Gallipolis: 147th Annual Emancipation Celebration

Friday, May 14th, 2010

[ September 18, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. September 19, 2010; 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] Celebrating the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which declared slaves “thenceforth and forever more free”.  Activities and games, guest speakers, Bands, singing groups, historic re-enactments, civil war soldiers, history booth, arts and crafts, food vendors and health screenings. Free admission, free parking.

Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:30 AM [...]

Cincinnati: Rare Civil War Artifact Exhibit, ONE NIGHT ONLY

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

[ March 18, 2010; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] A display of some never before exhibited artifacts and documents from the Civil War will be on display FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY during “A Historic Evening at the Marcus Center” presented by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (AJA).

Location: 2010 at the AJA, 3101 Clifton Avenue, 45220

This one-of-a-kind event will begin [...]

Lesson: Emancipation Proclamation

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Topic: People in Societies
Lesson: Emancipation Proclamation (264 k)
This lesson and activities look at the content of the Emancipation Proclamation and ask the student to complete a map naming the states and depicting which states were affected by this document.