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Recent press releases are available below.

2008
May 12 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Docent Training Workshop
May 7 OHC Offers Family Friendly Activities for Commencement / Memorial Day Weekend
April 28 Pride Day Activities at the Oberlin Heritage Center
April 16 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Hands-On Summer Camps for Kids
April 16 Oberlin Heritage Center Honors National Volunteer Week (April 27 - May 3)
April 15 Oberlin Heritage Center Hosts Farewell Reception for Mildred Arthrell
April 2 Oberlin Heritage Center Recieves $1 Million Grant
April 2 Oberlin Heritage Center Annual Meeting Celebrates Oberlin's 175th
March 29 Eagle Scout Project Benefits Oberlin Heritage Center
March 14 Oberlin Heritage Center Takes Part in National Hearing on Museum Funding
March 12 O.H.C. Annual Meeting and Banquet to Salute 175th Anniversary of Oberlin's Founding
March 5 Nat Brandt to Kick-Off Celebration of 150th Anniversary of the Oberlin Wellington Rescue
March 4 Oberlin's Invisible Leading Lady: Julia Finney Monroe
February 25 The Greenest Building is Already Built: Sustainability and Historic Preservation
February 25 Oberlin Heritage Center Receives Conservation Bookshelf
February 18 Public Reception Honoring News-Tribune's Oberlinian of the Year: Bert Latran, Jr.
February 11 "Black Indians" Series Culminates with Two Appearances by William Loren Katz
February 11 Black History Month Series Includes Film & Panel Discussion on Native American Ancestry
February 5 Oberlin Heritage Center's Black History Month Series Begins February 12
January 28 Oberlin Heritage Center Celebrates Black History Month by Hosting William Loren Katz
January 15 Oberlin Heritage Center Inviting Community Awards Nominations
January 14 Oberlin Heritage Center Hosts Program by Great Lakes Geologist and Historian
January 12 Workshop on Artifact Care and Display Offered by Oberlin Heritage Center
January 8 Oberlin Heritage Center Trustee Shares Japanese "Food for Thought"

2007
December 5 Oberlin High School Students Design Delicious, Delightful Creations
November 28 The Survey of Ohio Land
November 13 Stories of Quarry Life
November 1 Oberlin Heritage Center Trustee Shares Japanese "Food for Thought"
October 17 An Extraordinary Oberlinian
October 9 Oberlin Heritage Center Staff Bring Home Achievement Awards
October 9 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Two Fall Workshops
September 25 Annual Report 2006
September 25 Take a Card, But Not Just Any Card
September 17 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Historic Playing Cards
September 16 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Docent Training Workshop
September 11 History of Medicine in Oberlin: Centennial Series Concludes
September 11 Oberlin Heritage Center Part of Smithsonian Magazine's 3rd Annaul Museum Day
August 28 Historic Walking Tours Offer a Step Back in Time
August 9 Oberlin Heritage Center Welcomes New Museum Education and Tour Coordinator
July 25 Program and News Flyer
June 12 Francis Walker-Slocum program "A Miraculous Journey"
May 22 History of Medicine in Oberlin - Centennial Series Continues
May 18 Oberlin Heritage Offers Docent Training Workshop
May 15 Program and News Flyer
May 8 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Something New for Oberlin College Commencement / Memorial Day Weekend Activities
April 30 Pride Day Activities at the Oberlin Heritage Center
April 16 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Hands-On Summer Camps for Kids
April 6 Oberlin Heritage Center Honors Award Recipients
March 27 Planning A Sensitive Rehabilitation or Addition for Your Older Home
March 14 Sponsors Sought for Oberlin Heritage Center Historic Playing Cards
March 12 "History of Medicine in Oberlin" to be First of Oberlin Hospital Centennial Programs
March 5 Oberlin Heritage Center Presents Program on Winterthur Museum
March 5 Encore Presentation of "Be A Good Ancestor" Workshop Offered
February 27 Annual Meeting and Banquet to Salute 2007 Community Awards Recipients
February 20 Oberlin Heritage Center to Present "How Buildings Tell the Stories of Our Town"
February 13 Jean Simon to Speak on the Legend of St. David's Islanders
February 1 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers "How to Be a Good Ancestor" Workshop
January 31 Frances Walker Slocum - A Miraculous Journey
January 10 Program and News Flyer
January 9 Louis Bromfield - "The Man Who Had Everything"
January 6 Oberlin Heritage Center Accepting Community Awards Nominations

2006
December Program and News Flyer
December Annual Report 2005 (Notice: This document is very large and may take awhile to download.)
November 20 Preserving Oberlin's History and Historic Buildings: The Legacy of Geoffrey Blodgett
November 2 Go Behind the Scenes at the Oberlin Heritage Center
October 21 Camille Myers Breeze to Present "Caring for Textiles: A Hands-On Workshop"
October 4 Oberlin Heritage Center Donates Historic Property to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
October 3 Oberlin Heritage Center Becomes National Trust Partner Place
September 28 Holsworths Honored with State Award
September 26 Oberlin Heritage Center Sponsors Workshop on Old Home Maintenance
September 2 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Docent Training Workshop
September Program and News Flyer
July Program and News Flyer
June 3 Oberlin Heritage Center to Host Past Perfect Regional Training Program (brochure)
May 17 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Docent Training Workshop
April 7 Oberlin Heritage Center Celebrates Accreditation, Honors Local History Volunteers
March 30 Daniel and Elizabeth Goulding to Present "Fun in Oberlin, Past and Present"...
March 20 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers Hands-On Summer Camps for Kids
March 8 Oberlin Heritage Center Annual Meeting to Feature Ohio Historical Society Executive Director...
March 8 Dramatist and Historian Betty Darst to Portray Katharine Wright
March 1 Painting Your Old House
March Program and News Flyer
January 13 Oberlin Heritage Center Internships: History Up Close and Personal (Courtesy of Oberlin College)
January 10 'Oberlin News-Tribune' Names Oberlin Heritage Center's Executive Director 'Oberlinian of the Year'
January 1 Nominations Sought for Oberlin Heritage Center Community Awards
January 1 The Program and News Flyer

2005
December 12 Oberlin Heritage Center Earns National Honor
November 9 Quilts of the Ohio Western Reserve
November Annual Report 2004 (Notice: This document is very large and thus takes a while to download. If you prefer, please e-mail tourinfo@oberlinheritage.org and we will send you a hard copy.)
Winter The Program and News Flyer
October 14 Oberlin Heritage Center Receives History Outreach Excellence Award
October 14 Oberlin Heritage Center's Own Receives State Honor
October Take a Nostalgic Trip Back in Time
October (Re)Discover the Oberlin College Museum
October-Fall The Program and News Flyer
September-Early Fall The Program and News Flyer
June-Summer The Program and News Flyer
May 5 Oberlin Heritage Center Hosts Tours During Commencement
April 15 Local History Shines at O.H.I.O.'s Annual Meeting
April 7 Karamu Theater Performance Benefits Oberlin Heritage Center
March 22 Summer Camp 2005
March 17 Eight to Receive Community Awards at O.H.I.O.'s Annual Meeting
March 3 O.H.I.O. Offers Local History Mini-Symposium for Women's History Month
March-Summer The Program and News Flyer
February 3 Name Chosen for O.H.I.O.'s Historic Deer Honors Original Owner
January 7 Nominees Sought for Community Awards Program
January 6 Oberlin Heritage Center Receives NEH Preservation Grant
Late Fall/Winter 2004-Early 2005 The Program and News Flyer

2004
December 6 History of Nord Family Published by O.H.I.O.
November 12 O.H.I.O. Receives Statewide History Outreach Excellence Award
November 12 Nord Family Foundation Honored at National Philanthropy Day Event
October 28 Historic Lorain County Trains & Street Cars
October 1 Spooky Sunday Soiree at Shurtleff Cottage
October Talk by Jean Simon: Their Voices are Not Silent
September 10 Historic Houses & Oberlin History All Over Town
September 3 Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Living History Open House
July 22 Oberlin Additions to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
June 3 The Dining Room
May 20 Ohio Preservation and Revitalization Awards Announced
May 11 Oberlin Heritage Center/O.H.I.O. Offers Docent Training Workshop
May 6 "Hands-On History" Summer Camp Schedule Expanded
April 16 Oberlin Heritage Center Offers "Hands-On History" Summer Fun for Kids
April 9 O.H.I.O. Annual Meeting: Fun, Awards and Elections
April 8 Oberlin Heritage Center Celebrates National Historic Preservation Week
March 19 Invitation for the Annual Meeting
March 3 National Trust Names Oberlin, Ohio, One of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations

2003
December 10 The Wallpaper Project's From Here: A Century of Voices from Ohio Receives National Award
December 10 National Endowment for the Humanities Announces 2003 Challenge Grants
November 11 Biking Tour of Historic Oberlin and Electronic Oberlin Group Website win Statewide Awards
November 11 Gingerbread Bakers & Volunteers Invited to Participate in Fun Exhibit
September 25 From Here: A Century of Voices from Ohio
August 4 New Publication on Sarah Margru Kinson
July 26 Oberlin Heritage Center/O.H.I.O. Receives Organizational Achievement Award
July 8 - 12 Chautauqua
June 19 Biking Tour of Historic Oberlin Available Through the Oberlin Heritage Center
April 29 Oberlin Heritage Center/ O.H.I.O. Becomes a Partner of the National Trust For Historic Preservation