[ August 22, 2011 to August 31, 2011. September 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011. November 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011. December 1, 2011 to December 23, 2011. ] The Walter Havighurst Special Collections is pleased to announce its new fall exhibit in honor of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. “The Deadliest that Ever Darkened Earth: Voices from the Civil War in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections” draws from the wealth of Civil War-related materials in Miami’s Special [...]

[ October 22, 2011; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Miami University Libraries will commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War during the 2011-2012 academic year with a series of programs. This series will support the libraries’ goal of facilitating meaningful discussions about the significance and legacy of the Civil War in the United States in the past and present, as well as [...]

[ April 29, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The exhibit “The Butler Boys: Butler County in the Civil War” will be open to the public on April 29th at 6:00 P.M. Featured in the exhibit will be the campaigns and battles in which soldiers from Butler County participated and the leaders who emerged from the struggle to have an Impact on the county. [...]

[ March 9, 2011; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Civil War sesquicentennial (2010-2015) provides a fresh opportunity for us to rediscover the many ways in which Ohioans played a key role in the war. The Civil War story in Ohio touches almost every community in the state and Dr. Andrew Cayton, of Miami University and member of the Ohio Civil War 150 Advisory [...]

[ March 29, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. March 30, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 31, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 5, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. April 6, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 7, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Michael J. Collingan History project, in conjunction with Lane Libraries will recognize the 150th anniversary of the civil war with a discussion of Michael Shaara’s   The Killer Angels. Learn about American history from this classic novel. Session one will include a book discussion facilitated by Curt Ellison and Robert Meckley of the Colligan Project [...]