2008 Ohioana Book Festival—Celebrating Ohio’s Authors

  A two-day book festival featured ten Ohio authors who gave presentations in area schools and libraries on the first day of the festival. Three authors took part in a one-hour radio interview that day on a local NPR station. On the second day of the festival, the featured authors participated in roundtable discussions, gave talks and public readings, and conducted book signings. Later that day, forty additional Ohio authors met the public and signed books as part of a book fair.

Local Knowledge Lecture Series

  Community Solution, based in Yellow Springs, is planning a lecture series by local college and university scholars who will speak on a wide range of topics. The goal is to connect the people of Yellow Springs and the Miami Valley with experts who will share new ideas and insights. Many of them will explore diverse cultures and locations around the globe. Each lecture will be followed by open discussion and a question and answer period.

Education Law Stories: The People and Principles Behind Education’s Most Contentious Legal Controversies

  During a one-day conference, panels composed of professors of law discussed “Gender and Race Stories,” “Speech and Religion Studies,” and “Language and Drug Testing Stories.” A federal appeals court judge spoke at a luncheon during the conference, and a retired federal judge spoke at the dinner following it.

Art for War’s Sake: Posters and the Granville Experience

  The Granville Historical Society, Denison University Museum, and Robbins Hunter Museum are collaborating on an exhibit of posters from WWI and WWII. They will distribute an informational exhibit guide to visitors and will conduct a series of lectures on subjects related to the wars and their local effect.

  The Granville Historical Museum, Denison Museum, and Robbins Hunter Museum will concurrently present the exhibition through November 8 in Granville, Ohio.



Collections Management Internship

  A summer student intern worked at organizing, inventorying and accessioning historical artifacts and documents into PastPerfect software.

Changing Times: Aurora Development in the 1960s

  A summer student intern conducted research on the history of Aurora communities founded after 1960 and assisted in developing an exhibit on the neighborhoods.



Entertaining Dreams: A Spring Literary Arts Festival

  A three-day literary arts festival featured a writing workshop for high school students and a storytelling session by best selling author Rafe Martin. The

festival also included presentations by notable authors such as Pulitzer Prize winner Timothy Egan, a writing contest, a Native American cultural dance and craft program, and the performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

2008 Quaker Genealogy & History Conference, “A Woman’s Place”

  This three-day conference focused on the ante bellum history of Southwestern Ohio Quaker women’s involvement in reform movements. Conference activities included keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops on conducting genealogy research, and a day-long guided tour of historic sites.

2nd Pioneer Family Homecoming: Why Write Letters

  During an annual celebration commemorating the original settlers of Northwestern Ohio, Sauder Village hosted a presentation which explored how the pioneers communicated with family in Europe and how that communication affected immigration.

Civil War Living History in Woodsfield, Ohio—Monroe County

  During a weekend Civil War reenactment at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, individuals portraying Abraham and Mary Lincoln and Robert E. Lee spoke to various groups and the general public.

Summer Teacher Institute

  During a one-week summer program, approximately 50 K-12 teachers learned about the origins and history of rock and roll music, the educational resources of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, and ways to incorporate popular music into teaching various subjects. Teachers also participated in other events at the Hall of Fame.