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 [...]

Columbus: We Are Coming, Father Abr’am at the Ohio Historical Center

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

[ July 3, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 10, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 17, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 24, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 31, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Echoes In Time Theatre Presents

Often identified as the first modern war, the American Civil War resulted in a higher number of casualties than any subsequent conflict. More than a quarter of those involved died. In addition, the war robbed men of their youth and their minds. Listen as a Civil War surgeon talks about the [...]

Columbus: Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man – An Afternoon with Matthew Brady at the Ohio Historical Center

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

[ April 3, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. April 10, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. April 17, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. April 24, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Echoes In Time Theatre Presents

Matthew Brady was one of America’s greatest photographers and was among the first to use photography to chronicle national history. During the Civil War, he organized corps of traveling photographers to document the conflict. This afternoon Mr. Brady will share photographs from the battlefield and his studio and the stories that [...]