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Dementia and Personhood: Facts and Myths

Virtual

Where do negative perceptions about dementia and its impact on patients and families come from? Join us for a free virtual event that will explore how these perceptions come about, and if they line up with the real-life experiences of people living with dementia and their family members. Our goal is to increase people’s understanding of dementia and reduce the ... Read More

A Higher Law: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 Showing

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library Walnut Hills Branch 2533 Kemper Ln., Cincinnati, Ohio

The Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of 1858 was a key event in the history of abolitionism leading up to the Civil War in which a group of 37-white and black men in Ohio were charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This is the first time that a ‘higher law’ defense was used in a federal court case.John Price, who ... Read More

Columbus Book Festival

Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, Ohio

The Columbus Book Festival is in the heart of the city’s downtown Discovery District. Stay cool inside Main Library and hear 135 popular authors talk about their work. Check out over 50 panel discussions about your favorite genres and get your books signed. Shop local by buying featured authors’ new books from the Official Festival Bookstore and get great deals ... Read More

Beyond the Battlefield: Interpreting St. Clair’s Defeat through the Eyes of Tribal Citizens

Fort Recovery Historical Society 1 Fort Site St, Fort Recovery, Ohio

This is a cultural event featuring citizens from the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and Wyandotte Nation. These young dynamic speakers will be available for two days to discuss and inform visitors about their tribal heritage and culture from a past a present-day perspective. Saturday’s events will include interactive historic programming featuring Shawnee, Miami, and Wyandotte ... Read More

Beyond the Battlefield: Interpreting St. Clair’s Defeat through the Eyes of Tribal Citizens

Fort Recovery Historical Society 1 Fort Site St, Fort Recovery, Ohio

This is a cultural event featuring citizens from the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and Wyandotte Nation. These young dynamic speakers will be available for two days to discuss and inform visitors about their tribal heritage and culture from a past a present-day perspective. Sunday’s  programming will focus on exclusively modern Tribal perspectives and conversations with ... Read More

A Higher Law: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 Showing

Ohio History Connection 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio

The Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of 1858 was a key event in the history of abolitionism leading up to the Civil War in which a group of 37-white and black men in Ohio were charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This is the first time that a ‘higher law’ defense was used in a federal court case.John Price, who ... Read More

A Higher Law: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 Showing

Oberlin Public Library 65 S Main St, Oberlin, Ohio

The Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of 1858 was a key event in the history of abolitionism leading up to the Civil War in which a group of 37-white and black men in Ohio were charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This is the first time that a ‘higher law’ defense was used in a federal court case.John Price, who ... Read More

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival

Chagrin Falls

The Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is dedicated to educating audiences and empowering talented filmmakers to tell their stories.  The Festival is a five day celebration of the art of documentary film, at venues in and around the century village of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. This inspiring event draws audiences from all over Northeast Ohio, the US and the world to experience ... Read More

Not Since Tecumseh: Total Eclipse of the Sun

The last time Ohio was witness to a total eclipse of the sun was on June 16, 1806. The 1806 eclipse has gone down in history as Tecumseh’s Eclipse. Tecumseh was working to create a confederation of Native tribes to resist continued losses of land to the increased expansion of settlers in this formerly native territory. Future president and then ... Read More

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