[ February 12, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Kids, Courage, and the Civil War

This event will be presented by the Imaginating Dramatics Company.  Kids, Courage and the Civil War utilizes the words of children from the North and South recorded in journals as its source and is accompanied by music from the Civil War period.   Appropriate for children 4 and over.

The Imaginating [...]

[ January 15, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Columbus in Early 1862 – A Look Back at the First Year of the American Civil War

Ed Lentz, Columbus’ preeminent historian, will present a slide lecture about Columbus as it evolved after almost a year of war. Attendees will learn about Columbus’s residents, businesses and institutions as they respond to a country torn in two.

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[ November 9, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] In the spring of 1862, Major General Lew Wallace was a Union military hero.  At the age of 35, he was the youngest major general in the Union Army, rising to that rank from colonel in 11 short months.  Devoted to the Union, he was also a romantic about war, pursuing honor, fame and glory [...]

An upcoming concert of Civil War music at Cincinnati’s National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will benefit new educational programming at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House.
 
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s birth and the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War. The Ohio Historical Society and the Friends of Harriet Beecher [...]

[ December 4, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 11, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 18, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Share the spirit of the season with family and friends by taking a free tour of the Federal-style Orange Johnson House on the first three Sundays in December. The house will be festive with old-style decorations. As part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series, the home will be decorated with the theme “Union Strong”.

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