Every Third Wednesday of the Month | 11:00am - 1:00pm

Themed hot lunch served before a lecture on a historical topic. ​​
​Topics vary but are always presented by a speaker fluent on the subject. Lectures last approximately one hour.

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11:00am - Seating/Open Museum | 11:30am - Lunch Served | 12:00pm (noon) - Speaker

LOCATION: Armstrong Conference Center (121 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH),
COST: $25 for WCHS members or $30 for non-members. (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)
Program without lunch $5 for members / $8 for non-members.

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• There is a small fee associated with the sale of tickets online.
• Ticket sales close at noon the Wednesday before the event. If you would like lunch, reservations MUST be made by this time. Tickets for the lecture ONLY option will be available up until the event or may be purchased at the door.​​​

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Upcoming Lectures

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They Went That'a Way! | October 18

Everyone dies; but not everyone dies in such a strange way as to end up in Ripley's Believe It Or Not! One in a million accidents or something that was just plain dumb, hear the stories of their demise from the Warren County resident's souls themselves in the form of character actors..

SPEAKER: A Collection of Character Actors
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​COST: $25 for WCHS members or $30 for non-members.
​            (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)

Buy Tickets

Lunch sales close the Wednesday, October 11th

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Future Topics

November 15
The End of the Great War- Armistice Day in Lebanon
John Zimkus

December 13.
A Dickens Christmas
Fred Compton

January 17
First Lady Julia Dent Grant
Joyce Lovins Browning

February 21
Tiffany Glass at Jekyll Island
Donna Summers

March 20
Easter Collectables thru the Years
Linda Martin

Previous Lecture Topics

Visit the Lunch & Learn Video Archive Here.

• ​Giving families of MIA soldiers closure using Forensic Science
• Kim Villalva proved Civil War Women Forged the Way
• Free-thinking abolitionist, Orson Murray
• Suzanne Anderson Taylor​ spoke on the British Coronation
• WCHS Executive Director, Michael Coyan discussed new acquisitions to the museum.
• Former director of Fort Ancient, Jack Blosser, talked about the differences between History and Pre-History.
• Shaker experts Christian Goodwillie and Carol Medlicott.
• ​WCHS Historian, John Zimkus, explored Lincoln's connection to where we live.
• Joyce Lovins Browning portrayed Lotti Moon, Confederate spy
• Collector, ​Linda Martin, took us through a dime store Christmas
• Fred Compton spoke on Thanksgiving, a fabricated holiday.
• WCHS Assistant Director and textile expert, Jeanne Doan, weaves an interesting history of fabrics.
• A story of teenage pen-pals as WWII approaches.
• Passenger Pigeons were once many... now they are none.
• "Lincoln's Northern Nemisis," Clement Vallandigham
• Fan favorite, ​Joyce Browning, returned as Martha Washington
• Art History Mysteries with Executive Director, Michael Coyan
• The Mason Bomber Crash of 1955
• Mary Ryan Allen told the story of Blennerhassett Island
• The first African-American principal of Lebanon and the African Union School.
• Author, Carol Tonnesen, shared her writing process
• Long-time Golden Lamb manager, Fred Compton, discussed his holiday memories
• ​Joyce Lovins Browning portrayed Mary Draper Ingles, escaped Shawnee captive​
• Halloween collector, ​Linda Martin, took a nostalgic look at the holiday's evolution in America
• ​Gail W. Rose revisited the lectures of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• We entered the spirit world with author, Randy Overbeck
• Judith Dann portrayed suffragette Victoria Woodhull
• John Zimkus weighed the evidence on Lebanon's “Greatest All-Around Athlete”
• ​Jeff Wilson discussed his books, Ohio Legends
• 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.
• 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

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