Columbus: Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man – An Afternoon with Matthew Brady at the Ohio Historical Center

By Amy Wagner, posted on March 2nd, 2010.

[ April 3, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. April 10, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. April 17, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. April 24, 2010; 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm. 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Echoes In Time Theatre Presents

Matthew Brady was one of America’s greatest photographers and was among the first to use photography to chronicle national history. During the Civil War, he organized corps of traveling photographers to document the conflict. This afternoon Mr. Brady will share photographs from the battlefield and his studio and the stories that [...]

Mentor: Evening Campfire Program at James A. Garfield National Historic Site

By Amy Wagner, posted on February 25th, 2010.

[ July 24, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 21, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Sit around the campfire and enjoy a traditional National Park Service program on the grounds of James A. Garfield NHS!

James A. Garfield National Historic Site
8095 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, Ohio 44060
440-255-8722
440-974-2045   fax
www.nps.gov/jaga

Cincinnati Civil War Roundtable Presentation: Slavery and Secession

By Kristina, posted on November 17th, 2009.

[ November 19, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Dr. Charles P. Roland’s presentation will show the attitude of slave owners toward the institution of slavery and toward secession on the eve of the Civil War. Roland’s talk is delivered in the unusual format of a letter written by a Louisiana sugar plantation owner to his former college friend, an affluent professional from Freeport, [...]

Sunbury: “Department of the Ohio” by Bill Comisford

By Kristina, posted on October 22nd, 2009.

[ October 29, 2009; 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm. ] President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for troops on the 15th of April, 1861.   How did Ohio respond to the call?   Who were these volunteers?   Where did they come from?   Where did they go?   Come find out the answers to these questions and much, much more.

Join the General Rosecrans’ Department of The Ohio Headquarters Unit [...]