[ September 17, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. September 18, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] The Emancipation Proclamation has been celebrated and observed in Gallia County, Ohio continuously since 1863. The Gallia County Emancipation Day Celebration is reported to be the longest continuous celebration in the United States.

Historically, the original celebration was always celebrated on the 22nd of September. This coincided with President Abraham Lincoln’s historic signing of the Emancipation [...]

[ April 16, 2011; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Ohio’s political and military importance to the Union victory is widely known, but what about the vital contribution made by the state’s female population?   Join us to explore their wartime activities on the home front, focusing largely on the Soldiers Aid Societies and the Sanitary Fairs in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

The 7th Quaker Genealogy & History [...]

[ July 8, 2011; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. July 9, 2011; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. July 10, 2011; 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] You are invited to the 24th Annual Civil War Encampment Days, when Civil War Reenactors line the streets of downtown McConnelsville in Morgan County. Most activities are open to both reenactors and the general public and provide something for every taste and interest.

Weekend events include a night time cannon firing over the Muskingum River, tours [...]

[ April 16, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join the Bossard Library for a presentation by Mark Holbrook about photographer Matthew Brady. His photographs of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War have become icons of the early days of photography.   Come hear the story from Matthew Brady himself as the world renowned photographer and chronicler of the American Civil War and the presidency [...]

“Belle Prairie” a part of the ‘Ohio Land Company’ purchase following the Revolutionary War, was first settled in the spring of 1789.   Annually, during the month of April the Belpre Historical Society celebrates the founding of Belpre with a dinner and special program.   This years’ event features “Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: An Evening with Matthew [...]