This talk will examine the life and motivations of John “Appleseed” Chapman and the history of the apple in Ohio. William Kerrigan is Emeritus Professor of History at Muskingum University and the author of “Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard” (Johns Hopkins Press, 2012). This event is sponsored by the Washington County Library, is FREE and open to the public, and will be livestreamed/recorded on our YouTube Channel @CampusMartiusMuseum.