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October 28, 2024

MEMBER VIP: Peeling Back the Layers: Florence Harding

Florence Harding was First Lady for just 29 months, when President Warren G. Harding died of heart ailments in 1923. Her compelling story has been misinterpreted and twisted through the decades, leaving merely a shadowy sketch of her for us to get to know today. Join Sherry Hall, site manager of the Warren G. Harding […]

October 28, 2024

Talk & Tour: Moon Landing Hoax

Join our museum educator in the STEM Inspiration Center at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum as we take a deeper dive into conspiracies surrounding the Moon landing. We will unpack and examine the claims against the Moon landing using science and evidence to see how the history holds up. After the presentation, take a […]

October 18, 2024

Newspaper Searching Basics: Using Ohio Memory Newspapers for Genealogy

The Ohio History Connection provides free access to over 1,000,000 full-text searchable pages of Ohio newspapers through Ohio Memory. Join Ohio History Connection Digital Projects Coordinator, Lauren Kennedy, to learn how to use the search functions available to sift through the many digitized Ohio newspapers and find what you’re looking for. Registration is required.

October 18, 2024

Guided Tours (Winter Hours)

Visitors will encounter the history this house witnessed in two different time periods 100 years apart: 1840: When abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in Cincinnati as a young teacher and mother preparing to write the blockbuster antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin 1940: When African-American proprietor Irene Bacon managed the house as the Edgemont Inn—a […]

October 18, 2024

Amphibians of Cedar Bog

Jeff Davis, one of the authors of "Amphibians of Ohio" and a longtime Cedar Bog volunteer, will be speaking on all the amphibians that we can find at Cedar Bog! Join us in the nature center on March 15 at 10 a.m. We will take a walk on the boardwalk after the presentation.

October 18, 2024

Poetry of Robert Hayden

Kick off our 2025 program year with an interactive poetry discussion with professor John Getz and author Kareem Simpson discussing the work of Robert Hayden, one of the most influential American poets of the 20th century. This event is free, though registration is required.

October 18, 2024

Skunk Cabbage Walk

Join us at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve on February 18th for a self-guided tour of our boardwalk to see Ohio's first blooming flower! Multiple naturalists will be on the boardwalk to answer questions and talk about skunk cabbage.

October 18, 2024

Bobcats!

Shauna Weyrauch, co-author of a new book titled "The Boy and the Bobcat", will be at Cedar Bog to talk about bobcats and their behavior. Did you know that Cedar Bog Nature Preserve has bobcats? After the presentation, there will be a "Meet the Author" event where she will introduce her book.

October 18, 2024

Care & Preservation of Family Photographs

Join Ohio History Connection Audiovisual Archivist, Daniel Willis, as he shares tips, tricks and information about the care and preservation of family photographs. Registration is required.

October 18, 2024

Trivia Night with Shaker Historical Museum

Get ready for a fun-filled evening with the Shaker Historical Society’s first Trivia Night hosted by Midnight Owl Brewing Company. Whether you’re a trivia buff, a local history expert or just looking for a night out, this is your chance to test your knowledge of Shaker Heights and Cleveland history while supporting a great cause. […]