[ November 17, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Author and historian Peter Cozzens will make his first appearance in front of the Cincinnati Civil War Round Table at its November meeting. Cozzens works as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. government. In 2002 he received the American Foreign Service Association’s highest award, given annually to one Foreign Service Officer for exemplary moral [...]
[ March 25, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. March 26, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 1, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 2, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 8, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 9, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 15, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 16, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Join the Hale Farm & Village for a journey on the Underground Railroad. Play the role of fugitive slaves struggling to reach freedom in the North. Explore the social, political, and economic impact of the institution of slavery on Northeast Ohio. Escaping from the grasp of an overseer after a slave auction, participants encounter runaways, [...]
[ December 12, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Visit to hear renditions of several popular holiday stories of the Victorian era, including Longfellow’s I Hear the Bells on Christmas Day, Clement Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Free of charge (though anyone 16 and over wishing to tour the Garfield home or exhibits is subject to the regular [...]
[ February 6, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. February 13, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. February 20, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. February 27, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Echoes In Time Theatre Presents
Hear from John P. Parker, who was born into slavery, purchased his freedom, and settled in Ripley, Ohio, a center of the abolitionist movement, where he became a business leader and active conductor on the Underground Railroad. His home over looking the Ohio River offered a hiding place for many [...]
[ July 3, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 10, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 17, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 24, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. July 31, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Echoes In Time Theatre Presents
Often identified as the first modern war, the American Civil War resulted in a higher number of casualties than any subsequent conflict. More than a quarter of those involved died. In addition, the war robbed men of their youth and their minds. Listen as a Civil War surgeon talks about the [...]