11:00am - Seating/Open Museum | 11:30am - Lunch Served | 12:00pm (noon) - Speaker
Monthly held lunch followed by a lecture on a historical topic. Topics vary but are always presented by a speaker fluent on the subject. Lectures last approximately one hour.
As of April, we will be resuming our Lunch & Learn Lecture series. To ensure the safety of our guests, we will serve a boxed lunch, provided by Stengl's Catering, and ticket sales are limited to allow for social-distancing.
If you have tickets for a Lunch & Learn that was canceled due to the CODID-19 shutdown, your tickets are still valid. Please let us know if you would like to transfer this credit to a future lecture. You must notify us before attending as seats are limited. Call the office at 513 932-1817.
If you have tickets for a Lunch & Learn that was canceled due to the CODID-19 shutdown, your tickets are still valid. Please let us know if you would like to transfer this credit to a future lecture. You must notify us before attending as seats are limited. Call the office at 513 932-1817.
LOCATION: Armstrong Conference Center (121 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH),
COST: $15 for WCHS members or $18 for non-members. (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)
Program without lunch is $5 for members / $8 for non-members.
Seats are limited so please purchase your tickets before the event.
**If you have dietary restrictions, please make us aware before the event. 513 932-1817.**
COST: $15 for WCHS members or $18 for non-members. (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)
Program without lunch is $5 for members / $8 for non-members.
Seats are limited so please purchase your tickets before the event.
**If you have dietary restrictions, please make us aware before the event. 513 932-1817.**
Ohio Legends Revisited | May 19
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The very popular Jeff Wilson will once again pay us visit to discuss material covered in his books Ohio Legends and Ohio Legends Volume 2. Every page in his books has a short story with an original, expressive illustration drawn by Jeff that brings to life a bit of Buckeye trivia or an oddity about an Ohio inventor, ghost, visionary, hero, crackpot or criminal. Jeff will be showcasing a special “Librarian’s Edition” of his Ohio Legends series that features a “perfect bound” cover and includes many stories never published before.
Jeff Wilson is a free-lance cartoonist, writer and illustrator. A life-long resident of the Buckeye State, he lives in Vandalia, Ohio with his wife Patti and enjoys any good, goofy story about Ohio. |
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the “Greatest All-Around Athlete” | June 16
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With the Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo, Japan in a month, what better time to explore the life of Richard Perry “Doc” Williams who none other than the great Jim Thorpe once called the “fastest sprinter who ever lived.” He is said to have to have run the 100-yard dash in 9 seconds flat 104 years ago in June 1906, and set well over a dozen other records! So why haven’t you heard of him? Why was he in Ripley’s Believe It or Not, not once but twice? What is a “professional pedestrian”? And, why is he buried in Lebanon, Ohio? All these questions will be answered and more at this fascinating Lunch & Learn lecture.
John J. Zimkus, is the Historian and Education Director of the Warren County Historical Society. He is the author of Historical Footnotes of Lebanon, Ohio. John is also the house historian of The Golden Lamb in Lebanon, Ohio’s oldest continually operated business. |
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Victoria Woodhull: Queen Victoria or Mrs. Satan? | July 21
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Dr. Judith Dann will portray Victoria Claflin Woodhull. Born in Homer, Ohio in 1838, Woodhull overcame a somewhat shady past, to be the first woman U.S. Presidential candidate in 1872. We will discuss other “firsts” that this great lady from central Ohio achieved and will look at some of her ideological platforms as well as her fight for Women’s Suffrage on two continents. Reviled by some, revered by others, we will focus on popular perception of this controversial woman.
Dr. Judith Dann is a Professor of Ancient History and Lead Instructor in the Classics in the Humanities Department at Columbus State Community College. She lives in Homer, Ohio with her husband and three children. |
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Online Lecture Series - Lectures filmed during the 2020 shutdown.
Previous Lunch and Learn Topics
Joyce Browning portrayed the rootinest, tootenist resident in Ohio history, Annie Oakley.
The History of Beedle Station from John Zimkus
Jim Crabtree and Teena Baldrige portrayed President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.
The Bones of Cincinnatus performed holiday season classics, arranged for the unique capabilities of a trombone ensemble.
Local author and historian Fred Compton discussed his 35 years at the Golden Lamb
Character actor Joyce Lovins Browning portrayed Mary Cunningham: 1870s Cincinnati Body Snatcher
The Little Miami’s "Scenic River" Status
100 Years of Bridal Fashion in "Brides of Yesteryear"
The Secrets of the Infirmary Time Capsule
Guadalcanal: A Turn Point in WWII
Historian John Zimkus spoke on Lebanon’s William E. Harmon
Previous Lunch and Learn Topics
Joyce Browning portrayed the rootinest, tootenist resident in Ohio history, Annie Oakley.
The History of Beedle Station from John Zimkus
Jim Crabtree and Teena Baldrige portrayed President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.
The Bones of Cincinnatus performed holiday season classics, arranged for the unique capabilities of a trombone ensemble.
Local author and historian Fred Compton discussed his 35 years at the Golden Lamb
Character actor Joyce Lovins Browning portrayed Mary Cunningham: 1870s Cincinnati Body Snatcher
The Little Miami’s "Scenic River" Status
100 Years of Bridal Fashion in "Brides of Yesteryear"
The Secrets of the Infirmary Time Capsule
Guadalcanal: A Turn Point in WWII
Historian John Zimkus spoke on Lebanon’s William E. Harmon