A History of Race and Racism in the Little Cities
A History of Race and Racism in the Little Cities In this video (originally filmed for Little Cities Fest 2020) we visit Rendville, Ohio, an integrated company town, and Payne’s Crossing, on top of a hill near New Stratisviile, where African-Americans lived on the fringe of society. Tyler McDaniel visits David Butcher who lives near […]
The Tecumseh Theater: Renovation and Restoration
The Tecumseh Theater: Renovation and Restoration The Tecumseh Theater was recently renovated and restored as the original Improved Order of Red Men Hall. Three stories, the hall was a cultural center for Shawnee from its inception. Grant Joy talks to history-geographer, Tyler McDaniel about this story, on though to the current state of repair, as […]
Little Cities of Black Diamonds Festival 2021: From Whence We Came
This year will be a little different as we will be streaming our history lectures, films, and interviews on social media. We are going to take a look at stories of migration through the ages into the Little Cities, starting from the first peoples into modern day.
Little Cities of Black Diamonds Fest
This year, our annual Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day is a week-long virtual festival! Our council historians have spent the last few months gathering stories and artifacts from our region a century ago—in the 1920s. We hope you enjoy a full slate of virtual events covering topics such as the Tecumseh Theater, Women’s Suffrage, Prohibition and more. The event will be hosted on our website October 5-10, with new videos posted each day.