Last Friday, the Benninghofen house got a good dusting and some more work done on the textiles collection as a group of students from Butler Tech's School for the Arts came by to lend a hand. A group was also at Heritage Hall helping them get ready for their big move to the third floor.
Behind the Gates of Greenwood, October 18, 2014
The Michael J. Colligan History Project will continue its public history series in Hamilton, focusing on “Hard Road to Liberty: Ohio and the Civil War.” Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Sept. 16, The Fight Against Slavery: Lessons From History, 7 p.m., Miami Hamilton Downtown Center. Kelli Johnson, Professor of English at Miami University Hamilton, will explore
Kelli Lyon Johnson, Miami University Hamilton, English Tuesday, September 16 @ 7pm Miami Hamilton Downtown, 221 Robinson-Schwenn Bldg Hailed as the first human rights movement, the fight for abolition of slavery and the slave trade is an inspiration for freedom struggles today and relevant to the fight to eliminate slavery and human trafficking in the
The Journal-News is reporting that when Miami University gives Shideler Hall a face-lift in 2016, the famous globe in its lobby could be history instead of historical. Photo by Greg Lynch/Journal-News “The existing globe is no longer accurate as to political boundaries and names of numerous countries; it takes up a significant amount
A Bull Lead. The clamp is inserted into a bull's nostrils. A Meat Tenderizer. The following people correctly identified one or more of the items: Wyatt Parman, Hamilton Tim Plageman, Hamilton Nicholas Deugles, Middletown Jacob Long, Liberty, IN William Simms, Hamilton Chris Sheard, Oxford John Bowling, Hamilton
A reception honoring a summer exhibit: Covington's Cincinnati, 4 to 6 p.m. this Thursday, July 24, Walter Havighurst Special Collections, 3rd floor, King Library, Miami University, Oxford. Covington's Cincinnati Jack White, MU '58, former Smithsonian curator, and native of Cincinnati, will give a guided tour of the exhibit he guest curated. About the Covington Collection The
Did you know that the security system that protects the Declaration of Independence and other American treasures was made right here in Hamilton by the Mosler Safe Company? The Butler County Historical Society owns a working model of that system. In July, a reunion of Mosler Safe employees will gather in Hamilton, so we have
The Butler County History Collaborative and the Museums and Historic Sites of Greater Cincinnati will present "A Sampling of Southwest Ohio History" in conjunction with the Hueston Woods Arts and Crafts Fair. Representatives from area history organizations will be on hand to share information about local historic travel destinations. Participants include the Butler County Historical