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The Oberlin Heritage Center's
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To make a purchase, please download the mail-order form, print it out, and send it, along with your payment, to:

Oberlin Heritage Center
P.O. Box 0455
Oberlin, OH 44074

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To order Historic Playing Cards, please use our playing card mail-order form.

For more information on these items, please contact our office at (440) 774-1700.

Please note that the Oberlin Heritage Center is participating in the Oberlin Chamber of
Commerce's "Shop Oberlin Preferred Customer Card" program. With your card, you receive 2 tour tickets for the price of 1, and/or 10% your total gift shop purchase! Show your card and save!

Investing in Community: The History and Legacy of the Nord Family of Ohio by Martha M. Pickrell Investing in Community chronicles the history, leadership and accomplishments of the Nord Family, Nordson Corporation and The Nord Family Foundation. This handsomely illustrated, 8 1/2 by 11", 260 page Oberlin Heritage/O.H.I.O. publication is available now for $24.95 at our gift shop or by mail. Proceeds benefit the Oberlin Heritage Center.

Oberlin History: Essays and Impressions By Geoffrey Blodgett, Professor of History at Oberlin College from 1960 to 2000. This 268-page anthology spans a career of historical scholarship, and sheds light on Oberlin history from the founding through the recent past. You can also download and send in this order form. $22.95

Dozen Distinctive Destinations T-shirt We have made special T-shirts to celebrate Oberlin's distinction! They are available in Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large for $12.99 and XX-Large for $14.99, and proceeds from the sale of each shirt will support the Oberlin Heritage Center History Education Endowment Fund. To buy an Oberlin "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" T-shirt, stop by the Monroe House, or print and send in this order form. You can also purchase the T-shirts at Ben Franklin/MindFair at 13 W. College St. in downtown Oberlin.

Oberlin Afghan Large woven afghan with images of Oberlin's landmarks. Multicolored: $60 Black or Cranberry: $45

Bird's Eye View of Oberlin 30"x24" poster of Oberlin in 1868. Limited edition reproduction of this beautiful lithograph by Albert Ruger (1828-1899). $20

My Oberlin History and Adventure Book A book for young visitors to the Oberlin Heritage Center, full of activities to help children learn about Oberlin's history. $5

Westwood A Historical and Interpretive View of Oberlin's Cemetery. This 64-page book contains information about the history of Oberlin's cemetery and the people who rest in it. $7

City Beautiful in a Small Town By Barbara S. Christen. The Early History of the Village Improvement Society in Oberlin. The Village Improvement Society eventually grew into the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization, O.H.I.O. (now doing business as the Oberlin Heritage Center). $6.30

The Underground Railroad The National Park Service Guide to the Underground Railroad. This book tells the story of the Underground Railroad through essays by historians Larry Gara, Brenda E. Stevenson, and C. Peter Ripley. The book is a treasure trove of historic photographs and illustrations. $8

Pictorial Memories of Oberlin Over 100 pages of pictures of Oberlin in yesteryear: photographs of memories of Oberlin from its earliest buildings to student life in the 1960's. $15

A Century of Golf Published to celebrate the centennial of the Oberlin Golf Club in 1999, this book by Oberlin College Archivist Roland M. Baumann tells the story of golf in Oberlin. $9.95

They Stopped in Oberlin This book by Oberlin historian William Bigglestone offers brief biographies of African-Americans who traveled through or settled in Oberlin in the nineteenth century. $19.95

Sarah Margru Kinson: The Two Worlds of an Amistad Captive This fascinating book by scholar Marlene D. Merrill tells the story of Sarah Margru Kinson's journey on the Amistad slave ship, her years in Oberlin, and her return to Africa. $4.95

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Buy a Brick You can become a part of Oberlin's history by buying and engraving a century-old brick for the Oberlin Heritage Center's Hertiage Trail. How to buy a brick.