This week I enjoyed getting the opportunity to be a speaker at a community event hosted by Sinclair, the Appalachian Outreach Community Breakfast. Although I haven’t conducted a significant amount of research specifically on the Appalachian community in Dayton, the group has come up as a strong theme in much of the history I have […]
Local History
New Podcast on Dayton History, Redevelopment, and Urbanism!
I’m excited to share that I’ve started a podcast! Over the past few years my writing on Dayton history and redevelopment has grown into more talks and YouTube videos as well. Along the way, a few people suggested that a podcast would be a natural next step, and a new way to keep up with […]
Courthouse Square: Bright Holiday Lights and an Untold History
Dayton’s Courthouse Square is a beautiful place to be for the holidays. I was there a few weeks ago for the Downtown Holiday Festival and parade, and it was great to see so many people gathered there right in the heart of downtown. But to me, it’s also a deeply fascinating place for what is […]
Sharing Dayton Vistas with Local Young Professionals
This week I had the opportunity to participate in a really fun event where I got to share some of my work on Dayton history and urban redevelopment with Generation Dayton’s community of young professionals. It was called “Gem City Connect: A Guide to Living, Working, and Thriving in Dayton,” hosted by The Hub at […]
A Historic Photo Tour of Downtown Dayton in 1900 (Video)
This year I’ve led a few different walking tours of Downtown Dayton, including for Preservation Dayton’s tour series and for the Downtown Dayton Art in the City event in August. But last week I put together a very different type of downtown tour: a photo tour from around 1900 that I created as a video […]
Local History Talks at Trolley Stop in the Oregon District!
I’ve been giving local history talks since my Lost Dayton book came out in 2018, but this year I’ve started trying something new. Up to this point I’d always just relied on other organizations to find me and request a talk. Over the past few years I’d be asked to speak from time to time […]