 Zanesville 1810 Lecture Series: A series of programs about the early history of
Zanesville and Muskingum County will be presented throughout the second half of 2010.
John McIntire & Increase Mathews: What motivated our competing founding fathers?
DATE:
July 7, 2010
TIME:
7:00 pm
LOCATION: John McIntire Public Library, 220 N. Fifth Street
SPEAKER: David M. Taylor, Zanesville/Muskingum County historian and
author, is a retired pharmacist who has served as an officer and Trustee of the
Pioneer and Historical Society for over twenty years and currently serves as its
Curator. In addition, he has written numerous articles, and serves as editor, for the
Muskingum Journal, the organization’s local history publication.
This lecture is presented in partnership with the Muskingum County Library
System.
Manners, Mores, and the Environment: The frontier world of Zanesville in 1810
DATE:
August 29, 2010
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION: The Stone Academy, 115 Jefferson Street
SPEAKER: Ray Swick, West Virginia State Park and Blannerhassett Island
historian, earned his B.A. in History from Marietta College and his M.A. and PhD
degrees from the University of Virginia and Miami University, respectively. He is
the author of An Island Called Eden and an expert on the history of the mid-Ohio
valley.
John Chapman: A frontier legend
DATE:
September 26, 2010
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION: Stone Academy, 115 Jefferson Street
SPEAKER: William Kerrigan, Professor of History and Chairman of the
History Department at Muskingum University, teaches a broad range of courses in
American History, including a freshman survey class, and upper level courses on
the Early Republic, Ohio History, Public History, and American Environmental
History.
This program about Johnny Appleseed is being held on the
anniversary of his birth.
Beyond Ohio: How Zanesville was affected by national and world events in 1810
DATE:
October 17, 2010
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION: Stone Academy, 115 Jefferson Street
SPEAKER: Mike Kline, Ohio University-Zanesville Assoc. Professor of
History Emeritus is in his 40th year of teaching Ohio and American History in
Zanesville. He has served on the executive board of the Ohio Academy of History
and is well known for his presentations at the Zanesville Civil War Roundtable.
How Zanesville won the capital, and then lost it
DATE:
November 18, 2010
TIME:
7:00 pm
LOCATION: Elson Hall Auditorium, Ohio University Zanesville
SPEAKER: Morton Bach, Ohio University-Zanesville Assistant Professor of
History, earned his Ph.D. in American History from Ohio University in 2007 and
currently teaches U.S. political history, the history of U.S. foreign relations, and
the history of Southeast Asia at OU-Zanesville. In addition, he serves as a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Pioneer and Historical Society of
Muskingum County.
This lecture is presented as part of OUZ’s Third Thursday program.
Beyond McIntire and Mathews: the legacy of other Zanesville founding fathers
DATE:
December 4, 2010
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION: John McIntire Public Library, 220 N. Fifth Street
SPEAKERS: Mike Kline, OU-Z Associate Prof. of History Emeritus Emeritus
Chuck Martin, former Zanesville Times Recorder historian
Lace Lynch, Muskingum County Chapter of the Ohio
Genealogical Society
Martin and Lynch have done extensive research about early
Zanesville history. Both participated in a very well-received
program that was part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of
the Stone Academy in 2009.
This program is presented in partnership with the Muskingum County Chapter
of the Ohio Genealogical Society.