Speakers

TOPIC: Mystery at the Museum – a beautiful white-on-white quilt, hand stitched in the 1840s for the wedding of Jacintha Cook, but which was never used. Who was Jacintha? What tragedy prevented the quilt from being used? Did she have a full life, or would sorrow follow her all her days? See the quilt and hear about the research and what was discovered.

TOPIC: Available to talk about and promote Oak Hill Cottage and/or the role played by the Richland County Historical Society in historic preservation – 20 minutes or longer with PowerPoint slides.

TOPIC: Presenting the over 200-year-old history surrounding the Clearfork River Valley area and 1938 construction of Pleasant Hill Lake Park & Dam. From early settlers in Helltown (1782) and Greentown (1812) to the Clearfork Goldrush (1853), the Great Flood of 1913 to the removal of the town of Newville (1880) to make way for the flood control lake. The founding of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) in 1933 led to the development of recreational and conservation of over 3,000-acres now present-day Pleasant Hill Lake Park. The program is about 45-minutes in length, the speaker uses old photographs, newspaper articles, archive historic maps, videos, and slides. Louis has over 33 years of experience with Ohio State Parks including Malabar Farm and Mohican State Parks and more recently as park naturalist with MWCD, at Pleasant Hill Lake Park. Speaker is an author of the book “Pleasant Hill Lake Park: Making Memories-1938-2018 and Beyond: (2018).

TOPIC: Available to speak, five minutes to one hour, about the importance of manufacturing and our history of industrialists since the early 1800s to the present and the 60 manufacturing members of the Regional Manufacturing Coalition.

TOPIC: Available for talks about 18th century provincial militias in the colonies. He can discuss the time period of 1755 through the Revolutionary War. He will be in period dress typical of a militiaman along with all accoutrements, which include firearms, knives/axes, and typical items used during the period. He is also able to demonstrate musket firing (blanks) with approval by local authorities. He has 30 years of experience with 18th century living history.

TOPIC: Themes include the women’s suffrage movement in North Central Ohio, Shelby bicycle history and genealogy-related presentations. View my website for more information – https://christinadrain.com/