Thaddeus Cahill: The Start of the Electronic Music Era

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Feb 3, 2026 | History Highlights

Thaddeus Cahill: The Start of the Electronic Music Era Written in 2018-19 by Wesley Patterson, Bonner Scholar at Oberlin College and Volunteer Researcher and Docent at Oberlin Heritage Center. Oberlin, since its creation in 1833, has been the catalyst for many...

Moses Fleetwood Walker: A Depiction of his Notable and Innovative Inventions.

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 29, 2026 | History Highlights, Reconstruction Era

Moses Fleetwood Walker: A Depiction of his Notable and Innovative Inventions. Figure 1: Moses Fleetwood Walker.[1] by Wesley Patterson, Bonner Scholar at Oberlin College and Volunteer, in 2018-2019. Researcher and Docent at Oberlin Heritage Center. Since the creation...

Citizens vs. The City: Reexamining the Events of May 8, 1970

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 8, 2025 | Civil Rights in the 20th Century, History Highlights

On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four. In the days that followed, college towns across the United States and especially in Ohio were on edge. They worried that...

Covenant of the Oberlin Colony, 1833

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 8, 2025 | History Highlights

(This document, including signatures, is held by the Oberlin College Archives) Covenant of the Oberlin Colony (1833) Lamenting the degeneracy of the church and the deplorable condition of our perishing world, and ardently desirous of bringing both under the entire...

Oberlin and Hair Depilatories

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Aug 3, 2022 | History Highlights

By Emily Winnicki, 2022 Summer OHC Intern   DISCLAIMER: The Oberlin Heritage Center does not recommend the use of any products not currently approved by the FDA.   Figure 1. Advertisement for “Flash” (Oberlin Alumni Magazine, July 1921)   History of...

1930 Drought: The Most Critical Situation in Oberlin’s Waterworks History

by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Sep 14, 2021 | History Highlights

By Zenobia Calhoun, 2021 Summer OHC Volunteer A long drought in 1930 tested Oberlinians’ energy and strength along with millions around the nation. It decimated crops and threatened Oberlin’s water supply: “The water shortage really was a serious condition—more...