Spooky season doesnât end with Halloween! Join us for a ghost tour and investigation of the Stevens-Crawford House and a haunted history tour of the Ermatinger House. The Falls Distilling will also be joining us to serve up samples of their âspiritsâ and will have their gin products available to purchase. $45 More info and tickets at bit.ly/OCSaturdayNightSpirits
Compartiremos nuestras recetas favoritas y hablaremos sobre la historia del maĂz en las culturas indĂgenas de AmĂ©rica, asĂ como los beneficios para la salud del mĂ©todo tradicional de procesamiento del maĂz, la nixtimalizaciĂłn. Este evento es de cupo limitado y requiere inscripciĂłn previa. La inscripciĂłn se abre el 10/24 a las 10:00 am.
Stones, Bones and Blacked-Eyed Peas presents: The historical and cultural significance of black eyed peas. Join chef and owner of Finer Things Events and Catering, Michelle Guinn, along with her daughter, Sable Askew and take a trip back into history. Enjoy a cooking demonstration using traditional foods and recipes cooked by African Americans from the time of slavery, and explore their many modern interpretations.
Not another post Thanksgiving turkey sandwich! Learn to transform your holiday leftovers into flavor-packed tamales. We'll talk about the history and culture of the tamale and get hands-on experience preparing and cooking them.
This workshop has reached capacity. Please email [email protected] if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
Join OHS Reference Librarian James Scott for a workshop on doing a formal house history. When was your home built? Who constructed and/or designed it? How, if at all, has it changed over time? Whoâs lived there? These are just a few of the many questions to be explored during this free class. From Sanborn maps to newspapers to photographs (both ground and aerial), Scott will speak to the many tools that OHS and the web can provide in building a full dossier of your home.
Workshop capacity is 25 so make sure to RSVP to [email protected]. The event will be held in the Reading Room in OHSâs research library; please check in with a visitor experience associate at the admissions desk to be directed to the library, located on the fourth floor. The workshop will begin promptly at 1pm, so please arrive early to ensure a good seat and the benefit of a full workshop.