[ August 6, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. August 13, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. August 20, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. August 27, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. September 3, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. September 10, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. September 17, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. September 24, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. ] Prior to the Civil War, as many as 3,ooo African Americans passed through or lived in Oberlin after escaping from slavery. The town was once said to be second only to Canada as an asylum for freedom seekers. This guided neighbourhood history walk is about the historic decisions that shaped Oberlin’s growth as a station [...]

[ June 4, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. June 11, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. June 18, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. June 25, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. July 2, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. July 9, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. July 16, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. July 23, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. July 30, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. ] This year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, one of the defining moments in the history of the United States. Oberlin men enlisted in over 30 regiments, white and black, from infantry to cavalry and participated in such battles as Kesler’s Cross Lanes, Cedar Mountain, New Market Heights, and [...]

[ July 13, 2011; 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join the Oberlin Heritage Center at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium for the rescheduled presentation of “A Life Recorded One Day at a Time: Fannie Bailey, Oberlin, and the Civil War,” on Wednesday, July 13th at 7:15 pm. Fannie White Bailey kept a journal while living with her husband James in Oberlin in the 1850s [...]

[ March 28, 2011; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. March 29, 2011; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. March 30, 2011; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. March 31, 2011; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. April 1, 2011; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] The Oberlin Heritage Center offers five themed days of historical activities for boys and girls 8-13. Sign up for individual days or the whole week! Explore Ancient China, Medieval Europe, the American Frontier, the Civil War and the 1960s. Registration available for individual days or the whole week, see website for more details.

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[ February 24, 2011; 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ] The Oberlin Heritage Center and the AmeriCorps Ohio History Service Program are co-hosting a free presentation by Cleveland historian John Vacha on Thursday, February 24 at 3:30 p.m.   It also includes a meet-and-greet for leaders of local historical organizations, museums, schools, and libraries to encourage local programming commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.   [...]