I had a great time doing a history talk at the Dayton Arcade this past July. It was titled Hidden Stories of the Arcade: Industry, Innovation & Untold History and I dug into the companies and inventions that created the wealth that would build the Arcade, as well as some companies connected to the Arcade […]
Presentations
Dayton Trains Then and Now: Local History Talk Turned YouTube Video
Earlier this summer I gave a talk about Dayton’s rail history for the local chapter of All Aboard Ohio at the Hub at the Dayton Arcade. And just a few days ago, I recorded a video version for my Dayton Vistas YouTube channel. I cover our beautiful lost Union Station as well as other sites […]
Upcoming Talk on Dayton Industrial History at the Dayton Arcade
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of local history events, from my lunchtime walking tours at Courthouse Square to smaller visits and tours for Sinclair faculty and staff. I also recently gave a talk at the Hub at the Dayton Arcade about Dayton’s train and rail history for the All Aboard Ohio group. I’m working […]
Talk on Dayton’s Appalachian History
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 […]
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 […]