north canton public library !

explore the world of the Civil War

50 sites nationwide were selected to host

Civil War 150,

a national traveling exhibition that will be on display in the Little Art Gallery Thursday, September 18 through Saturday, October 4, 2014.

What’s the exhibit? !Civil War 150 is a national traveling panel exhibition organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in partnership with The Library of America. !!The project, Civil War 150: Exploring the War and Its Meaning through the Words of Those Who Lived It, has been made possible in part through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Drawing upon letters, personal accounts, and images, Civil War 150 invites Americans to understand how soldiers, presidents, freedmen, and families struggled to address the nature of democracy and citizenship, the human toll of civil war, and the role of a president in wartime. !The exhibit is divided into five panels: 1. The Nation Divides 2. 1861: The Union is Dissolved 3. This Cruel War 4. 1863: Turning Points 5. The Price of Victory

Why 150? !The war began when Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865.

So…the years 2011 through 2015, each serve as part of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (the Sesquicentennial). !

also in the Little Art Gallery•Civil War Era artifacts on loan from the

Massillon Museum !•The artwork of Amy Lindenberger !

Amy Lindenberger A"er  fi"een  years  as  a  renowned  portrait  ar1st  and  private  drawing  instructor,  Ohio  na1ve  Amy  Lindenberger  began  pursuing  her  dream  to  combine  her  experience  in  depic1ng  human  expression  and  emo1on  with  her  lifelong  passion  

for  the  Civil  War  era.    The  culmina1on  of  this  effort  can  be  seen  in  Beyond  the  BaElefield,  a  series  of  large-­‐scale  colored  pencil  images  which  focus  on  the  war’s  effect  on  the  ci1zen-­‐soldier,  his  wife  and  children,  and  society  as  a  whole.

A  woman  history  has  recorded  only  as  “Florence”,  aEended  the  memorial  service  for  Judith  Henry  held  on  the  grounds  of  the  farm,  two  days  a"er  the  baEle.  In  a  leEer  to  her  sister,  she  gave  this  account:  !  “The  papers  will  have  told  you  before  this  reaches  you  that  old  Mrs.  Henry  was  killed  during  the  baEle…I  do  not  think  I  ever  felt  more  deeply  than  when  I  stood  among  the  wreck  and  ruin  of  her  home  and  saw  the  poor  mangled  body  of  the  old  lady  placed  in  the  coffin  and  borne  to  her  last  res1ng-­‐place  by  stranger  hands…Around  the  Henry  garden,  where  a  fence  had  stood  on  Sunday  morning,  was  a  hedge  of  althea,  the  only  things  that  had  escaped  destruc1on.    They  were  loaded  with  crimson  and  white  blossoms,  and  you  cannot  imagine  how  strangely  they  looked  in  their  purity  and  beauty  amidst  that  scene  of  desola1on  and  death.    I  stopped  to  gather  a  few  of  these  “roses  of  Sharon”  to  place  on  the  coffin…”

The  No'ons  of  Safety  and  Security:  The  Final  Chapter  in  the  Life  of  Judith  Carter  Henry

Artifacts from the Massillon Museum’s Permanent Collection

wait…you know we have an art gallery,

the little art gallery

right?•12 shows featuring 79 artists •Art from the Classroom •16,640 visitors

2013

a little history

the little art gallery

The Little Art Gallery was established in 1930 in a second floor room of the North Canton Public Library, then located in a frame house on Main Street where the North Canton YMCA currently stands. The Hoover Company and two Hoover employees, Ellsworth Smith and Esta Stoner, were instrumental in the conception of the gallery.

 

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PARTNERSHIP• Concurrent exhibit !• Collaborative programming !• Henry Holl diary and artifacts !• Shared resources !• Map and guide to the burials of the more than 20 Civil War veterans in the North Canton (originally Zion) Cemetery on Pittsburg Road

The North Canton Heritage Society will host Ohio in the Civil War, a traveling exhibit exploring Ohio’s participation in the war and focusing on individuals’ choices that impacted local communities and the course of the war. !!

 

At the North Canton Heritage Society

The exhibit was developed by the Ohio Historical Society in partnership with the Ohio Humanities Council and American Electric Power.

!Through the lens of three themes - Democracy, Transformation, and Memory - the exhibit explores topics such as civil rights, political dissent, pacifism, religion, and popular culture, and reveals patterns in our country’s response to such topics throughout history and to the present day.

September 6 through October 5

September 18: Civil War 150 opening reception featuring Kelly Selby and Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln re-enactors at the library. This serves as the official opening for the Heritage Society exhibit as well. !September 20: View the 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry encampment outside the Heritage Society from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. !September 20: Watch Civil War documentaries in the Little Art Gallery 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. !September 25: American Girl Party for grades 3-6 featuring Addy at the library !September 27: The library welcomes guitar enthusiast Steve Ball for a presentation featuring six Martin guitars as well as actual sheet music from the Civil War time period.

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Programming

Don’t forget to Explore the World! !

The North Canton Public Library is exploring the world of the Civil War all month in September. !Participate in our featured programs, check-out Civil War related materials or bring a school supplies donation for the Foundation for Community Betterment and receive a wooden coin valid for $1 off library fines.

Hope to see you!

Thank you!