Join us at the Octagon Earthworks Visitor Center on the third Thursday of each month as we welcome experts from multiple fields speaking on topics connected to how we understand and learn about Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks; from archaeological and indigenous perspectives to stories about how Earthworks have been preserved and protected.

This program is geared toward adults (ages 18+) although we encourage high schoolers to attend as well. The program will consist of a 45-minute talk given by an expert and a 15-minute question-and-answer session. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, the lecture will begin promptly at 7 p.m.

Free/Ohio History Connection member or student with ID. Tickets are purchased on site. No advance registration is available.

August 20: The Preservation History of the Newark Earthworks

Join us for a special lecture on the preservation history of the Newark Earthworks with Jeff Gill! Learn how Licking County has been an exemplar and an outlier on preservation of earthworks; while like most of Ohio, a majority of Native American earthen structures are gone or degraded, but much more remains visible (if not always protected) here than elsewhere in the state or U.S. What happened in Licking County to make this possible? We will look at the historic record and meet some unexpected and under-appreciated characters in this preservation history narrative.