MEET THE PEOPLE Series

This series brings to life characters from the past. All programs are done in first person. Some are scripted and some are improvisational with audience participation. (Some character name/gender subject to change)

Clarissa Marks and Phoebe Farr: Western Reserve Pioneers from the 1800’s.
Lady of the Lake: Annie Grey, a Great Lake’s Captain's wife, will take you back to 1892. (Also available as a storytelling program, Favorite Great Lakes Stories.) Companion book available.
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek: Discover the Microscopic World in this science program.
The Great Americans: Meet author, feminist Fanny Wright, Daniel Webster or Edgar A. Poe.
Next Stop, Freedom!: Travel back to 1899 and meet Sarah Comstock who grew up in a station on the Underground Railroad in Sandusky. She has written a book about her family's experiences and the Underground Railroad in Ohio and is now on a speaking tour to read selections from her book and talk about her life. Companion Study Guide available. Take an Underground Railroad Tour with Eden Valley!
Meet Margaret Bourke-White: photographer Margaret Bourke-White remembers W.W. II.
Bringing Home Cleveland Mountain: Dr. John Lang Cassels recalls his trip to the Upper Peninsula in 1846.
Moving Right Along: Sarah Comstock looks at the history of transportation from 1799-1899.(Also available as a storytelling program.)
You Can't Play Ball In A Skirt!: Alta Weiss put herself through medical school playing professional baseball on a men’s team in the early 1900s! Companion book available. **EVE is looking for information about any Ohio women who played baseball during WW II. Do YOU have information for us?
The Canal Builders: Meet the men and women who worked on Ohio's Canals including such characters as Medicine Man, Dr. Putnam and his Miracle Mixture, Canaler Michael O'Reilley and his “Skyfoggle” and Ohio Governor Ethan Allen Brown.