From BGSU CENTER FOR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS
The Center for Archival Collections (CAC) is presenting this year’s Local History Publication Award Lecture Series, featuring the works of this year’s Local History Publication Award winners.
The award was established to encourage and recognize authors of outstanding publications about northwest Ohio history. The Academic Scholar Division includes works prepared and submitted by authors who are professional writers or academicians. The Independent Scholar Division includes works prepared and submitted by independent or local researchers, amateurs and other creative writers who do not claim “history” as a profession.
All lectures are free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. Lectures will be held in the Jerome Library, Pallister Conference Room. Books will be available for sale at the events.
On Thursday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m. Joseph Boggs will discuss his book Prohibition’s Proving Ground: Cops, Cars, & Rumrunners in the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor Corridor. The book published by The University of Toledo Press in 2020, Academic Scholar Division winner.
Boggs explores how northwestern Ohio, southeastern Michigan and southwestern Ontario residents navigated Prohibition and the demand for illicit alcohol. In particular, Boggs analyzes how the rise of automobiles affected the success of law enforcement and smugglers alike.
On Thursday, November 4 at 4 p.m. Tedd Long will talk about his book Forgotten Visitors: Northwest Ohio’s Notable Guests. The 2020 University of Toledo Press imprint was the co-winner in the Independent Scholar Division.
Featuring military leaders, activists, athletes, religious figures and celebrities, Tedd Long shares stories of northwestern Ohio through the lens of its guests. Vignettes spanning the 18th through the 21st centuries not only highlight northwest Ohio’s national and global connections, but also depict little known events in the history of the region.
