Ohio State Marion Associate Professor of Geography Emeritus, Greg Rose will present his research in a lecture entitled, The Demography of Ohio’s Four Shaker Villages in 1850, Tuesday, June 9th at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen as part of the campuses Buckeye Talks on Tap monthly community lecture series.
Attendance at this community event is free and open to the public. When Dr. Rose was collecting the birthplace information from the manuscript 1850 census that he presented in his earlier Buckeyes on Tap lecture, he found the data for Union Shaker Village and saved it for future reference. That became the start, many years later, for this lecture.
The presentation will explore the demography of residents in the four Shaker villages in Ohio in 1850: their numbers, ages, sex ratios, levels of schooling, occupations, birthplaces, and potential kinship/family links. Each village's characteristics differed, not only from each other but from the demography of their surrounding counties and from Shaker characteristics nationwide. Also included will be a discussion of the basic beliefs of Shakers and a brief review of the development and demise of Ohio's Shaker villages. Except for Whitewater Village in Hamilton County, little physical evidence remains of the villages.
Rose’s research interest centers on the historical geography of the Midwest. He studies the origins of the various 19th century immigrant populations who settled there and the physical and cultural outlines that define the Midwest as a region.
Buckeye Talks on Tap are free and open to all and offers community members a chance to explore timely issues in an accessible, conversational setting. Inspired by the international Science Café movement, the series brings scholars and citizens together in relaxed environments—pubs, restaurants, and cafés—to discuss topics that matter to our region and our nation.
The event will take place at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen inside Passenger & Rail Co., 320 W. Center St., Marion, Ohio. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the lecture at 5:30 p.m. followed by a short Q&A. Attendees will be entered into a door prize drawing provided by Marcie DeWitt of Anchor and Away Travel. Guests are welcome to purchase dinner or drinks during the program.
Ohio State Marion looks forward to welcoming the community to this timely conversation and reaffirming its commitment to open inquiry, civil dialogue, and shared learning.
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