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June 21, 2023

The Importance of Literacy Past and Present

Look at the impact of self-taught literacy in the lives of Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglass, and Malcolm X.

June 21, 2023

Stowe’s The Pearl of Orr’s Island: Novel of Passing & Transatlantic Treasure

Dr. Cheli Reutter of the University of Cincinnati Department of English unpacks a hidden gem of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s writing.

June 20, 2023

Fall Nature Discovery Tour – CANCELLED

Join Rick Hoffman, an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist who will walk the trails and introduce us to all the plants, bugs, trees and wildlife around Fort Ancient. General site admission for non-members. No registration required. Regular site admission: $7.00 Adults, $6.00 for Seniors & Children (6-17), children under 6 are free. BIO- Rick Hoffman, BA, […]

June 20, 2023

Adena Pottery Class

Interested in pottery? This is the program for you! Create a clay vessel using self-hardening clay and the coil method of construction similar to how the Adena Culture did 3,000 years ago. Participants will learn how the Adena smoothed the walls of the pots they made using stones and shells. There will be examples available […]

June 16, 2023

Our House Tavern Museum/Decorated for the Holidays

Our House Tavern Museum will be all Decorated for The Holiday Season on the night before Thanksgiving! We will feature French Traditions for children as well as adults. We will also have live music by Robert & Kendra Ward Bence and Dulcimer Music and Guitar. Gallipolis N Lights will present the Lighting Ceremony of The […]

June 16, 2023

Cemetery History Walk/Our House Tavern Musem

Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio Each participant will be given a list of names of people who are buried. Once you find their grave, you will be met by a person dressed as they would have been and will be told the history of that person. This year, the Pine Street Cemetery Black Section is […]

June 16, 2023

The Scarlet Sisters (October Semi-Colon Club)

Discuss Myra MacPherson’s book The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Guilded age for a fresh look at Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee “Tennie” Claflin-the most fascinating and scandalous sisters in American history. Learn how their connections to the Beecher family made headlines.

June 16, 2023

An Evening with Mo Rocca

CBS News correspondent, podcaster and TV personality Mo Rocca will return to Fremont to talk about presidential history during the wrap-up of President Rutherford B. Hayes’ 200th Birthday Celebration. Rocca, author of the book “Mobituaries,” will give a presentation during a program beginning at 7 p.m. at the Fremont Ross High School Performing Arts Center. […]

June 16, 2023

Private reception with Mo Rocca

CBS News correspondent, podcaster and TV personality Mo Rocca returns to Fremont to talk about presidential history during the wrap-up of President Rutherford B. Hayes’ 200th Birthday Celebration. Before the event, there will be a private reception with Rocca in the historic Hayes Home. Limited tickets are available and cost $100. CBS Tickets for the […]

June 16, 2023

Dressed for Freedom: The Politics of Fashion in American History with Dr. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox

What is the connection between fashion and women’s rights? How pockets, skirts, and bras became a political statement? How does fashion function in our political system? In concurrence with the exhibition “Fashion and Femininity” currently on display, this talk on July 12, 2023 from 7-8pm will examine how fashion became a tool to express and […]