Woodsfield: Living History “To the Colors! A Fight to Preserve Ohio’s Civil War Battle Flags”

By cmccune, posted on March 11th, 2011.

[ June 11, 2011; 9:30 am to 8:00 pm. June 12, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Join us!!! “To the Colors: A Fight to Preserve Ohio’s Civil War Battle Flags” is a preservation march and living history event. It will take place June 11 & 12 in Woodsfield, OH at the Monroe County Historical Society’s Hollister/Parry Museum. This event will help to raise money and awareness for the Army of the [...]

Belpre: Lecture “Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: An Evening with Mathew Brady”

By abooth, posted on March 7th, 2011.

[ April 12, 2011; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Description: The Belpre Historical Society invites you to see Mark Holbrook, an Ohio Humanities Scholar, present “Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: An Evening with Mathew Brady” on Tuesday, April 12th at the Belpre Church of Christ.

“Belle Prairie” (Belpre), a part of the ‘Ohio Land Company’ purchase following the Revolutionary War, was first settled in the Spring [...]

Marietta: Living History “Dr. Mary Edwards Walker”

By abooth, posted on March 1st, 2011.

[ March 20, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Civil War surgeon and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Dr. Mary Edwards Walker will be portrayed by Debra Conner at the Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second Street, Marietta, Ohio on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.   The program is audience interactive and personal and will include a question and answer session both in and [...]

Eastern Ohio: Tour “Two Sides of the Coin: A Women’s Perspective”

By cmccune, posted on February 25th, 2011.

[ July 8, 2011; ] Join Ohio Travel Treasures for a Civil War Dinner, in conjunction with their “Two Sides of the Coin: A Women’s Perspective” tour. This meal will be replete with foods from the Civil War and a one hour open bar.

The tour includes an opportunity to rediscover the many ways in which Ohio WOMEN played a [...]

Eastern Ohio: Tour “Two Sides of the Same Coin: A Women’s Perspective”

By cmccune, posted on February 25th, 2011.

[ July 7, 2011; ] Join Ohio Travel Treasures for a Civil War ball, in conjunction with their “Two Sides of the Coin: A Women’s Perspective” tour.

Learn about 19th century American culture and etiquette, all while having a terrific time enjoying a score of different types of authentic period dances – ranging from waltzes to reels – all taught by [...]