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Intrepid Historical Services
Kevin B. Coleman |
Presentation Topics
Slide Shows, Lectures, Classes, Short Talks, Articles & Programs
An asterisk (*) denotes shows already prepared. Suggested & requested topics welcome - Some available at short notice - All can be adjusted to various time limits
See "The Geology of Ross County," which has been adapted into a series of webpages.
Local History
- * "Statehood Era" Architecture of Chillicothe and Ross County
(very popular in the Bicentennial year)
- Trails, Traces & Early Roads in Ross County
- Travelling down Zane's Trace, Westfall Road, and the Marietta Pike
- * Bainbridge & Paint Valley Architecture
- Remnants of the Scioto Valley Traction Company
- The B.& O. Railroad in Ross County: From Rails to Trails
- * Paint Street Architecture (in 2 parts)
- The "Valley of Kings:" Prehistoric Earthworks of Ross County
- * Signs of the Canal in Historic Waverly
- Chillicothe's Great Fire of 1852
- * Remnants of WWI Camp Sherman
Types and Styles of Houses
- Pioneer and Settlement Architecture
- Early 19th Century Architecture
- The Victorian Styles
- The Arts & Crafts Era
- Architecture of the 20th Century
- German-American Architecture
- Plan Books and Catalog Houses
- Cape Cods, Ranches, Split Levels: Our Modern Houses
- * Identifying House Types (class)
Historic Transportation
- Trails, Traces, Early Roads, Turnpikes
- Post Roads, Coach Roads, Highways
- * The Canal System of Ohio
- Railroad Growth and Operation
- Interurban Railroads and Trolleys
- * Historic Transportation (all the above)
The Built Environment
- Cemeteries, Markers and Monuments
- Bridges of Wood, Stone, Iron and Steel
- Frontier Industries of Salt, Coal & Iron
- The Agricultural Landscape
- Barns and Outbuildings
- Mills and Grain Elevators
The Natural Environment
- Bedrock: Limestone, Sandstone & Shale
- Terrain: Hills, Valleys and Plains
- The Ice Age in Ross County
- Water: Rivers, Glaciers and Lakes
- Biosphere: Forests, Prairies and Swamps
- * The Geology of Ross County (all the above)
Other Places, Other Journeys
- * A Trip down the Natchez Trace: Nashville to the Mississippi
- * A Journey Through Southern Indiana
- * Architectural Impressions of Ohio's Great Black Swamp
List current as of summer 2004 ...and more to come...
Recent Venues:
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- Ross County Historical Society
- Chillicothe Garden Club
- Arthur St. Clair Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution
- Chillicothe Restoration Foundation
- Chillicothe Kiwanis Club
- Bristol Village retirement center, Waverly
- South Central Ohio Preservation Society
And more made to suit your home, business, museum, farm, village, township, county, or festival.
