June 3-4 - Public Tours During Oberlin College Commencement/Reunion Weekend
Special Offerings for the public and guests of Oberlin College's Commencement/Reunion Weekend:
June 3-4 (Friday – Saturday)
The Oberlin Heritage Center offers a number of options for guided and self-guided tours during this special weekend. Tour fees range from $3-$6 for adults; OHC members, college students, and children under 18 enjoy ALL tours free.
Drop-in visitors are welcome for the self-guided Oberlin Origins tour of the Monroe House or to reserve an outdoor tablet tour, while all other tours and history walks require advance registration. Please click on a history walk below for more information and to make an on-line reservation.
Friday, June 3
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM – Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult)
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM – Self-Guided Tablet Tours: Picture the Past: Downtown Oberlin or Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad (tablets rented at the Monroe House at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required; last rental at 2:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour)
1:00 - 2:15 PM – Scholars & Settlers History Walk (this walk begins at the Tappan Square flagpoles at the intersection of Main & College Sts., across from The Hotel at Oberlin; $6/adult)
Saturday, June 4
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM – Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult)
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM – Self-Guided Tablet Tours: Picture the Past: Downtown Oberlin or Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad (tablets rented at the Monroe House at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required; last rental at 2:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM – Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad History Walk (this walk begins in front of The First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; $6/adult)
1:00 - 2:15 PM – Scholars & Settlers History Walk (this walk begins at the Tappan Square flagpoles at the intersection of Main & College Sts., across from The Hotel at Oberlin; $6/adult)
3:00 - 4:30 PM – Civil War to Civil Rights History Walk (this walk begins in front of The First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; $6/adult)
