Join us for these upcoming EVEnts!

*Friday, January 23, 2026: Residents at Wesleyan Village in Elryia will hear the story of GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKE.

*Saturday, February 28, 2026; 12:00 p.m.: Celebrate America 250 with some AMERICAN SPIRITS at the Milan Library at 19 Church St. in Milan, OH. Join us for this storytelling program and discover unique ghosts as you take a ride with Tempe Wick as she tries to save her beloved horse from deserters from the Continental Army, meet Frances Dallam who wants to make sure the Union Soldiers are taken care of, visit Mall of America's spirited past, and find out why Reindeer Manor is haunted. The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, contact the library at (419) 499-4117.

*Wednesday, March 11, 2026; 7:00 p.m.: GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER will be presented by the Mayfield Township Historical Society at 6621 Wilson Mills Rd. in Mayfield Village, Ohio. Travel back to 1955 and take a journey with the first woman to solo thru-hike the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail as Bette Lou Higgins presents this storytelling program that is free and open to the public. For more information contact the society at (440) 461-0055 or e-mail them.

*Thursday, March 26, 2026; 6:30 p.m.: See the new documentary, VICTORIA WOODHULL: SHATTERING GLASS CEILINGS about our first female Presidential Candidate. The South Newbury Union Chapel will host this screening at the Kent State University Geauga Campus at 14111 Claridon-Troy Road in Burton, Ohio at the Clark Commons. Ohioan Victoria Woodhull ran in 1872 at a time when women didn't even have the right to vote. As if that isn't bad enough -- she wasn't even old enough to BE president if she had won! The presentation is FREE and open to the public. For more information, e-mail the South Newbury Union Chapel

*Tuesday, March 31, 2026; 7:00 p.m.: Take A TOUR OF CLEVELAND RESTAURANTS IN 30 MINUTES -- MORE OR LESS! at the Avon Lake Public Library; 32649 Electric Blvd. in Avon Lake, Ohio. Enjoy a trip through time at some of Cleveland's historic eateries. Based on the book LOST RESTAURANTS OF DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND you'll enjoy time travel to favorite place of the past like the Silver Grille, New York Spaghetti House and other favorite dining places. The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the the library at 440-933-8127.

*Thursday, May 7, 2025; 7:30 p.m.: Take a LIGHTNING FAST LOOK AT LORAIN COUNTY at the meeting of the Avon Historical Society at the Avon Olde Town Hall at the corner of Detroit and Stoney Ridge Rd. in Avon, Ohio. This storytelling program will take the group on a trip through time with fun facts, trivial tidbits and surprising stories. The presentation is FREE and open to the public. For more information, contact Ralph at 440-695-8238 or by e-mail.

*Saturday, May 9, 2025; 11:00 a.m.: Celebrate America 250 and take a trip through US history through song with this storytelling program with PowerPoint. The Lorain Historical Society will present this program of historical moments marked with music at 329 W. 10th Street in Lorain, OH. The program is open to the public. Tickets are $5.00/person and include museum admission. For more information, contact the society at 440-245-2563 or Email them at info@lorainhistory.org

 

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To arrange for a performance for your group, send us an e-mail.

For additional information arts and history related information and on other events in Northern Ohio, visit

• That Woman's Blog
• Vermilion Views
• The Oberlin Heritage Center
• The Lorain County Historical Society
• The Lorain Historical Society
  
• The Rocky River Historical Society

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