Special Events
Ohio Chautauqua
- Mark your calendars for June 17-21. That’s when the Warren County Historical Society will host Ohio Chautauqua 2008. Lebanon is honored to have been chosen as one of five communities to receive this program from the Ohio Humanities Council.
Ohio Chautauqua programs are fun for the entire family. Each evening, a trained scholar/performer will assume the costume and character of a historical figure, presenting an exciting and engaging living history performance. Everyone meets under the old-fashioned red and white striped Chautauqua tent to learn from and talk with famous characters from our past. In addition to major living history presentations, each scholar will present daytime workshops for children and adults in venues throughout the host community.
This year’s theme is “Inventors and Innovators,” and historical figures are Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie, Mary McLeod Bethune and George Washington Carver. Additional details can be found at www.ohiohumanities.org.
Schedule of Events in Lebanon
Tuesday, June 17
The Plant Doctor
Youth workshop by Paxton Williams
10 a.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
The Gospel of Wealth According to Carnegie
Adult workshop by George Dauler
2 p.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
Evening performance at Harmon Park*
6 p.m. Back Forty Blues Band performing; food vendors open**
7 p.m. Thomas Edison by Hank Finken
Wednesday, June 18
Becoming Thomas Edison
Youth workshop by Hank Finken
10 a.m. Lebanon Conservancy Foundation, 27 N. Mechanic St.
Mothers of Invention
Adult workshop by Michael Hughes
2 p.m. Lebanon Conservancy Foundation, 27 N. Mechanic St.
Sponsored by Embarq
Evening performance at Harmon Park*
6 p.m. Musical performance and food vendors open**
7 p.m. Mary McLeod Bethune by Dorothy Prince
Thursday, June 19
Children and Grandchildren at the Table with Mr. Bell
Youth workshop by Michael Hughes
10 a.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
So You, Too, Want to be a Chautauqua Performer
Adult workshop by Hank Finken
2 p.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
Evening performance at Harmon Park, Lebanon*
6 p.m. Back Forty Blues Band performing; food vendors open**
7 p.m. George Washington Carver by Paxton Williams
Friday, June 20
A Day at the Daytona Normal and Industrial School
Youth workshop by Dorothy Prince
10 a.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
Dr. Carver’s Contemporaries
Adult workshop by Paxton Williams
2 p.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
Evening performance at Harmon Park*
6 p.m. Musical performance and food vendors open**
7 p.m. Andrew Carnegie by George Dauler
Saturday, June 21
Making and Using Steel
Youth workshop by George Dauler
10:45 a.m. LM&M Railroad, South Street and Mechanic
Sponsored by LM&M Railroad
Mrs. Bethune and the Roosevelt Administration
Adult workshop by Dorothy Prince
2 p.m. Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway
Evening performance at Harmon Park*
6 p.m. Barbershop quartet performing and food vendors open**
7 p.m. Alexander Graham Bell by Michael Hughes
* Alternate Location: Lebanon Junior High School auditorium, 160 Miller Road
** Stengle Catering - burgers, hot dogs, barbecue, drinks; Double Dip Ice Cream
6th Scale Model Show - June 28 and 29
The Warren County Historical Society, in association with the Cincinnati Sixth Scale Collectors Club, will host the show at the WCHS Museum. Visitors will examine scaled vehicles in addition to 1/6th-scale figures in the old post office addition of the museum.
Model-building hobbyists, and toy and doll collectors will find much of interest in the scale model display. Expand your collection by meeting with vendors in this family-friendly atmosphere.
Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the exhibit is $1 for ages 13 and older, and free for ages 12 and younger. Also tour the main museum for regular admission.
For more information on the Cincinnati Sixth Scale Collectors Club, please see cinnsscc.googlepages.com/.
History Camp for Kids - Sponsored by Harmon Civic Trust
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 15, 16, 22 & 23
Children entering 4th-7th grades this fall are invited to learn about transportation in this interactive experience that includes field trips to Carillon Park in Dayton to study flight and the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal to learn about river travel, as well as a carriage ride in Lebanon and a trip on the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad. Admission is $25 per child; space is limited. Register by July 1 at the Warren County History Center.
Civil War Encampment - August 2 and 3
See what life was like from 1861-1865 around a camp where men prepared to go to war against their brothers. The Ohio Valley Civil War Association will conduct the annual Civil War Encampment from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Glendower Mansion, 105 Cincinnati Avenue, Lebanon, Ohio. Artillery, cavalry, sharpshooters, a medical unit and infantry will be featured.
Admission to the encampment is free. Tours of Glendower, a Greek Revival mansion, will be available; admission charged.
