[ October 21, 2011; 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Join the Worthington Historical Society for their Civil War Sesquicentennial Series, and the program “Civil War Lantern Tours.”

This year the Worthington Historical Society will trade in ghosts for a cast of Civil War figures at the annual lantern tours in celebration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Join us on a walking tour around the historic [...]

[ September 18, 2011; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join the Worthington Historical Society for their Civil War Sesquicentennial Series, and the program “Camp Lyon Walking Tour.”

John Haueisen will talk about the nearly a thousand new recruits for the Civil War, who gathered right here on this spot in Worthington, nearly 150 years ago. They will hear how it came to be called Camp [...]

[ August 6, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. August 7, 2011; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The Historical Society of Mount   Pleasant, Ohio is preparing for it’s annual  Pilgrimage.   In conjunction with the 150th anniversary   of the Civil War, the event this year will be A Path to Freedom Tour. Recalling the Civil War, we need to think beyond the actually years of the conflict. The drive to abolish slavery and the [...]

Project Unveiled During Memorial Day and Oberlin College Commencement Weekend
The Oberlin Heritage Center’s staff and volunteers will be seen all around town this Memorial Day Weekend as the history organization kicks off a busy summer season with a variety of tours and history walks.   In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the [...]