at 1 p.m. with a performance of songs of the Civil War by Deann Kelley. Mr. Bearss is the chief historian emeritus of the National Park Service.

Details: Tickets are $10 and [...]

Columbus: Bound for the Promised Land! A Journey to Freedom at the Ohio Historical Center

By Amy Wagner, posted on March 2nd, 2010.

[ 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 [...]

Georgetown: “Grant at Shiloh” by Ed Bearrs

By Kristina, posted on January 20th, 2010.

[ March 6, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Well-known history guide and Civil War scholar Edwin C. Bearss returns to Georgetown.   The lecture is sponsored by the U.S. Grant Homestead Association, an organization which celebrates the life, history, and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant through preservation and education.

Location: United Methodist Fellowship Hall, 109 E. State St. Georgetown, Ohio (State Rt. 125)

The cost of [...]