America 250-Ohio: Author John Scalzi!
Please join us for an author visit with John Scalzi, a New York Times bestselling science fiction author. His novel Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and his acclaimed Old Man’s War series has also received multiple Hugo Award nominations. Additional works include The Android’s Dream, Agent to the Stars, and Lock […]
Descendants Day Picnic
The Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument invites the descendants of our 9,000+ honored veterans to join us in remembering their ancestors, doing rubbings of the names on the walls, sharing any known stories and research they might have passed down through the family, listen to guest speakers discuss regimental histories, and bring a picnic […]
Author Betty Weibel – Day Trip Discoveries Along Ohio’s Literary Trail
Local author Betty Weibel shares highlights about nearby places on the Ohio Literary Trail, which pays tribute to authors, poets, illustrators, libraries, and creative influencers of the written word who have called Ohio home. Betty Weibel has had a successful career as a journalist and public relations professional. During her career she has promoted her […]
A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams
Ticket price includes a paperback copy of “A Founding Mother,” and a buffet of favorite dishes that Abigail Adam’s served to her guests along with her signature cocktail. Author Laura Kamoie will sign copies of the book after her presentation.
1976 Galion Time Capsule Opening Ceremony and Community Picnic
Public ceremony beings at 12:00pm. The unveiling of the 1976 Galion Time Capsule artifacts display will be held near the time capsule monument by the Gill Avenue entrance. Guests are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch or a grab a bite from the food vendors at the Pickle Run Festival. Bring your own blankets or […]
Talk “Signers of the Declaration of Independence”
In 1776, 56 delegates representing each of the 13 colonies signed what would become one of the most daring, revolutionary and complex documents in human history. Had the Revolutionary War been lost, the Declaration of Independence would have served as a death warrant for these men. In this program, several of these American revolutionaries will […]
Talk “Life in Colonial America”
In today’s landscape of gas stations, strip malls, fast food restaurants and all other manner of stops along the highways of America, it can be hard for to conceive that when the first white settlers who voyaged across the ocean to this continent, they met a vast wilderness populated by a multitude of Indigenous cultures […]
Community Declaration of Independence Reading
Kent joins communities across Ohio in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with events that honor the past and ignite the future.
How America Has Celebrated Its Independence Through the Years
It’s time for a celebration! Hear local resident Chuck Spinner describe how the United States has commemorated its independence throughout its 250-year history. Chuck had a 33-year career teaching History in Northeast Ohio, has been named a Kent State and Rockefeller Scholar, and has also been honored as a Martha Holden Jennings Master Teacher. The […]
Printing the Declaration of Independence at CTPM
When guests arrive, they will hear a short presentation on the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Then they will print an actual copy of the Declaration of Independence on our wooden printing press for a keepsake. Plus other printing experience.