Columbus Historical Society 3rd Annual Summer Gala

Friday, August 6, 2010  6:00-10:00pm
 
Location:  The historic Valley Dale Ballroom
                   1590 Sunbury Road
                   Columbus, Ohio 43219 
 
Admission Ticket Prices:
       CHS Members:  Individual = $50
                                     Couples = $90
        non-Members:  Individual = $60
                                     Couples = $100
     
    Call 614-224-0822 or email reservations@columbushistory.org

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History and Issues in the Central Ohio Chinese Community

Thursday May 20, 2010  6:30pm
 
Registration: 6:00pm, program begins at 6:30pm
Location:  The Columbus Metropolitan Library Auditorium
                   96 S. Grant Street
                   Columbus, Ohio 43215
 
Admission is FREE - RSVP required
    Call 614-224-0822 or email reservations@columbushistory.org

    May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month. Did you know that Almost 60,000 Asian-Americans, or about 30% of Ohio’s Asian American population, call Central Ohio home? Or that Central Ohio is host to one of the largest Asian festivals in the country? Join us as we celebrate this heritage and learn about the second largest Asian ethnic group, the Chinese, who account for one-quarter of Asians in Ohio. We will hear from Sam Law, J.D. President of the Board of Organization of Chinese Americans who will discuss historic Chinese immigration patterns and issues. Valerie Huang, Executive Director of Asian American Community Services will discuss history of Asian organizations and movements to respond to community needs. Current and historical information of Columbus’s Asian Festival will also be discussed.

Frank Packard
His Influence & History in Columbus
 
Thursday April 15, 2010  6:30pm
 
Registration: 6:00pm, program begins at 6:30pm
Location:  The Columbus Metropolitan Library
                   96 S. Grant Street
                   Columbus, Ohio 43215 

Admission is FREE - RSVP required
    Call 614-224-0822 or email reservations@columbushistory.org

    Although many considered Frank Packard (1866-1923) America’s foremost Institutional Architect by the early twentieth century, his diverse body of work (over 3400 buildings, with 100 in Columbus) ranged from sweeping civic plans to picturesque residences.
 
    His Beaux-Arts training allowed him to draw from historical sources, not imitatively but thoughtfully, choosing certain design vocabularies for certain building types.  Whether applying classicism for a public building and the grand statement (Memorial Hall) or fusing Romanesque with the Pagoda style (T&OC Railroad Depot), his architecture transcended style through artful massing, attention to detail and use of materials.

    Barbara Powers, Head of Inventory and Registration for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office will illustrate how Packard helped shape his adopted home of Columbus during the years it emerged as a booming Midwest capitol. Dispatch columnist Joe Blundo, a keen observer of the city’s built environment, will consider our collective fascination with the significant surviving examples a century later.

Funding provided in part by The City of Columbus and the Franklin County Commissioners
and the Ohio Humanities Council.

In collaboration with:

 For More Information please contact:
   Columbus Historical Society
   51 Jefferson Avenue
   Columbus, Ohio 43215  614-224-0822
   columbushistory@gmail.com

Pierce to the Soul Workshop
 
Wednesday March 3, 2010  7pm
 
Registration: 6:30, workshop begins at 7pm
Location:  Riffe Center Studio Two Theatre
                   77 S. High Street * Columbus, Ohio
 
    Admission is FREE - RSVP required
    614-224-3822 ext. 1
    or email reservations@columbushistory.org

    Written by Columbus playwright Chiquita Mullins Lee, Pierce to the Soul is a one-person play about the life of Columbus folk-artist Elijah Pierce, a prominent member of the African-American community for more than half a century. Pierce, a barber by trade, achieved international fame for his wood carvings when he was in his eighties. His works are part of the Columbus Museum of Art collections. 

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Immigration: From Irish to Somali, The story of Immigration to Columbus

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009   6:30pm
Location:
The Law Offices of  Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease 

We will hear about historic immigration patterns and issues from noted historian, author and CHS board member Ed Lentz.  A panel discussion will follow.

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