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"Hot Fun in the Summertime: Butler County's Summer Delights of the 1950s and '60s"
“Hot Fun in the Summertime: Butler County’s Summer Delights of the 1950s & ’60s”
Thursday, June 26: 7:00pm "Hot fun in the Summertime: Butler County's Delights of the 1950s & '60's" Summertime fun for the entire family in Butler County had an almost endless array of options. BCHS Executive Director Brian Smith takes a look back at summer hangouts including drive-in movie theaters, drive-in restaurants, local pools, and
“The Miami Valley: Ohio’s Original Jersey Shore”
Thursday, May 22: 7:00pm "The Miami Valley: Ohio's Original Jersey Shore" After the American Revolutionary War, many New Jersey veterans were awarded land in the Northwest Territory as a form of compensation. The southwestern part of Ohio, particularly around Cincinnati and the Miami Valley, attracted these New Jersey settlers. Some names are very familiar
The Disappearance of Ron Tammen: A Deep Dive into Buried Clues, Silent Bystanders, and the Latest Evidence of What Really Happened”
Saturday, April 26: 1:00 pm(Sold out) & 3:30 pm “The Disappearance of Ron Tammen: A Deep Dive into Buried Clues, Silent Bystanders, and the Latest Evidence of What Really Happened” On April 19, 1953, Ronald Tammen disappeared from Miami University, and ever since that day, anyone who’s heard his story has been justifiably baffled.
Run for the Hills: One Local Woman’s Journey Through the 1913 Flood
SECOND DATE ADDED! Saturday April 5, 2025 1:00PM--SOLD OUT Due to the rapid sell out of our scheduled March 27th event, we have added a second date for the presentation. Thursday, March 27: 7:00pm--SOLD OUT "Run for the Hills: One Local Woman's Journey Through the 1913 Flood" The waters of the 1913 flood still
Myaamionki: The Place of the Miamis
Saturday, February 22: 1:00pm "Myaamionki: The Place of the Miamis" We are pleased to have Andrew Sawyer, Anthropologist and Education Outreach Specialist at the Myaamia Center at Miami University discussing the history of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, their relationship with Miami University and their historic homelands, and sovereign Miami Tribe today. Join us
History of the Jefferson Theatre in Hamilton in early 1900s
Opening night audience at the Jefferson Theatre, March 31, 1903. L.C. OVERPECKThe city’s Globe Opera House, built in 1866 as the Dixon Opera House, had artificial gas theatre lighting and a stage too small to meet the production needs of even modest sized traveling theatrical companies. The Music Hall, erected in 1882, also had a
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"Intriguing Objects & Curiosities" “What IS that?” is a question often asked by visitors, volunteers and even staff of the Butler County Historical Society. A new exhibit in the Benninghofen Museum, “Intriguing Objects and Curiosities,” invites visitors to use their knowledge of history to identify artifacts from the Society’s basement, closets and back shelves. Categories in the
The Wreck of the CH&D
Saturday, January 25th: 1:00pm "The Wreck of the CH&D: A Pioneering Railroad Undone by Greed & Fraud Join local railroad enthusiast and author Jim Krause as he explains the dramatic rise and equally dramatic fall of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. The CH&D was a prime factor in the growth of western Ohio's