Meeting Location: Bellbrook Presbyterian Church
72 W Franklin Street Bellbrook, OH 45305
[Note: All meetings take place at the Bellbrook Presbyterian Church unless otherwise specified below]
Meeting Dates/Times: 3rd Monday of every month at 7pm
(Except for October 2025 in which the lecture will be on the 3rd TUESDAY- see below)
Length of Meetings: 1 hour (generally 45 minute lecture and 15 minutes question/answer
Cost: Free to the public
refreshments available afterwards
2025-2026 Lecture series
September 15, 2025 “Dayton’s Dark History” by author Sara Kaushal
October 21, 2025. “The 2023 War in Gaza: Historical Origins and Developments” by Dr. Awad Halabi (Wright State University)
(OF NOTE: THE OCTOBER LECTURE IS ON A TUESDAY INSTEAD OF THE TYPICAL MONDAY)
November 17, 2025. “The War in Ukraine: Past is Present” by Dr. Christian Raffensperger (Wittenberg University)
December 2025. Holidays- No Lecture
January 19th, 2026. “The History of Doolittle’s Raid” by Paul Cooper.
February 16th, 2026. “Shawnee in the 18th Century Ohio Valley: Besides the Revolution” by Ryan Disima (Great Council State Park)
March 16th, 2026. “Inventing Prosperity: Dayton’s Legacy of Innovation and Economic Growth” by Toni Overholser (Dayton Development Coalition)
April 20th, 2026. “The History of Tariffs in the United States” by Henry Willmore (Department of Economics and Finance, University of Dayton)
May 18th, 2026. “Bellbrook’s Most Famous Sports Star: The History of Sleepy Tom” by Pete Wixted
