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The fourth volume of Lumen Magazine is out now! Explore the digital copy today at ohiohumanities.org/lumen.

After insurrection, fire, robberies, & biological warfare fail to defeat the Union, the Copperheads turn their attention to kidnapping the President. Listen to Ep. 5 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us & Reckoning Radio w/ support from @midstory, wherever you listen.

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Listen to The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Reckoning Radio and Ohio Humanities with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts.

By the end of 1864, as the tide of the Civil War continued to turn against them, the Confederates hatched an audacious plan of action that would take the fight directly to Washington: find a time when President Lincoln was regularly out of the White House, and then kidnap him.

During the Civil War, neutral Canada became a haven for those in exile—and a base for a planned attack on several Northern cities. Listen to Episode 4 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us and Reckoning Radio with support from @midstory, wherever you get podcasts.

It was a joy to gather at the Victoria Theatre to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and honor the generations of women who fought to expand the promise of democracy.

The summer of 1863 was a turning point in the Civil War: the Union began to spy on their own citizens. Listen to Ep. 3 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from us & Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get podcasts!

Join us next Friday and Saturday at @WexArts for the premiere of the Ohio Humanities-supported documentary Free Beer Tomorrow! wexarts.org/film-video/fre…

Listen to The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Ohio Humanities and Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts!

During the Civil War, a group of Northerners known as Copperheads hoped to force an end to the war with the Confederacy intact and slavery still legal. It would have worked, except for a Union spy who was embedded in their midst. Meet Felix Stidger: the James Bond of the 1860s.

Our state's legislature met for the first time 223 years ago today, on March 1, 1803. Happy Statehood Day, Ohio!

Listen to Episode 2 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Ohio Humanities and Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory, at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts!

The Copperhead movement was a coalition of several groups with varied histories & political goals, going back to the early years of the nation. But the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 activated their worst fears & inspired them to come together to fight against a common foe.

Join Converging Arts Columbus on April 11 for The Journey: Breaking Barriers, a new stage production about the fight for educational equality in the US, featuring the the Lincoln School Marchers of Hillsboro, Ohio! Use OHIOHUMANITIES for $10 off tickets: capa.com/productions/th…

Listen to Episode 1 of The Copperhead Conspiracy, a podcast from Ohio Humanities and Reckoning Radio with media support from @midstory at ohiohumanities.org/copperheadcons… or wherever you get your podcasts!

During the Civil War, a group of Northern Democrats known as Copperheads conspired with Confederates to plan an armed insurrection. It would have worked, except for a Union spy who was embedded in their midst.

Join us throughout the year for events across the state celebrating Morrison’s life, work, and legacy! Visit ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org for more information and inspiration.

Special thanks to @RepJoeMiller, Columbus Poet Laureate @PoetessCynthia, 2023 Toni Morrison writing contest winner Makalia Jones, and our partners at @IReadVintage, @Ohioana, @cplocfb, and @ElizabethsAkron.

We had a joyous time kicking off Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison last evening at the @colsfoundation with authors Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib and members of Morrison’s family!

Ohio celebrates 'Beloved' Toni Morrison for year starting on her 95th birthday ideastream.org/2026-02-16/ohi…