[ April 13, 2011; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Michael J. Colligan History Project presents Professor Terry A. Barhard, a professor of History at Eastern Illinois University. On the anniversary of the Battle of Ft. Sumter, 1861, discover the “Old Miami” professor who knew Lincoln, was Confederate Assistant Secretary of War, and an architect of the south’s “Lost Cause” ideology. Reception to follow.
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[ March 22, 2011; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Michael J. Colligan History Project presents Professor David Bush as he examines Johnson’s Island Military Prison on Sandusky Bay in Lake Erie. Here 10,000 Confederate POWs thought about survival, escape, or assimilation. Bush, an archaeologist explores the life of a POW and the guard. Reception to follow. Dr. Bush is a professor of Anthropology [...]

[ January 25, 2011 to February 23, 2011. ] The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presents a traveling exhibition entitled “Freedom: A History of US.” Using historical documents and images, this exhibit illustrates the changing understanding of freedom in our nation from the founding era through the Civil War, and presents men and women who fought, and in some cases died, to expand [...]

[ March 1, 2011; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Michael J. Colligan History Project presents Professor Lesley Gordon who will consider the fascinating interplay between twelve prominent military husbands and their wives links the home front to the battlefield and reveals what marriage meant to 19th century Americans. Reception to follow. Dr. Gordon is a professor of History at the University of Akron [...]

[ February 23, 2011; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Michael J. Colligan History Project presents Professor Augustus Jones who will examine the 14th amendment, which was adopted in 1868. It still remains pertinent to current controversies, including affirmative action, gay marriage, gays in the military, and school desegregation. Dr. Jones is a professor of Political Science at Miami University. Reception and closing of [...]