Membership

Meetings

Third Wednesday of Month

6:30 - 8:30pm

Membership Meetings will be held at:

Northwest Community Church

8735 Cheviot Road in front of Colerain High School

March 20, 2019                          Christine Henson

“The Barns of Colerain Township”

A Powerpoint presentation discusses the Barns of Colerain Township and the families that built them

MARCH 20, 2019              

There WILL be

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

for Refreshments

April 17, 2019                                  Gary Henson

“35^th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Eden Park”

A Vietnam era soldier stands looking down at the ground. On his left, a second soldier stands with his left foot resting on a stump and his right hand resting on the other soldier's shoulder. The red granite represents bloodshed.

The Memorial, overlooking the Ohio River in Eden Park, consists of 2 servicemen on an inscribed pedestal.       Although the elements of the Memorial are uncomplicated,  the discussion leading to the Memorial’s dedication was anything but..

There were protests when Eden Park's bronze sculpture of two soldiers was dedicated;     now in April 2019, we will celebrate the 35th anniversary of a once-controversial Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Cincinnati

MAY 15, 2019                           MILLIE HENLEY

                                                  Reenactment Historian

Desperate enslaved people of the pre-Civil War South devised all kinds of ways to escape from bondage. Some of their methods were quite ingenious. From hiding in plain sight, to disguises, to piloting a ship under Confederate guns, brave people on the run used all their daring and ingenuity to make a better life. Hear their unusual and stirring stories when Millie Henley of Historical Connections presents Clever and Unusual Escapes from Slavery.

She will wear period attire and use Power Point illustrations to bring the inspiring stories to life.    

JUNE 19, 2019       Speaker Pending 

The origins of Civil Air Patrol date to 1936, when Gill Robb Wilson, World War I aviator and New Jersey director of aeronautics, returned from Germany convinced of impending war. Wilson envisioned mobilizing America’s civilian aviators for national defense, an idea shared by others.

In Ohio, Milton Knight, a pilot and businessman, organized and incorporated the Civilian Air Reserve (CAR) in 1938. Other military-styled civilian aviation units emerged nationwide, training for homeland defense.

World War II and Postwar/1941-1948
In January 1942, German submarines began attacking merchant vessels along the East Coast. With the military unable to respond in force, CAP established coastal patrol flights to deter, report and prevent enemy operations.

Cold War/1950-1975
Post-World War II, CAP focused its efforts on three core missions – Cadet Program, Emergency Services and Aerospace Education. 

Evolving Missions/1976-2000

The latter half of the Cold War witnessed the further expansion of CAP roles and capabilities. In 1979, CAP began flying Military Training Route surveys for the Strategic Air Command and the Tactical Air Command. A 1985 agreement with the U.S. Customs Service saw CAP conducting counterdrug reconnaissance missions for law enforcement.

2001-Now

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, ushered CAP into a new era of homeland defense. With increased federal funding and creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CAP received new technologies for its emergency services, including hyperspectral imaging, improved airborne communication, forward-looking infrared systems, GPS-equipped glass cockpit avionics and geospatial information interoperability.              

JULY 17, 2019                      Mary Burdett

Its our Quasquibicentennial...

"The 225th Anniversary of Colerain Township"    

AUGUST 21, 2019          

What: Annual Indoor Picnic          

When: Wednesday, August 21, 2019  6:00 – 8:30 pm

Where: Location to be determined

Who: Members and invited guests

By August 15th please RSVP to email:

                        colerainehistorical@outlook.com 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019         Shane Meeker

“A History of Procter & Gamble”

P&G WAS FOUNDED IN 1837 BY TWO MEN WHO MET BY CHANCE.

William Procter, emigrating from England, established himself as a candle maker in Cincinnati, which was a busy center of commerce and industry in the early nineteenth century.     And James Gamble, arriving from Ireland, apprenticed himself to a soap maker. The two might never have met had they not married sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris, whose father convinced his new sons-in-law to become business partners.

As a result, in 1837, a bold new enterprise was born: Procter & Gamble.        

 OCTOBER 16, 2019          Chris Henson & Larry Shad

Update:

The Blue Rock/ Banning Toll House

Powerpoint Presentation

NOVEMBER 20, 2019            Mary Burdett

The 55th Anniversary of

The Coleraine Historical Society

DECEMBER 4, 2019     ***First Wednesday of December           

Annual Society Holiday Party

Please email RSVP to colerainehistorical@outlook.com  

by Fri. Nov 29

JANUARY 15, 2020                 

NO Membership Meeting (as it usually snows!)       

Installation ceremony for new Officers and Trustees will be at Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 7th

FEBRUARY   2020               Program Pending