Upcoming Event
Discovering History - Land Hunger: Ohio and the Western Frontiers
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Location: Campus Martius Museum
In his talk, Mansel G. Blackford will explore how notions and realities of land use were central to the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, and Euro Americans living in the Ohio Country over several centuries. Moreover, Blackford will examine...
Featured Exhibition
Celebrating the Pioneers
WHERE: First Floor - CMMThe Ordinance of 1787 opened a vast wilderness west of the Ohio River for settlement. “Ohio fever” had begun with the Ohio Company leading the way. Its members made many significant contributions in bringing sophistication to this uncharted land as well as their ideals and principals that we enjoy today. This exhibit, based on the book The Pioneers by David McCullough, explores the lives and personal objects owned by some of the individuals mentioned in the book. It offers a chance to look inside the personalities and lives of some of these important groundbreakers.
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