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 | Oct 23, 2018 | History Highlights
by Officer Bashshar Wiley,Oberlin Police Department As a police officer with the City of Oberlin Police Department, I spend a lot of time patrolling the streets and neighborhoods. Although I’m not sure of the exact number of miles driven or hours spent on patrol...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jul 1, 2015 | Oberlin Heritage Center Collections
by Eileen Telegdy, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer I am Eileen Telegdy and in October of 2014 I retired, sold my home and moved to a condo in Oberlin. I responded to an ad Liz Schultz, the Museum Education and Tour Coordinator of the Oberlin Heritage Center, placed...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Jan 8, 2014 | Abolition
By David Fiske, Co-author of Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave, Praeger, 2013. Though Louisiana is the primary setting for the film 12 Years a Slave, there is a connection between Oberlin and one of the characters featured in...
by communications@oberlinheritage.org | Nov 14, 2013 | History Highlights
by Jen Graham, Ohio History Service Corps member at the Oberlin Heritage Center As a historian, I’ve fallen in love with letters. There is a striking liminality in reading someone else’s mail. It’s as if, by unfolding the delicate creases of yellowed paper and losing...
