Innocent or Guilty??

at the Old Courthouse

July 22 – 24,

July 29 – 31,

August 5 – 7

Join Dayton History for an interactive courtroom drama at the Old Courthouse. This summer, the sensational 1896 Bessie Little murder case will be retried, with the verdict decided by you – the audience. After listening to evidence from both the prosecution and defense, spectators will be left to determine whether Bessie Little met death as a result of suicide – or murder. With one of Dayton’s most notorious court cases re-enacted, audience members will learn what law and order was like in the Gem City at the turn of the twentieth century.

Performances will be held on the following days:

Friday July 22, 7:30 pm

Saturday July 23, 7:30 pm

Sunday July 24, 3:00 pm

Friday July 29, 7:30 pm

Saturday July 30, 7:30 pm

Sunday July 31, 3:00 pm

Friday August 5, 7:30 pm

Saturday August 6, 7:30 pm

Sunday August 7, 3:00 pm

$10 – Dayton History Members

$12 – Non-members

Reservations suggested

Recommended ages: 14 and up

For more information call 937-293-2841 or visit www.daytonhistory.org

Carillon Park Concert Band

at Patterson Homestead

July 9 · 2:00 pm

Join us as the Carillon Park Concert Band will be performing at the Patterson Homestead out on the lawn by the gazebo.

The Patterson Homestead is located at 1815 Brown St.

Carillon Park Concert Band and Deeds Carillon

July 10 · 3:00 pm

Join us for a joint concert with the Carillon Park Concert Band and our carillonneur, Larry Weinstein, playing Deeds Carillon on Sunday, July 10 at 3:00. The concert will be held at the base of Deeds Carillon. Lawn chairs or blankets are suggested.

The concert is free but regular admission fees into Carillon Historical Park apply.

Harmuth Printing 101

July 12, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Dayton History in partnership with Time Warner Cable Southwest Ohio, invites you to experience our new national philanthropic initiative involving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).We are addressing the STEM crisis together by introducing youth to opportunities and resources that inspire them to develop the important STEM skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow. Eighty percent of jobs in the next decade will require science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills. This next generation needs these skills to solve our nation’s greatest challenges.

Our next FREE program will be Harmuth Printing 101
on July 12th from 3:30 – 5:00 pm, grades 4 – 8.

Visit the only fully operating 1930s letterpress printing shop in a museum anywhere in the United States! Students will enjoy the chance to learn the printing trade firsthand by completing tasks such as setting type, preparing printing surfaces, composing, editing and printing an original Linotype and more. Along the way, students will learn of Dayton’s role as a leader of the nation’s printing industry during the 1930s.

For more information and to register call 937-293-2841.

Visit www.daytonhistory.org

Settler Survival Camp

July 18-22, August 1-5
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Experience the Miami Valley from an early settler’s perspective. Participate in everyday chores and activities that enabled settlers to survive on the wild frontier. Learn about firearms, early travel methods, hearth cooking, woodworking, textiles, gardening, candle making and games.

Costumed interpreters will lead the children through an intense history experience.

A few activities children will do:

· Make their own hand-dipped beeswax candle

· Cook their lunch over the hearth

· Play the same games children did 200 years ago

· Practice using a drop spindle to make yarn

· Use a shaving horse to work with wood

· Identify herbs in the heirloom garden

· Learn about musket firing and watch a demonstration

Ages: 8-12

Dates: July 18-22 or August 1-5

Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fee: $150

Dayton History Members receive a $10 discount

Two or more camp registrations in the same family receive a $10 discount per child.

Registration Deadline: One week before the start of each camp

For more information or registration contact

Phone: (937) 293-2841 ext. 107

E-mail: bpicek@daytonhistory.org

Or visit us on the web: www.daytonhistory.org

Extreme Travel Summer Camp

July 25 – July 29

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Each day experience a new travel method used here in Dayton. Fun hands-on activities will take the camper through wagons, canals, trains, bicycles, cars and the airplane.

Dates: July 25 – 29

Ages: 7-11

Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fee: $150

Dayton History Members receive a $10 discount

Two or more camp registrations in the same family receive a $10 discount per child.

Registration Deadline: One week before the start of each camp

For more information or to register contact

Phone: (937) 293-2841 ext. 107

E-mail: bpicek@daytonhistory.org

Or visit us on the web: www.daytonhistory.org