Historian to speak at Zoar
Historian and author David Dixon will reveal details about Ohio Gov. Charles Anderson, another Gettysburg Address speaker who delivered his speech right after President Lincoln’s masterpiece on Nov. 19, 1863.
Historic Zoar Village will continue its Free Speaker Series on May 12 during its free Maifest spring celebration. The presentation will start at 1 p.m. in the Zoar Schoolhouse.
Historian and author David Dixon will reveal details about Ohio Gov. Charles Anderson, another Gettysburg Address speaker who delivered his speech right after President Lincoln’s masterpiece on Nov. 19, 1863. Anderson’s concluding speech remained lost until recently when an anthropologist stumbled upon it in a cardboard box at a remote ranch in Wyoming.
Dixon earned a master’s degree in history from the University of Massachusetts in 2003. His articles appear in numerous scholarly journals and magazines. He hosts “B-List History,” a website celebrating obscure characters and their amazing stories.
This Zoar Free Speaker Series event is made possible in part by a grant from the Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
No reservations are required. Free parking is available near the schoolhouse.
Visit www.historiczoarvillage.com or call 330-874-3011 for more information.