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June 20, 2025

Talk & Tour: Project Horizons

In 1959, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force had full control over America’s space program and proposed an ambitious plan: to build a military base on the Moon. In this engaging program, you’ll learn about the mission’s development, the challenges faced and why it was ultimately abandoned—while exploring whether that dream could become a […]

June 20, 2025

Abolitionists and African Americans in Walnut Hills

Did you know that Underground Railroad conductors, Olympic gold medalists, internationally famous authors and a myriad of small businesses have all thrived in Walnut Hills throughout its history? Learn about the women and men who built and invested in this neighborhood for the past 200 years. This walk will last just under 2 hours. Starts […]

June 18, 2025

Zoar Ghost Tours

Looking for a frightful way to spend your evening? Travel through the 200+ year-old town and listen by lantern light as guides tell the haunted tales involving Historic Zoar Village including supernatural encounters shared by staff, visitors and residents of Zoar. The tours are one hour long with free refreshments available in the Zoar Store […]

June 17, 2025

Fireman’s Festival at the John & Annie Glenn Museum

The John & Annie Glenn Museum will be offering free walk-through tours during the New Concord Fireman’s Festival on Saturday, July 12. All community members and out of town visitors are welcome to cool off and learn about New Concord’s own John Glenn. Everyone is welcome to attend during the museum's open hours. For more […]

June 17, 2025

Fort Meigs After Dark Lantern Tour

Join us for a military tour of Fort Meigs which focuses on the activities of the early American Army after sundown along the Ohio frontier. Guards, spies, watchwords and the overnight bombardment of the fort are discussed. Guided by immersive candlelight, the audience will meet a guard detail demonstrating their maneuvers and weapons, the field […]

June 17, 2025

Independence Day—1813

Join us for a unique and authentic way to celebrate the nation's birthday. This event is a historic 18-gun artillery salute to celebrate Independence Day. Fort Meigs recreates the ceremony undertaken by the soldiers of the War of 1812. On July 4, 1813, there were 18 toasts given by the officers, 18 songs played by […]

June 16, 2025

Calling All Spirits: Spiritualism in the Victorian Era

Learn about the uncanny world of 19th-century American Spiritualism in this special event in the historic Hayes Home. More than an occult parlor game, this was a new religion which channeled the voices of the dead, linked the present with the past and conjured new worldly and otherworldly futures. This program will cover everything from […]

June 16, 2025

Voices for Truth: Escapism or Activism?

Gothic authors have often used what can be an escapist genre for insightful social criticism. Get into the Halloween spirit by listening to the voices for truth in short stories by three very different authors of American Gothic tales. Co-leaders: Dr. John Getz, Professor Emeritus, Xavier University, and Dr. Kristen Renzi, Professor of English, Xavier […]

June 16, 2025

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Sage of Concord

Phil Paradis's one-man show, Evening with Stephen Crane, received raves at Manhattan Repertory Theatre and The Stephen Crane House, at Asbury Park, New Jersey. His Footprints of the Polar Bear & Other Eco-Centric Plays (five one-acts about climate change) had a successful two-week run at American Theatre of Actors in New York. Dr. Paradis served […]

June 16, 2025

Book Talk: “Unnatural Ohio: A History of Buckeye Cryptids, Legends & Other Mysteries”

First, it was a special exhibit at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums on Ohio folklore, Legends and Cryptid Creatures. Now, it’s a book that builds on the exhibit and takes an in-depth look at these fascinating stories that have been told and retold for generations. “Unnatural Ohio: A History of Buckeye Cryptids, Legends and […]