[ May 1, 2013; ] Come see a reenactment of an anti-war speech given by Clement Laird Vallandigham that led to his arrest by General Burnside.  The speech will be reenacted by a descendant of Clement Vallandigham.

Location: Town Square, Mount Vernon, Ohio

[ May 1, 2013; 7:30 pm; ] Presented by Dr. Lorle Porter

The May 1st meeting date marks the exact 150th anniversary of the famous speech given by Peace Democrat leader, Clement Vallandigham, on Mount Vernon’s Public Square, for which he was soon after arrested and tried for “implied treason.” Dr. Lorle Porter, Mount Vernon native and Emeritus Professor of History at Muskingum [...]

[ September 7, 2011; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join the Knox County Historical Society for a program on “Buckeyes in the Confederacy”.   John Morgan will lead a presentation about Centerburg-born  Brig. General Daniel H. Reynolds and other Ohioans who served in the  Confederate ranks during America’s Civil War.

Location:  The Knox County Historical Society Museum,  875 Harcourt Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio

Sponsor: Knox County Historical Society

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[ June 4, 2011; June 5, 2011; ] The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) for nearly 60 years has preserved the firearms heritage of that great historical epoch so hallowed to our common national memory. With more than 3,500 members nationwide, the N-SSA hosts nearly 100 skirmishes, or shooting matches, each year throughout the eastern United States.

N-SSA competition will take two forms. First, individual [...]

[ October 7, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] James Bowsher is a renowned folk artist, storyteller, archaeologist, writer and teacher, featured on PBS and other television programs! The Wapakoneta, Ohio, native has built a monumental complex known as the Temple of Tolerance. The structure, assembled from boulders, fragments of demolished historical structures and other evocative items, has become a landmark. His storytelling involves [...]