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Online Events Outschool.com Live Online Educational Programming Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the Ohio History Center, Columbus 4 We’re hosting interactive online programs on Outschool.com for students of all ages! Grab your family and be contestants in a game show or detectives on a case, take a virtual tour and more! Visit ohiohistory.org/outschool to see scheduled programs.
Art of Weaving for Ages 55+ TUES., JAN. 12–MARCH 2 10 A.M.–NOON OR 2–4 P.M. Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Explore the art of weaving in historical and contemporary styles. Become proficient with a variety of tools and skills and leave with a kit of items you'll need to weave at home. You will have the chance to make several pieces, including a wall hanging, a custom textile piece for a project of your choice and a communal piece that will be displayed after the conclusion of the class. Free/ages 55+ with required advance registration. 800.686.1541 or reservations@ ohiohistory.org This free program for ages 55+ is made possible by a Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums grant from Aroha Philanthropies
Where Do We Go from Here? MLK’s Vision for a Fair and Just America J SAT., JAN. 16 F 7 P.M. Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the Ohio History Center, Columbus, and the National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce 4 See page 11. $15, Free/Ohio History Connection member with required advance registration. 800.686.1541 or ohiohistory.org/mlkday
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING LECTURE SERIES
A Final Resting Place— A Retrospective on the Ohio Black Cemetery J THURS., JAN. 21 F 7 P.M. Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce Through headstones and grave inscriptions, cemeteries tell stories central to genealogy and family history. Ohio's Black cemeteries are poignant reminders of the persistence of racism and segregation even in death. Learn about the formation of African American cemeteries and racially restrictive land covenants that governed burials in some places through the 1950s. Cecelia McFadden and Nettie Ferguson of Franklin County Genealogical Society's African American Interest Group will share locations of some Black cemeteries and sections and resting places of famous Ohio African Americans. Free with required advance registration. Email infoNAAMCC@ohiohistory.org. The Historically Speaking Lecture Series is sponsored in part by Honda of America Mfg. Inc. and Ohio Humanities PLEASURES OF THE CUP
Ohio on the Rocks SAT., JAN. 23 F 7–8 P.M. Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the Ohio History Center, Columbus 4 21+? Join us from the comfort of home as our Pleasures of the Cup series goes virtual! Create drinks along with our mixologist, then learn about mammoths, mastodons, bears and other cool Ice Age things. Alcohol not provided. Advance registration required. You’ll receive recipes in advance plus a link to the presentation about two hours before it starts. $15, Free/Ohio History Connection member. 800.686.1541, reservations@ohiohistory.org or ohiohistory.org/cup
February is Black History Month. Follow the Star J to Black History Month programs in this issue of Echoes Magazine.
Wild Ohio Week MON., JAN. 25–SUN., JAN. 31 Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the Ohio History Center, Columbus 4 Join us for a week of natural history programming and learn about the plants and animals that call Ohio home. Find a list of online Wild Ohio Week activities and virtual events at ohiohistory.org/wildohio. WILD OHIO WEEK
How Climate Has Shaped Ohio's Natural Environment WEDS., JAN. 27 F 2 P.M. Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the Ohio History Center, Columbus 4 Learn how Ohio's climate has changed through time. Byrd Center Research Scientist Aaron Wilson will demonstrate the natural processes that helped shape the climate of the past, from warm tropical conditions, to glacier advances and retreats, to our most recent “thaw.” Learn how these diverse climate periods have affected our natural environment and left clues that allow us to study how the climate of today differs from that of the past. He'll conclude by envisioning how our changing climate may shape the environment of the future. $15, Free/Ohio History Connection member. 800.686.1541 or ohiohistory. org/wildohio
Deaf Ohioans—20th Century Work, Sports and Politics WEDS., JAN. 27 F 7–8 P.M. Online—Attend from Anywhere! 4 Hosted by the Ohio History Center, Columbus 4 In much of the first half of the 20th century, deaf Americans recognized Ohio as a national center of deaf culture and activism. Drawn together by the rubber industry, wartime labor needs, skilled sports teams and political action, deaf Ohioans created community and lives for their families. They fought discrimination and claimed legitimacy. Join Dr. Kim Nielsen of the University of Toledo in a virtual discussion to learn more about this rich history! $5, Free/Ohio History Connection member. Advance registration required. 800.686.1541 or reservations@ ohiohistory.org
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