[ 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 [...]
[ May 5, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] The Michael J. Colligan History Project will travel to downtown Hamilton for a special panel discussion moderated by Robert Meckley, history professor at Miami University. A distinguished panel of local historians will offer insights and perspectives: Sam Ashworth, Heritage Hall and Middletown Historical Society; Jim Blount, Butler County Historian; Greg Fugitt, historian, 35th Ohio Infantry [...]
[ April 26, 2011; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Michael J. Colligan History Project presents Jim Blount who will consider the question “Why were so many Civil War battles fought in our national parks?” Learn how a Hamilton veteran was instrumental in creating the first National Battlefield Park during a slow preservation process aided by economic interests. Mr. Blount is the Butler County [...]