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Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Roger Jerome! Roger Jerome will speak about Charles Dickens in Ohio. Few people know that the great novelist visited most parts of Ohio in 1842 and wrote about it. Roger has studied his travels in detail and promises original details. The Aldus Society brings … Read More

Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Sarah Castro! Sarah Castro, Paper and Photograph Conservator at The Ohio State University Libraries, will discuss the conservation and care of paper-based and photographic materials. The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational opportunities to members. Some of our … Read More

Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Angus Fletcher! Angus Fletcher, professor of story science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, combines neurology and literary analysis to explore the psychological effects of different narrative technologies. The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational opportunities to members. Some … Read More

Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Dan Sinykin! Sinykin will speak about his blockbuster book Big Fiction, examining how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form, and what it means to be an author. The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational … Read More

Enjoy a full day of author talks, presentations and discussions presented by Cleveland History Days in the Stokes Auditorium of the beautiful and historic Cleveland Public Library, Main Library. Conversations will be moderated by Tom Yablonsky, Cleveland History Days co-founder and Historic Preservation & Environmental Affairs Advocate. – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Mark Duskey (Collector) & Franklin Piccirillo (co-Author, … Read More

The Ashland Chautauqua Committee is excited for their special 2024 Silver Celebration with the theme “A Trip Down Memory Lane.” Join them for this year’s special anniversary events, July 16-24, 2024, featuring: For more details, see the schedule or go to their Facebook page. In the tradition of the American Chautauqua, the Ashland, Ohio Chautauqua allows audiences to witness history in its most … Read More

Come visit the Walnut Hills Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library for the opening event of “Cincinnati’s Lost Founders,” an exhibit created with support from the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Ohio Humanities. Sometimes, important history is easy to find. Large monuments tell us about someone’s brave deeds. A beautifully preserved building shows secrets about the lives of those who … Read More

Come visit the Walnut Hills Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library to see “Cincinnati’s Lost Founders,” an exhibit created with support from the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Ohio Humanities. The exhibit will consist of panels that include text and photos of family documents that encompass information on the Fossett family’s roots at Monticello, the activism of Peter and Sarah … Read More

Tune in for the sixth episode of SalonEra Season 4: Sancho’s Songbook! A man of letters, merchant, abolitionist, theater lover, and musician, Charles Ignatius Sancho made history as the first British man of African descent to vote in a general election. This episode features insights from countertenor Reginald Mobley, who is on a mission to promote the music of Black … Read More