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		<title>Living Through History</title>
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My name is Michelle Myers, and I am a summer intern at the Oberlin Heritage Center through the Leadership Lorain County Internship Program. This is my second summer here. I was born and raised in Elyria, and I am currently working on my bachelor’s degree in psychology at Swarthmore College. This is why I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2013/06/living-through-history/</link>
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		<title>1940 DeSoto Coupe: History Lesson on Wheels!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Anne Cunningham, Assistant to the Director
Last month, OHC staff visited with Michael and Dorene McAndrews of Brooksville, Florida, who traveled to Oberlin as part of a journey to research and document the history of their restored 1940 DeSoto, once hailed as “America’s Family Car.”  The couple purchased the car two years ago, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2013/05/1940-desoto-coupe-history-lesson-on-wheels/</link>
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		<title>Lewis Clarke: Hero in his own right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Ron Gorman, Oberlin Heritage Center volunteer docent
In my last blog entry, A Tale of Two Abolitionist Towns, I mentioned an Oberlin resident named Lewis Clarke (sometimes spelled Clark), who was born into slavery but eventually escaped, made his way north, and became an outspoken abolitionist.  When he died in 1897, the Governor of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2013/04/lewis-clarke-hero-in-his-own-right/</link>
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		<title>Digitizing the Oral History Archive: Winter Term 2013</title>
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For a few years, I have conducted a self-designed research project using oral histories and the Oberlin College Archives. Never before had I considered working on the other side of the archive, or to be the person who preserves these historical documents. After a month of serving as an oral history processing assistant at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2013/01/digitizing-the-oral-history-archive-winter-term-2013/</link>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Abolitionist Towns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this Fall I had an opportunity to visit the little abolitionist town of Ripley, Ohio, on the banks of the Ohio River about 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. As an avid history buff, this was a visit I really looked forward to. And as a docent on the Oberlin Heritage Center&#8217;s &#8220;Freedom&#8217;s Friends&#8221; tour, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2012/12/a-tale-of-two-abolitionist-towns/</link>
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		<title>Winter Term 2012: Finding Community Through History</title>
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Until my time spent at the Heritage Center, my interest in museum work and cultural heritage management was underwritten by my fascination with the objects involved—Classical archaeology was only as interesting as its statuary and American history was only as interesting as the objects which told its stories. My concept and appreciation of museum work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2012/01/winter-term-2012-finding-community-through-history/</link>
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		<title>A Fond Farewell and Oberlinians&#8217; First Battle of the Civil War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with great sadness that I write my last Civil War blog post for the Oberlin Heritage Center as the regional  Civil War 150 Leadership Corps volunteer in the AmeriCorps Ohio History Service Program. It has been a most wonderful experience living in the community of Oberlin and working at the Heritage Center; one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/08/a-fond-farewell-and-oberlinians-first-battle-of-the-civil-war/</link>
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		<title>Profile of an Oberlin Soldier: Henry Whipple Chester, 2nd Ohio Cavalry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Henry Whipple Chester was born on December 25, 1840 in Bainbridge, Ohio. His father was a farmer, innkeeper, and a postmaster, and an ardent abolitionist. Henry assumed many of his father’s traits and was himself a multi-tasking abolitionist. He entered the Preparatory Department of Oberlin College in 1858 and had just completed his course when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/06/profile-of-an-oberlin-soldier-henry-whipple-chester-2nd-ohio-cavalry/</link>
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		<title>“Lorain on Fire!! War Spirit at Oberlin!!!” Oberlin Responds in the Wake of Sumter’s Fall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Since our last the Southern rebels have fully inaugurated civil war,” The Lorain County News of Oberlin and Wellington editors wrote bleakly. (The Lorain County News, 17 April 1861)
A hundred and fifty years ago this week, Fort Sumter fell to a Confederate attack and the Civil War commenced. Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/04/%e2%80%9clorain-on-fire-war-spirit-at-oberlin%e2%80%9d-oberlin-responds-in-the-wake-of-sumter%e2%80%99s-fall/</link>
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		<title>Young Scholars Defend Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Donna Marie Shurr, Teacher Oberlin High School
 For the eleventh year, Langston Middle School and Oberlin High School students have represented Oberlin at District 3 National History Day.  On Saturday, March 19, students traveled to Case Western Reserve University to present their work before panels of judges. The 2011 contest included 400 students.  This record number [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/04/young-scholars-defend-research/</link>
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		<title>“Oberlin Knows No Crisis”: Local Happenings during the Presidential Inauguration of 1861</title>
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On March 4, 1861, one-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States of America. Only a few weeks before in Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis had been inaugurated provisionally as President of the Confederate States. With already seven states having seceded from the Union, Lincoln began his presidency of a fragile United [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/03/%e2%80%9coberlin-knows-no-crisis%e2%80%9d-local-happenings-during-the-presidential-inauguration-of-1861/</link>
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		<title>For the Union or Slavery? The Case of Lucy Bagby: Oberlin’s Perspective</title>
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Oberlin was outraged following the outcome of the trial of the fugitive slave, Sara Lucy Bagby, in Cleveland on January 23, 1861, in which the court decided to restore Lucy to her Virginian owner in accordance with the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850:
“Now what strikes us most forcibly with respect to this tragedy and its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/02/for-the-union-or-slavery-the-case-of-lucy-bagby-oberlin%e2%80%99s-perspective/</link>
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		<title>January 1861: Secession and Speculation</title>
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The opening month of 1861 was one of growing tension and conjecture throughout the country and, certainly, in Oberlin. As five states (Mississippi on the 9th; Florida on the 10th; Alabama on the 11th; Georgia on the 19th; and Louisiana on the 26th) joined South Carolina in seceding from the Union, both the North [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/01/january-1861-secession-and-speculation/</link>
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		<title>Prelude to the Civil War: The Election of 1860</title>
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This year (2011) marks the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War—perhaps the most defining and critical event in our country’s history. Oberlin’s involvement and sacrifices in the war were considerable. The Heritage Center is initiating a blog series on Oberlin in the Civil War to highlight some of Oberlin’s brave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2011/01/prelude-to-the-civil-war-the-election-of-1860/</link>
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		<title>Preserving Oberlin&#8217;s History: Norman G. Long</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Alan Cuthbertson

I am a history major at the University of Akron, and I am hoping to someday obtain a career in historical research.  In preparation for that, I recently started a term of volunteer/internship work here at the Oberlin Heritage Center.  My first few weeks have been memorable ones.  Following introductions to the staff [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/10/preserving-oberlins-history-norman-g-long/</link>
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		<title>History Explorers Camp Day 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On their last day of camp the kids painted their hand-print keepsakes, decorated picture frames, and made old-fashioned optical-illusion toys called thaumatropes.  Then they played outdoor games at the Oberlin Heritage Center&#8217;s Little Red Schoolhouse.  At the end of the day they welcomed family to an end-of-camp program and proudly displayed their exhibits and all of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/04/history-explorers-camp-day-5/</link>
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		<title>History Explorers Camp &#8211; Preserving History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These were the photos that campers chose to have scanned to be digital history records.  Everyone has a history and it&#8217;s important to preserve and share yours too!  Take photos, keep a journal, write down names and dates, create a family tree, jot down your favorite things and places, and keep telling those family stories.
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		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/04/history-explorers-camp-preserving-history/</link>
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		<title>History Explorers Camp Day 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Campers got dirty making molds and mixing plaster to create hand-print keepsakes.  Tomorrow we&#8217;ll paint the dried casts.  The ancient game of marbles was a hit.  Campers also enjoyed making mini-oral histories using the laptop sound recorder.  In the afternoon campers made tangram sets, an ancient Chinese puzzle game, and wrote stories  set in historic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/04/history-explorers-camp-day-4/</link>
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		<title>History Explorers Camp Day 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we walked to the Oberlin News-Tribune to see how newspapers are made.  Thanks to Kathleen Willbond, Paul Morton and Tom Hutson for the first-class tour of the office and archived newspapers!   After the visit, campers returned to the Depot to carve and print with linoleum blocks.  Then we played a classic game called &#8220;Drop the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/04/history-explorers-camp-day-3/</link>
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		<title>History Explorers Camp Day 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 2: Campers walked downtown and took photographs of current businesses to match old photos from the Oberlin Heritage Center&#8217;s &#8220;Our Common Center&#8221; photo database. History Explorerers campers even got behind the scenes tours of the Midas shop and Ben Franklin basement.  Back at the Depot they tried writing with feather quills and ink and made historic toys [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/03/history-explorers-camp-day-2/</link>
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		<title>History Explorers Camp Day 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 1:  Student got to know each other through the ice breaker game &#8220;Never Have I Ever&#8221; and then picked up tips on how to take photos using digital cameras.  Next they visited the Oberlin Heritage Center to see the historic Monroe and Jewett Houses and Little Red Schoolhosue.  Then they returned to the Oberlin Depot and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/03/history-explorers-camp/</link>
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		<title>Back to the 1950s: Creating an Exciting New/Old Look for Lormet in Downtown Oberlin</title>
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The Lormet Community Federal Credit Union is restoring 47 South Main to its original 1950s appearance.
[This blog entry is adapted from a story that Oberlin Heritage Center intern Francesca Krihely prepared for WOBC Radio News.]  
After Oberlin’s AAA closed its doors at 49 South Main Street two years ago, Lormet Credit Union, the largest credit union [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/03/back-to-the-1950s-creating-an-exciting-newold-look-for-lormet-in-downtown-oberlin/</link>
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		<title>Oberlin Recipes</title>
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Hello everyone!  Those of you who were able to attend the celebration for Erik and Michele Andrews, Oberlinians of the Year, know that there were many delicious goodies to be sampled.  We had several requests for recipes and decided to post some online for all to see.  If you want to add yours, email it to ohcweb@oberlinheritage.org.  Enjoy!
Cracker Chunks
Submitted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/03/recipes/</link>
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		<title>A Winter Term at Oberlin Heritage Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Timothy Krumreigh (Oberlin College class of 2012)

Week One:
The first week interning at the Heritage Center was devoted to introduction and familiarization. Liz and Prue showed me around the basement and allowed me to familiarize myself with the location of resources. Additionally, Prue pulled out documents and books  (i.e. Collections Goals of OHC and Introduction [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/02/a-winter-term-at-oberlin-heritage-center/</link>
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		<title>A Doll&#8217;s House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Eli Goldberg (Oberlin College Class of 2012) 
Over the last month I&#8217;ve been working with Claire and Daniella to restore the Heritage Center&#8217;s 1930s doll house.  As an archaeology major, I&#8217;m used to working with old things &#8211; but this doll house is about 2,000 years out of my league!  Nevertheless, it&#8217;s been an amazing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/02/a-dolls-house/</link>
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		<title>Researching Women Physicians in the 19th &amp; 20th Centuries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Chloe Drummond (Oberlin College class of 2012)

This Winter Term, I wanted to stay in Oberlin and work locally. I hadn’t had an internship position for Winter Term before and I thought that working for the Oberlin Heritage Center would be a great opportunity to learn a lot about Oberlin, conduct in-depth history research—something I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/01/researching-women-physicians-in-the-19th-20th-centuries/</link>
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		<title>Working with the Past and Looking to the Future</title>
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By Claire Baytas (Oberlin College class of 2012)
 

 
When I first saw the advertisement on the Oberlin College Career Services page for an intern to work on restoring an old dollhouse, I knew I wanted to apply. I had been lost as to what to do for winter term, especially since my future career options and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/01/working-with-the-past-and-looking-to-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Working as a Preservation Intern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Luczkowski (Oberlin College class of 2012)

Choosing a winter term project is always difficult. There is usually a good deal of flexibility with what you choose and practically anything can be justified and signed off on. For example, I have a friend who has been making balloon animals for the entire month of January. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2010/01/working-as-a-preservation-intern/</link>
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		<title>Tell the World; Oberlin is a Preserve America Community!</title>
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What are the places in and around Oberlin that you think are most deserving of preservation?   Why?  
Send a comment or try our online survey. 

The City of Oberlin recently erected a sign on route 511 at the city limits that announces Oberlin’s important designation as a “Preserve America Community.”  Preserve America is a federal program that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2009/11/tell-the-world-oberlin-is-a-preserve-america-community/</link>
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		<title>Morgan Street Bridge Railings</title>
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Restored Morgan Street Bridge Railings
Installed at the Oberlin Heritage Center
Last spring Oberlin Heritage Center volunteers, including Walter Edling, Bert Latran, Dick Holsworth, Charles Pope and George Clark rescued and refurbished the century-old iron railings that had been removed from the Morgan Street bridge over Plum Creek.  This was a huge undertaking which took several months and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2009/07/morgan-street-bridge-railings/</link>
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		<title>Smile for the Camera</title>
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Stofan Studio on East College Street in Oberlin, circa 1970.
(Photograph by Michael Wm. Kelly) 
 
Andrew Stofan operated a photo studio in downtown Oberlin from the 1934 to 1974.  He took pictures of every Oberlin High School senior class during that time period except in 1936 and he documented countless weddings, graduations, and more.  Andy Stofan learned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2009/06/smile-for-the-camera/</link>
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		<title>Comment on the New Website!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Oberlin Heritage Center website has been a work-in-progress for several years and we are very pleased to let the world see the result.  Please share what you think and help us continue to make improvements!
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		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2009/05/comment-on-the-new-website/</link>
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		<title>School Memories</title>
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The Little Red Schoolhouse  was built in 1836 and first used in 1837.  It is Oberlin&#8217;s oldest building.
Tell us about your memories of going to school in Oberlin.  What did you do?  Who was the teacher?  How has the building changed?
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		<link>http://oberlinheritage.org/blog/2009/02/school-memories/</link>
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