Upcoming Events

Come visit Fort Ancient in Oregonia, Ohio to celebrate its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve is Ohio’s first state park. In April 1891, the state legislature authorized the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) to care for the site. In 1966, Fort Ancient became nationally recognized when it was named a National Historic Landmark. Learn more ... Read More

Embark on a journey of personal discovery as we delve into family histories and cherished memories during the "Family Memory Making" event. In collaboration with various community organizations, including the Library Genealogy Department and Jobs and Family Services, this hands-on program celebrates the theme of family and offers opportunities for participants to create tangible mementos reflecting their family stories through ... Read More

Come visit the Dayton Metro Library's Doren Branch for an Ohio Humanities' Speakers Bureau event with Carol Lasser! In the final years of the suffrage struggle, Ohio women’s efforts to gain the vote took place in a national movement that accepted the regional disenfranchisement of African Americans as part of a bargain to overcome Southern resistance.  Yet in Ohio, the ... Read More

Join us for an amazing stroll down memory lane with 4 of the featured storytellers from the documentary #Free Beer Tomorrow. On this particular journey we are going to open the vaults of the 1970s and 80’s Jack’s/Summit Station communities. Learn first hand about the courageous women (and a few guys) who were fight-the-power rabble rousers, first lovers, trailblazers and ... Read More

Come visit the Dayton Metro Library's Brookville Branch for an Ohio Humanities' Speakers Bureau event with Carol Lasser! In the final years of the suffrage struggle, Ohio women’s efforts to gain the vote took place in a national movement that accepted the regional disenfranchisement of African Americans as part of a bargain to overcome Southern resistance.  Yet in Ohio, the ... Read More

Come visit the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park to celebrate its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Stay tuned for updates about programming for this event.

Come visit the Newark Earthworks to celebrate its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! During the Newark Earthworks Open House, visitors are invited to explore and experience fully all three segments of these ancient, expansive earthworks built masterfully by American Indians.  The site will be open daylight to dusk, with staff on site to answer questions from Noon–4 p.m. ... Read More

Come visit the Spring Hill Historic Home for an Ohio Humanities' Speakers' Bureau event with Kelly Mezurek! Dr. Mezurek will be discussing her book, For their Own Cause: The 27th United States Colored Troops (The Kent State University Press, 2016), which explores the story of the 27th USCT in the Civil War. From the inside cover: "The men faced daily battles ... Read More