[OPLINLIST] Ohio canals speaker

[Shawna Woodard]

Leon Bey recently retired from our library after 30 years of working
general reference and local history reference.  He is available to speak
on a number of Dayton area history topics.  He and a retired history
teacher, Nancy Roach, also give walking tours of Downtown Dayton which
have been very well received.  

One of his lecture topics is:
Miami & Erie Canal in Downtown Dayton--historic canal-era photographs of
buildings still on the route of the old canal plus canal-era music. The
story of how Dayton became a boomtown--celebrate the 180th anniversary
year of the opening of the canal to Dayton.

Everyone loves the picture of the visiting elephant taking a bath in the
canal.

He also speaks about Annie Oakley, Dayton's Gypsies, Abraham Lincoln,
Shakers, and many more topics.    

http://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/walkingtours.html 

Leon Bey (937) 274-4749      grantsguru501c3 at yahoo.com

(In case you were wondering about his email address, he also can give a
lecture about incorporating a nonprofit charitable organization).

Shawna Woodard
Genealogy
Dayton Metro Library
215 E. Third St.
Dayton, OH  45402
937-496-8653
swoodard at daytonmetrolibrary.org
Donations of compiled genealogies, Montgomery County yearbooks, and
money to purchase genealogical materials always welcome.