Our excellent education staff is ready to meet your needs. Programs are approximately 45 minutes in length. Most can be adapted for elementary, middle school, high school, college and adult audiences. We also happy to provide presentations to groups such as scouts, civic clubs, and associations. Programs may be presented at the Hickories, the Lorain County History Center, or at your facility. The fee is $40 for each presentation and $20 for each presentation for schools within Lorain County. Programs presented outside of Lorain County are $75 plus mileage.
Traveling Suitcase Programs
Artifacts from the LCHS collection
are the focus of these programs:
Antique Toys
Toys from the LCHS collection range from simple handmade toys and dolls of the
early 1800s to toy trucks and porcelain dolls of the early 1900s.
Early Schools
Artifacts illustrate what area schools were like from 1807 to the early 1900s.
Also has a PowerPoint component.
Frontier Living
Artifacts illustrate the way of life for the early settlers of Lorain County.
Native Americans
Artifacts and a PowerPoint presentation illustrate the way of life of the
Woodlands tribes of Lorain County.
Then and Now: Inventions
Artifacts and a PowerPoint presentation show how inventions have changed the
world. Emphasis is placed on Lorain County inventions/products.
Whatzit?
The audience is shown about 25 unusual artifacts from the LCHS collection and
is asked to guess how the items were used.
Character Portrayals
All Aboard the Titanic
Carrie Chaffee, formerly of Oberlin,
invites the audience to join her for tea (or a book discussion) in the Café
Parisienne aboard the Titanic in 1912.
Rose Moriarty, Elyria Suffragette
Elyria’s “Petticoat Mayor” tells
about her struggles in 1917 to help get women the right to vote.
Speakers Bureau Programs
Most of these entertaining and
informative programs are PowerPoint presentations and may include the display
of some artifacts. Those marked with an asterisk (*) have no PowerPoint
component.
Amelia Earhart
The story of the life and adventures of this record-setting aviatrix.
Christmas Gift-Bringers
The various December gift-bringers
of different cultures are compared to the American version of Santa Claus.
History of Valentines
Vintage valentines are displayed to help tell the history of this romantic
tradition.
Katharine Wright Haskell: Teacher,
Suffragette, Loving Sister
Hear about this famous sister and
her connections to Lorain County
Legends of Christmas Ornaments
The audience watches a small Christmas tree being decorated while they hear the
stories behind about 30 ornaments commonly used at Christmas time.*
Leaders of Lorain County
Over the
years many Lorain Countians have made an impact locally and nationally.
Lorain County History Spotlights
This program gives an overview of the history of the county and will spotlight
the community, township or school district of your choice.
Notable Women of Lorain County
This program tells the stories of the strong-minded, intelligent and
hard-working women who made an impact on Lorain County.
Residents of Ridgelawn Cemetery in
Elyria
Rosie the Riveter/Rally with Rosie
A worker at the Perry-Fay plant in Elyria hosts a War Bond Rally and tells
what it was like to be one of the 6 million women in the work force during
World War II. May include a PowerPoint component.
Sarah Louise Howard
Those Eerie Victorians
Describes the occult beliefs and practices of the Victorian era.
Underground Railroad in Lorain County
This gives an overview of the work of the
Underground Railroad in the country and then focuses on Lorain County’s
involvement.
Tours
Group tours with a minimum of 5
people can be scheduled for $5 per person, $4 for groups of 10 or more. Most
tours are approximately an hour in length (unless otherwise noted) but can be
adjusted to fit your needs. For individual tours of The Hickories and the
Lorain County History Center, check the home page of this website for a listing
of times and fees. School group tours of the Hickories are $1 per person.
Elyria’s Downtown Secrets
Learn the secrets or little-known facts about some of the buildings in downtown
Elyria.
Elyria’s Downtown Walking Tour
This guided tour includes pictures of the Broad Street and Middle Avenue areas
that show the changes from the beginning of the settlement to the present day
(approximately 1 ½ hours).
Ely Square
This tour focuses on just the area surrounding the land that founder Heman Ely
set aside for the common use of the citizens of Elyria. Pictures
will illustrate the changes that have taken place over the years and point out
the many buildings on Middle and Broad that are on the National Register of
Historic Places.
The Hickories
Tour the 1895 home of Elyria industrialist Arthur Garford to see the way a
wealthy family lived at the turn of the 20th century (not
handicapped accessible).
Lorain County History Center
This beautiful Italianate building built in 1857 is the oldest still standing
on Washington Avenue and currently houses the offices of the Lorain County
Historical Society as well as many displays and exhibits that give an overview
of Lorain County history (The building is handicapped accessible.).
Ridgelawn Cemetery
As you walk through the cemetery you will hear the stories of the lives of
about 30 Lorain Countians who are buried here (approximately 1 hour)
Contact our education staff at education@lchs.org or 440-322-3341 for more information.
THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY AND THE
NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AS WE SHARE OUR LOVE OF HISTORY THROUGHOUT LORAIN
COUNTY AND BEYOND!
