Great Stone Viaduct Winter Lecture Series


Great Stone Viaduct Winter Lecture Series

Since 2012, the library has partnered with the Great Stone Viaduct Historical Education Society on a Winter Lecture Series. These programs, featuring presentations of local historical and community topics, are held on Wednesday nights at 6 pm in the Community Room on the lower level of the Library throughout the months of February and March. All Winter Lecture Series programs are free for the public to attend.
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➤ View recorded versions of the 2023 GSV Winter Lecture Series
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➤ View recorded versions of the 2021 GSV Winter Lecture Series


2024 Great Stone Viaduct Winter Lecture Schedule

Note: Videos of programs will be available here the day following their live broadcast
 

  • Feb 7: â€śSettling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond” presented by Timothy Anderson, Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University


     


  • Feb. 14: â€śBelmont Co. Railroads 2023” presented by local author and attorney Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr.



  • Feb. 21: “Ohio's Coin Company: Osbourne Coinage” presented by Patrick Hipple, Account Executive at Osborne Coinage 
     

     
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  • Feb. 28: “Braddock's Defeat” presented by Shawn MacIntyre, Public Engagement & Operations Manager at Braddock's Battlefield History Center

     


  • Mar. 6: “Cabooses and B&O Potpourri presented by B&O caboose historian, train photographer, and author, Dwight Jones

     


  • Mar. 13: “Sports Legends in the Ohio Valley” presented by Gordie Longshaw



     


  • Mar. 20: “Eight Women of Note: A Review of Wheeling History Through the Eyes of Eight Influential Women” with historic portrayals presented by Judi Hendrickson & Jeanne Finstein



     


  • Mar. 27: “A River Runs Through It - Early Exploration” presented by Monroe County Treasurer, historian, and local author, Taylor Abbott
     



     


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