events
Growing Up Gay in O’Bryonville: Edmund White’s Life in Cincinnati
Learn about the Cincinnati roots of renowned gay writer, Edmund White, through a personal talk from scholar Nick Radel, author of Understanding Edmund White.
Open House October 22, 4-6pm
We recently moved and we can’t wait to show you our new home! We have more space to care for the LGBTQ+ history we collect and to welcome visitors. We hope you’ll join us in October to see it for yourself.
ARCHIVES will be CLOSED last 2 Weds of March–Women’s History Month talks!
To our followers: The Ohio Lesbian Archives will be CLOSED this Wednesday, March 22 and Wednesday, March 29 because we’ll be busy (preparing and) giving two talks — at the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University. The UC Women’s Center contacted us and we had an enthusiastic meeting with the Director and a few…
Join us for a film & discussion!
The Archives will be showing a film on LGBT history this coming Sunday Oct 20th 1:00-3:00pm followed by a discussion, closing with a story time performance by SPARKLE LEIGH Clifton United Methodist Church – the parlor FREE! Please join Archives volunteers for a stimulating early afternoon!
OLA’s Amazing Year Jan-Sept 2019
OUR AMAZING YEAR SO FAR—2019 by Phebe (Karen) Beiser, Co-Founder & Co-Director In January Annabelle & Phebe spoke to the monthly PFLAG meeting. We also had an Ohio State University librarian come to see our collection; she was very interested in our three feminist bookstore collections. February saw two researchers. On February 22nd, Laura flew…
Annual Update
Hello friends! Hope you’re staying warm in all this snow. We had a busy year in 2017. Click here to download our latest newsletter and read all about it. We will also be hosting open hours next Monday, January 22, 4:30-7:30pm at the Archives (lower level of Clifton United Methodist Church). Stop by and say…
Upcoming Event: Mary MacMillan, Lesbian Poet
Join the Ohio Lesbian Archives December 11 to hear about the life of Mary MacMillan, a Lesbian poet who lived in the Cincinnati area in the early 20th century.
What have we done in a year?
We realize it’s been a full year since our last blog post – yikes! It’s not because the Archives has been inactive. In fact, we’ve been neglecting the blog precisely because we’ve had so much going on this year and we’ve been too busy to write about it. Here are a few of the things…
25th Anniversary Celebration – Sat., Oct. 18th 7-9 pm
It’s hard to believe but the Ohio Lesbian Archives is officially 25 years old! Back in spring of 1989, a handful of us began meeting regularly to collect and preserve the wonderful (and sometimes rare) materials we’d held on to. Vic and Phebe, the two co-directors, actually had talked about a Cincinnati Lesbian HERstorical Society…
Holiday Open House ~ Saturday, Dec. 14th – CANCELLED!
UPDATE Friday, Dec 13: VIC & I ARE CANCELLING DUE TO EXPECTED SNOW STORM TONIGHT. SORRY! Put our semi-annual Open House on your calendar now! Please come & enjoy delicious refreshments, mingle with old friends (and new) at the Ohio Lesbian Archives, located in the basement of the Clifton United Methodist Church at Clifton…