Category: Event

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October 18, 2024

Skunk Cabbage Walk

Due to a weather emergency, the Skunk Cabbage walk scheduled for February 16, 2025 has been rescheduled for March 2, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you can join us on this new date. Join us at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve for a self-guided tour of our boardwalk to see Ohio's first blooming […]
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October 18, 2024

Bobcats!

Shauna Weyrauch, co-author of a new book titled "The Boy and the Bobcat", will be at Cedar Bog to talk about bobcats and their behavior. Did you know that Cedar Bog Nature Preserve has bobcats? After the presentation, there will be a "Meet the Author" event where she will introduce her book.
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October 18, 2024

Care & Preservation of Family Photographs

Join Ohio History Connection Audiovisual Archivist, Daniel Willis, as he shares tips, tricks and information about the care and preservation of family photographs. Registration is required.
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October 18, 2024

Trivia Night with Shaker Historical Museum

Get ready for a fun-filled evening with the Shaker Historical Society’s first Trivia Night hosted by Midnight Owl Brewing Company. Whether you’re a trivia buff, a local history expert or just looking for a night out, this is your chance to test your knowledge of Shaker Heights and Cleveland history while supporting a great cause. […]
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October 18, 2024

Christmas Hope in Adversity (December Voices for Truth Discussion)

What could Christmas mean to people in the worst circumstances? What hope or at least reprieve could it signify? In our final meeting of the year, we listen to voices for truth from two enslaved African Americans and a Jew remembering his time in Auschwitz. Suggested reading: Solomon Northrup, Twelve Years a Slave (1853), Chapter […]
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October 18, 2024

A Harriet Beecher Stowe Christmas with Author Pamela McColl

Kick off the Christmas season learning about the ways 19th century abolitionists such as Harriet Beecher Stowe combined their holiday celebrations with activism. McColl will be presenting an overview of the literary and art legacy that follows the holidays. Included are literary passages from Mark Twain, Louise May Alcott, Washington Irving and Harriet Beecher Stowe. […]
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October 18, 2024

Museum Store Sunday

Enjoy an afternoon of holiday shopping to benefit the Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House. We will also be kicking off a book drive for our new neighbors at the Thatcher Flat apartments.
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October 18, 2024

Walking Tour: Abolitionists & African Americans in Walnut Hills

Did you know that Underground Railroad conductors, Olympic gold medalists, internationally-famous authors and a myriad of small businesses have all thrived in Walnut Hills throughout its history? Learn about the women and men who built and invested in this neighborhood for the past 200 years. ​This walk will last just under 2 hours. ​Rain date […]
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October 18, 2024

Walking Tour: African American History along the Cincinnati Riverfront

Explore the deep significance of the Ohio River for Cincinnati's African American history of resistance, achievement and leadership from the 1800s through the 20th century. Connect to the history of Margaret Garner, Marian Spencer, James Bradley, Cincinnati's Black Brigade and more. ​ Tour starts at the John Augustus Roebling Statue on the Covington, KY side […]
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October 16, 2024

Pen as Pulpit: Considering Harriet Beecher Stowe as a Public Theologian

Specialty tour with Rev. Dr. Aaron Maurice Saari delves into Harriet Beecher Stowe's contributions to the American religious landscape. Thanks to a grant from America 250-Ohio, this program is offered free of charge, however, there a limited number of participants. In writings both personal and public, Harriet Beecher Stowe sought to reconcile her experiences of […]