Every Third Wednesday of the Month | 11:30am - 1:00pm

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

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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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.

Ticket sales close at midnight the Thursday night prior to 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.​​​ There is a small fee associated with the sale of tickets online.

Upcoming Lectures

Military Women's Memorial | May 21

SPEAKER: ​Col. Judy Pearson, USAF (Retired)

COST: $25 for WCHS members / $30 for non-members.
​            (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)
            Program without lunch $5 for members / $8 for non-members.

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Following the Tracks of the UGRR in Warren County | June 18

SPEAKER: ​John Zimkus

COST: $25 for WCHS members / $30 for non-members.
​            (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)
            Program without lunch $5 for members / $8 for non-members.

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"Crossing the Pond": Oceanic Travel Before the Jet Airliner | July 16

SPEAKER: ​Ashley Ford (US Navy Judge Advocate General Retired)

COST: $25 for WCHS members / $30 for non-members.
​            (Includes lunch, lecture & museum admission)
            Program without lunch $5 for members / $8 for non-members.

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Fashion Through the Centuries | August 20
SPEAKER: Sue Watts

Caroline Scott Harrison: First Lady and First President of the DAR | September 17
SPEAKER: Joyce Lovins-Browning

TBA | October 15

TBA | November 19

Thomas Corwin | December 17

Previous Lecture Topics

Visit the Lunch & Learn Video Archive Here.

• James Newport spoke on Aviation Myths, Heroes & Oddballs
• Author James Ott spoke on Frank Duveneck
• Valentines Day ​Collectables with collector, Linda Martin
• Three Centuries of the Golden Lamb
• Trombone Ensemble, Bones of Cincinnatus, brought the holiday spirit with a Christmas Concert
• Daredevil Investigative Reporter, Nellie Bly
• A Few Favorite Haunts of mystery author, Randy Overbeck
• A  Stitch in Time - A Brief History of Quilts
• A look at life in the early 1900s through Letters from California
• The Wit & Wisdom of Thomas Corwin
• Fabric to Dye For with by Textile Expert / Assistant Executive Director, Jeanne Doan
• Lebanon in the words of Charles Dickens
• Easter Collectables with Linda Martin
• ​​Author, Donna Summers, discussed Louis Comfort Tiffany
• Joyce Lovins Browning portrayed First Lady, ​Julia Dent Grant 
• A Dickens of a Christmas with Fred Compton
• Armistice Day in Lebanon
• A poetic reading about the deaths of Warren County residents as told by their ghosts in the form of character actors
• ​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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