by Naiya Patel-Kapka | Mar 12, 2026 | Abolition, History Highlights
Oberlin Landmarks and Monuments: Giles Shurtleff Statue Location: In front of Shurtleff Cottage on South Professor Street Built: 1898 Dedicated: Memorial Day 1911 Giles Waldo Shurtleff represented Oberlin’s early action in support of abolition. In speeches and...
by Naiya Patel-Kapka | Feb 26, 2026 | Abolition, History Highlights
Oberlin Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture: The Harpers Ferry Memorial Current Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Park (NW corner of Vine & Pleasant Sts.) Original Location: Westwood Cemetery Built: c. 1865 Moved and Rededicated: 1971 Along the walking path in Martin...
by Liz Schultz | Feb 17, 2025 | Abolition, Uncategorized
These were twenty of the thirty-seven citizens from Oberlin and Wellington who were charged with breaking the law by helping John Price escape from slave catchers in the fall of 1858. The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue and subsequent trial caught the eye of the nation as...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Dec 10, 2019 | Abolition
by Melva Tolbert, OHC Volunteer About 4 years ago, the Oberlin Heritage Center traveled to Sandusky, Ohio as part of their education program for staff and volunteer docents. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend, but continued to have an interest in the history of...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | May 27, 2018 | Abolition
By Melva Tolbert, Oberlin Heritage Center Volunteer In keeping with the theme of freedom and the Underground Railroad, I recently visited Norfolk, Virginia which is rich in history and stories of freedom. After a stop at the Norfolk Visitors Bureau, I set out to find...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Sep 8, 2017 | Abolition
by Melva Tolbert, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer As my husband and I recently traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio for a family reunion, it was a great opportunity to spend time visiting some historic sites in a city that was so active in the struggle for freedom. My brief...
