May 24-26, 2024 Commencement Weekend Schedule

2024 Commencement Weekend Tour Schedule

Open to the Public and Visitors of Oberlin College!

May 24-26 (Friday-Sunday)

The Oberlin Heritage Center offers a number of options for guided and self-guided tours during this special weekend. Tour fees range from $3-$10 for adults and college students; OHC members 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, May 24, 2024

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (tour begins at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult, free for children and college students)

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 but recommended - call 440-774-1700; last rental at 2:00 PM and all tablets are due back at 3:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour or $20/tablet/day)

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM – Guided Tour of the Jewett House (tour starts at 73 S. Professor St.; advance registration required; $6/adult, free for children and college students) *Space is limited to 14 participants

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM – Scholars and Settlers History Walk (walk begins at the Flagpoles in the SE corner of Tappan Square - corner of Main & College Sts.; advance registration required; $6/adult, $5/college student, free for children) *Space is limited to 20 participants

Saturday, May 25, 2024

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (tour begins at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult, free for children and college students)

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 but recommended - call 440-774-1700; last rental at 2:00 PM and all tablets are due back at 3:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour or $20/tablet/day)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad History Walk (walk begins in front of First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; advance registration required; $10/adult, $5/college student, free for children) *Space is limited to 60 participants

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM – Architecture History Walk (walk begins at the Flagpoles in the SE corner of Tappan Square - corner of Main & College Sts.; advance registration required;  $10/adult, $5/college student, free for children) *Space is limited to 20 participants

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM – Civil War to Civil Rights History Walk (walk begins in front of First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; advance registration required; $10/adult, $5/college student, free for children) *Space is limited to 40 participants

Sunday, May 26, 2024

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (tour begins at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult, free for children and college students)

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 but recommended - call 440-774-1700; last rental at 2:00 PM and all tablets are due back at 3:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour or $20/tablet/day)

10:00 AM - 1:15 AM – Architecture History Walk (walk begins at the Flagpoles in the SE corner of Tappan Square - corner of Main & College Sts.; advance registration required;  $10/adult, $5/college student, free for children) *Space is limited to 20 participants

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM – Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad History Walk (walk begins in front of First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; advance registration required; $10/adult, $5/college student, free for children) *Space is limited to 60 participants

Questions can be directed to the Museum Education and Tour Manager, Amanda Manahan.