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 [...]

Three new exhibits at the Ohio History Center in Columbus feature Civil War history
Opening July 1st is The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute From the Civil War to Iraq, a traveling exhibit that runs through December 30, 2011, plus two longer-term exhibits: Follow the Flag and Over Here, Over There.
“The new interactive exhibits feature items [...]

[ May 14, 2011; 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Join the Ohio Historical Society for a presentation entitled “Ohio Squirrel Hunters and Their Rifles.” See vintage firearms and hear about the Squirrel Hunters, men and boys called to protect Ohio when Confederates threatened to reach the Ohio River.

Details: This presentation is free with admission to the Ohio Historical Center.

Sponsor: Ohio Historical Society

Location: Ohio Historical [...]

[ May 28, 2011; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Join the Ohio Historical Society for a presentation on how to digitize your personal collections. Learn about digitizing photographs and storing print and digital photos.

Details: This lecture is free with admission to the Ohio Historical Center.

Sponsor: Ohio Historical Society, Technology Corps: Ohio History Service Corps

Location: Ohio Historical Center, 1982 Velma Ave, Columbus Ohio 43211

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Contribute To Ohio’s Civil War Story For Sesquicentennial
Kept in a drawer or a box in the closet, family keepsakes, such as tintypes, letters and personal records from the Civil War era are gathering dust and are in danger of deterioration and being misplaced, according to Angela O’Neal, director of Collections at the Ohio Historical Society. [...]