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June 13, 2023

🎶 School’s Out for Summer 🎶

🎶 School's Out for Summer 🎶

May 9, 2023

The Power of Protest Music

January 10, 2023

Teaching MLK is Harder Than You Think

September 23, 2022

Invisible Ground: Augmented Reality, Storytelling and Immersive History

Invisible Ground is a podcast, telling the stories of the familiar places and people in southeast Ohio which might not be always visible, but are part of our daily life.

August 30, 2022

Weymouth Day

The Weymouth Preservation Society will be open during Weymouth Day, a community-wide lawn sale now in its 50th year. Check out our museum, learn from historic displays and demonstrations, play vintage children’s outdoor games, and enjoy a root beer float! Live music from 10-12. Lawn sales at the school, as well as at local residences.

August 30, 2022

Union Terminal Rotunda Tours

Explore historic Union Terminal on a guided tour. Learn about its Art Deco art and architecture, its construction, history and reinvention as an award-winning multi-museum complex. Walk the catwalk above the building’s entrance, gaze at the towering tile mosaics in its grand Rotunda and search the marble walls for fossils.

August 30, 2022

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center free admission

Immerse yourself and be inspired by the stories of the Underground Railroad. Discover the history of slavery in America and the struggle for freedom. Learn about the abolition movement and the clandestine Underground Railroad network, its freedom seekers and conductors as courage, cooperation and perseverance carried enslaved people to freedom. Walk inside an authentic slave […]

August 12, 2022

From Art to Zinnias: Unique Tours of the Ohio Statehouse

The Ohio Statehouse is the seat of the state’s government. But it’s also a beautiful building with a great art collection, lovely grounds, and an incredible history. Join the Ohio Statehouse Museum and Education Center for a day of unique, topical tours that show off many different aspects of one of the oldest working capitols […]

August 12, 2022

Cincinnati Music Hall Tour

Friends of Music Hall presents FREE indoor building tours of this world-class historical landmark on Saturday, September 17 at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Led by knowledgeable tour guides, this 75-minute tour explores a variety of private and public spaces in the recently revitalized Music Hall. Tours begin in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Box Office […]

August 12, 2022

Open Doors: Discover the Otterbein Mausoleum

The Otterbein Mausoleum, dedicated November 30, 1924, sits along the southern bank of Otterbein Cemetery. As part of the Ohio Open Doors Program, the mausoleum doors will be open for visitors. The structure is 98 years old and is on the National Historical Register for its architectural style. Visitors will enjoy learning the history of […]