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