Program Schedule
Date
October 19, 2026, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
The Majestic Monarch: Metamorphosis and Migration
Presenter
Laura Moore
Summary
The goal of this presentation is to provide an overview of the fascinating lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly and its amazing migratory instinct. Hopefully by gaining this understanding we can participate in the preservation of this species and ultimately increase its overall population.
Date
November 07, 2026, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Title
Pioneer Encampment
Presenter
RJ Basista and Colleagues
Summary
Once again RJ Basista, reenactor, and his colleagues will set up a pioneer encampment on the Martin-Perry House lawn. Stop by to talk with RJ and his friends about life in the Ohio territory after the Revolutionary War as people from the east coast started to settle in the area. There is something for all ages including demonstrations and hands-on educational activities for children. This is truly a great event for children.
Date
February 16, 2027, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
Early Survey of Ohio
Presenter
Joe Forte
Summary
In the years following the American Revolution, the vast lands north and west of the Ohio River represented both opportunity and uncertainty. Before farms could be established, towns laid out, or land sold to settlers, surveyors had to venture into an unmapped wilderness to measure and divide the territory. This presentation explores the methods, tools, and hardships faced by the men who surveyed the Ohio Country in the late 1700s.
Date
March 15, 2027, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
Divided by the Telephone
Presenter
Jose Prats
Summary
During most of the 20th century, an anomaly of America’s landline telephone system divided the Liberty Township community, shaping friendships and commerce in ways its residents rarely stopped to examine. An invisible line — precise, bureaucratic — ran down the center of Seldom Seen Road from the Scioto to the Olentangy. Calling across that boundary was difficult, time-consuming. and expensive.
Date
April 19, 2027, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
How Ohio Won the Civil War
Presenter
Michael Wise
Summary
Ohio provided many soldiers/sailors to the Union cause and was a key transportation hub and manufacturer of weapons, supplies, and uniforms. Mike Wise, President of the Big Walnut Area Historical Society, will portray his second great-uncle, Captain George Wise, who served as an adjutant in the Union Army's 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry under Major General William S. Rosecrans. He will recount how Ohio's contributions to the Union war effort to suppress the Southern rebellion were critical in achieving victory and restoring the Union.
Date
May 17, 2027, 12:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
History of Rock & Roll
Presenter
Brent Davis and Rich Baker
Summary
Brent Davis, a content director at WOSU until his retirement, and Rich Baker, longtime host of The Bluegrass Ramble radio program on WOSU will explore rock's roots in Bluegrass and connections to other genres.