Event List

Explore the individuals and events that shaped Oberlin as a station on the Underground Railroad. Presented by the Oberlin Heritage Center.

Learn about Eliot Ness’s efforts to fight crime and restore order in Cleveland during the 1930s. As Safety Director, Ness introduced major reforms and faced challenges ranging from organized crime to the notorious Torso Murders.

Learn how to research your family tree in six easy steps. 

Optional viewing on Zoom.

Learn about the Medina County Clerk of Courts Office. Discover records they collect and how to access them. Presented by Kim Mihalko, Medina County Deputy Clerk of Courts. Optional viewing on Zoom.

Listen to stories of women doing men’s jobs during WWII. Presented by Lake County Historical Society.

Connect with fellow genealogists to discuss research, share hints, and ask questions. 

All are welcome! No registration required.  

Famous chef, author, and television personality, Julia Child made French cuisine accessible to American audiences.

Learn about the women heroes of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) in WWII.

It’s 1920, the jazz age is in full swing, prohibition is the law of the land, and the New York Yankees have just signed Babe Ruth.

Join us as we find out if there were any famous bodies in Ohio snatched and who was committing these acts.  Presented by North Coast Narrative.

Discover how the powerful tool known as ChatGPT can be effectively utilized for genealogical purposes. Presented by Mary Milne Jamba. Optional viewing on Zoom. Sponsored by the Medina County Genealogical Society.  

Connect with fellow genealogists to discuss research, share hints, and ask questions. 

All are welcome! No registration required.  

Learn why the Titanic was so significant as Mandy Altimus Stahl, Massillon Museum Archivist, discusses its concept through completion, the sinking, and stories of the passengers.

This two-person, one-act play, featuring ghost stories of the Civil War, along with songs, literary selections and history, is performed by the Largely Literary Theater Company. 

Explore American history with American Girl dolls. Dolls are welcome but not required. 

On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Reese Sheppard was discovered murdered in her Bay Village home, setting off a chain of events that would captivate the nation. Presented by Western Reserve Historical Society. 

Connect with fellow genealogists to discuss research, share hints, and ask questions. 

All are welcome! No registration required.  

Learn to use the amazing resources on the General Land Office (GLO) website and acquire land patents and surveys for cash sales, homesteads, preemption, military bounty, etc.

Bring an item for identification, historical placement, and common market value. Hosted by Jane Langol.