Adult Outreach
Adult Speakers Bureau Programs
Programs must be reserved at least three weeks in advance.
Fee: $100/program; $75/program for OHC organization business members. An additional mileage fee will apply to programs outside of Lorain County.
Program Length: Each illustrated program lasts approximately 45-60 minutes (unless otherwise noted) and can be tailored to meet your interests and time frame.
Logistics: If possible, the hosting organization is asked to provide the following:
- Basic: projector, projection screen, and table for laptop and projector
- Other preferred accommodations: podium, microphone, table for OHC literature, extension cord, and surge protector
If the hosting organization is unable to provide any of the above materials, that must be communicated at the time that a program reservation is made.
Contact: Museum Education & Tour Manager or call 440-774-1700
Topics:
- Freedom’s Friends: Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Oberlin, Ohio
- The Civil War: Oberlin Perspectives on the Home Front and War Front
- Civil War to Civil Rights
- Black Business Owners in Oberlin
- Local Activism, National Impact: Women’s Suffrage in Oberlin
- An Introduction to Historical Redlining in Oberlin
- Early Schooling in Ohio
- Oberlin’s Industries (19th century to today)
- Virtual Tour of the Oberlin Heritage Center
- A History of Westwood Cemetery
- The Secrets and Scandals of Oberlin
- Women’s Widening World: 20th Century Stories from the Oberlin Oral History Project
- From the Great Depression to World War II: Stories from the Oberlin Oral History Project
- Great City, Great War: Oberlin’s Response to World War I
- The Oberlin Oral History Project (hints for conducting oral histories, highlight audio clips)
- Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Oberlin in 1942 (20 min. program)
- The First Automobiles in Oberlin (20 min program)
- Highlights of Presidents Garfield and Hayes’ Connections to Oberlin (20-40 minutes)
- Oberlin’s Contentious, Historic Relationship with Alcohol (20 min. program)
- Sabram Cox: Black Abolitionist & Unsung Oberlin Hero (20 min. program)
Museum Professional Development Workshops
Please contact the Museum Education & Tour Manager or call 440-774-1700 for more information.
Topics:
- Membership Counts (Tips for Increasing Membership)
- Rethinking Your Website for Greater Outreach
- Are You Ready for Teen Volunteers?
- Caring For Your Historic Photographs
- The Oberlin Oral History Project (hints for conducting oral histories, highlight audio clips)
- Self-Guided Tours and Alternatives to Traditional Historic House Museum Experiences