History
Christmas Open House
Ross County Historical Society 45 W. 5th Street, OH, United StatesChristmas Open House at the Ross County Historical Society Featuring our beautiful, one-of-a-kind Christmas tree decorated with hundreds of hand-cut paper ornaments by local artist Bonnie Grove; a charming Victorian Christmas parlor with late 19th & early 20th century holiday decorations and toys; and other exhibits including Toys from the Attic, and Chillicothe’s... Read More
Glouster Genealogy and History Group
Glouster Library 20 Toledo Street, Glouster, OH, United StatesSpend the afternoon with others interested in genealogy and history, particularly in the Glouster and Trimble Township area. Held the last Tuesday of the month, at 4 pm, at the Glouster Public Library.
OhioHealth UpBEAT History Group: Marks of Time: Preserving and Adapting the Work of Local Historian W. E. Peters
Regional histories cannot survive without the work of dedicated individuals who seek to document and preserve both past and present. Local resident and historian William E. Peters (1857-1952) is prominent among those who have contributed to such efforts in southeast Ohio. His legacy includes one of the most comprehensive records of Athens County history. This... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in Tablertown
Join Rural Action, Appalachian Ohio Restore Corps, ODNR's Ohio Outdoor Corps and ServeOhio on Saturday, January 20, 2024 from 9am-4pm at The People of Color Museum in Tablertown! If interested in volunteering, please sign up here by the evening of Monday, January 15, as space is limited. There are four different shifts and volunteers can... Read More
Glouster Genealogy and History Group
Glouster Library 20 Toledo Street, Glouster, OH, United StatesSpend the afternoon with others interested in genealogy and history, particularly in the Glouster and Trimble Township area. Held the last Tuesday of the month, at 4 pm, at the Glouster Public Library.
Dr. Art Cromwell presents “Clifton, KY: An Absent Presence” at Athens Public Library
Athens Public Library 30 Home Street, Athens, OH, United States“Clifton, KY: An Absent Presence” display at the Athens Public Library
Athens Public Library 30 Home Street, Athens, OH, United StatesOhioHealth UpBEAT Exercise Class
The UpBEAT (Be Educated and Active Together) Exercise Program, offered in partnership with United Seniors of Athens County, is free and open to anyone age 55 and older. This program is held virtually or in-person on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. This one-hour, low-impact movement class is intended for a target audience of adults of all... Read More
Author Ron Luce speaks on new book, ‘The Millfield Mine Disaster’ at Little Professor
Little Professor Book Center 65 S Court St, Athens, OH, United StatesMillfield Mine Disaster Revisited In his new book (January 2024), The Millfield Mine Disaster, Ron Luce, former Director of the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, tells the history of the original Poston Mine No. 6 and its subsequent status as Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6. Ohio’s worst mine disaster occurred at this... Read More
A Reading of the Play, Free Man of Color, by Charles Smith
Templeton Blackburn Memorial Alumni Auditorium 33 University Terrace, Athens, OH, United StatesFree Man of Color, by OHIO Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Emeritus Charles Smith, is the story of John Newton Templeton, a formerly enslaved African American who graduated from Ohio University fifty years before the end of slavery. In the process, Templeton unexpectedly taught the president of the university the true meaning of education. Emancipated after... Read More