Category: Event

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March 6, 2025

History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert

History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert returns for its 12th year! Local historian and retired educator Mike Gilbert shares his research on a wide range of topics on six Saturdays in September and October. Sessions are from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Pre-recorded virtual sessions also will be offered for those who cannot attend in-person. Each session […]
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March 5, 2025

LGBTQ Genealogy

In this course, join Stewart Traiman as we explore the historical presence of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer individuals in our family histories. Contrary to assumptions, confirmed bachelors or spinster aunts may not have been single; they might have had partners, even if there’s no legal documentation or family acknowledgment. We’ll investigate census records, […]
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February 27, 2025

Summer Solstice

Join Fort Ancient in welcoming the first day of summer through this exciting program of observing the sunrise as the Ancient people did 2,000 years ago. Align yourself to watch the sunrise between two walls of earth and above one of the stone covered mounds.A tour will follow the sunrise.Free Admission until 10am.
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February 27, 2025

Peatlands of Ohio

Guy Denny, former Chief of The Division of Natural Areas and Preserves and President of the Ohio Natual Areas and Preserves Association, will be here to talk about the different types of peatlands in Ohio. There will be a guided walk on the boardwalk after the presentation. Did you know that Cedar Bog is not […]
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February 27, 2025

Butterflies with Rob Liptak

Join us for a talk on Cedar Bog’s butterfly populations! There will be a guided walk on the boardwalk after the presentation. Rob Liptak is the President of Ohio Lepidopterists and has run butterfly monitoring programs at Cedar Bog for years. This event is $5/person. Cedar Bog Association and Ohio History Connection members have free […]
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February 27, 2025

Mineral, Rock & Fossil ID Workshop

Garry Getz, senior geologist at Bowser-Morner, Inc. will be here to assess and ID your home collections of rocks, minerals, and fossils! Garry supplies our gift shop with Ohio’s rainbow flint. Have questions about what you have stashed away at home? Bring them over to Cedar Bog! There might be some door prizes, too.
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February 26, 2025

Conestoga Fundraiser: Nurturing Ancestral Pride

You’re invited to attend this year’s Conestoga fundraiser, “Nurturing Ancestral Pride” at Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus. Proceeds will support the creation of a Tribal youth internship program at Newark Earthworks and Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve, two Ohio History Connection sites that are part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Ohio’s first UNESCO […]
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February 24, 2025

Annual Raccoon Creek Vintage and Makers Market

Join us for the Vintage and Makers Market with over 30 vendors, local musicians and food trucks. Vendor categories include vintage, vintage-inspired, repurposed, jewelry, clothing, bath and body, home decor, artisan food and more!
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February 24, 2025

Observe the Sun Day

Enjoy your time in the sun at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum! The museum educators will be outside solar observing and discussing sunspots, and in the STEM Inspiration Center discussing solar power as an alternative form of energy. Activity for the kids and a guided tour to follow. Presentation with activity starts at 1 […]
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February 24, 2025

Talk & Tour: James Webb Telescope

Discover the history the James Webb Telescope has made. Using origami, participants will see one of the challenges with putting a telescope into space. Join our museum educator in the STEM Inspiration Center to learn about the history of the James Webb Telescope and complete an origami craft, seeing firsthand how NASA uses art, math […]