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    History Comes Allive In Cleveland Metroparks

    News & Press | September 2012

    History Comes Allive In Cleveland Metroparks

    Posted: September 18, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    KALI FENCL - 216-635-3284



    Sometimes learning about history can be a bit
    stuffy if it's just coming from a book. History comes to life when
    in Cleveland Metroparks Historical Interpreter Foster Brown
    presents the �Living Portraits from the Past� series.



    Join Foster Brown and Cleveland Metroparks in a
    three-part series this October to learn more about the history of
    the Ohio & Erie Canal, the Northwest Fur Trade Company and
    quarrying in Northeast Ohio. All three programs are free and
    presented at Brecksville Nature Center.



    Brecksville Nature Center is located off Chippewa Creek Drive,
    off the Route 82 entrance of Brecksville Reservation in
    Brecksville.



    The three presentations are:



    Digger Gallagher



    Saturday, October 6 � 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.



    In this first program in the living history series, Digger
    Gallagher the Canaler will reveal the life of a canal digger who
    helped create the Ohio & Erie Canal. This family program is
    filled with song, story and valuable information about this
    colorful era.



    Serge the Voyageur



    Saturday, October 13 � 7:30  - 8:30 p.m.



    This second program in the living history series has Serge the
    Voyageur sharing the life of a canoe man working for the Northwest
    Fur Trade Company. The daily life of these French Canadians was
    grueling, but through song and story, the Great Lakes men are
    celebrated.



    Quarryman



    Saturday, October 20 � 7:30  - 8:30 p.m.



    The third program in the living history series explains how
    sandstone created an industry that brought hundreds of immigrants
    to Northeast Ohio. Quarrying this stone was dangerous and dirty,
    yet made its mark all throughout the world. The program includes
    songs and stories that will delight the entire family!



    And, don't forget to check out Foster Brown's new CD/DVD set,
    �Unlocked through Songs� and �Unlocked through Images.� The CD and
    DVD features stories of Akron, Barberton, Canal Fulton, Cleveland,
    Independence, Massillon, Peninsula, Zoar and many more. This and
    other CD's by Brown are available at Cleveland Metroparks
    EarthWords Nature Shops at CanalWay Center, North Chagrin Nature
    Center and Rocky River Natures Center, and online at
    http://store.clevelandmetroparks.com/index.html.



    For more information on the Living Portraits from the Past
    series, call 440-786-8530.



    Make history come to life this October in Cleveland
    Metroparks - part of your life, naturally!



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