On May 29, 2009, The New York Times featured a story entitles, "Cycling Through History".
"The verdant valley about an hour southeast of Cincinnati was among the most heavily trafficked corridors of the Underground Railroad, in part because the Ohio River there was then particularly narrow and shallow, thus possible to cross. Residents of Ripley, Ohio, in particular, were so well known for assisting slaves who crossed the river there that slaveholders disparaged the town as an “abolitionist hellhole.”
On Sunday March 15 at 1 PM the John P. Parker Historical Society will hold our Annual Meeting at the Parker House (330 N. Front Street).
Our speaker for this year is Gary Knepp, who will be discussing and signing his new book on the Underground Railroad in Clermont County called “Freedom’s Struggle”.
Mr Knepp will begin speaking at 2pm, after our business meeting. We hope you can join us!
Greg Haitz
President -John P. Parker Historical Society
Saturday, September 6th, 2008
The fun begins at 5:00pm
Tickets are available at Bristow's Pharmacy- Ripley, Donohoo's Pharmacy- Georgetown.
Questions? Use the Contact Us link at left.
Details:
Food!
Pork BBQ, Potato Salad, Green Beans and much more all for only $8.00 per adult meal. Students (6 to 18) are $5.00 and under six eat free! Bring the whole family!
Entertainment!
The great picking sounds of “the Sunsetters.”
Readings from the writings of John Parker and John Rankin.
Proceeds go toward operating expenses of
the Parker House, Rankin House and Ripley Museum.
Rain Location-Ripley Elementary—Catherine Street Entrance.
We can use your help!
Wish to make a donation to the John P. Parker Historical Society?
Your donation is tax deductible. In addition you can specify if you would like the check to be used for building and maintaining the new park, upstairs displays, or the general fund.
To donate, please make check payable to the John P. Parker Historical Society.
Send to:
P.O. Box 246
Ripley, Ohio 45167
In the memo please state what you would like the donation to go towards:
1) Upstairs displays
2) Building and maintaining the park
3) the General Fund.
Thank you.
Admission to the Parker House is now:
$4.00 Adults (19 & above)
$2.00 Students (5-18)
Free: Children (birth to 4)
The Parker House is now open for the season. And we don't have too many Cicadas! You can hear them buzzing, but they're not too bad, so come for a visit.
We're, ok, just me- working on the site- a new look and feel and getting some of the content in order. Stay tuned!
On April 12, 2008, Ripley Heritage met at their annual dinner. The featured speaker was Leslie Floyd, curator of history, from the Ohio Historical Society.
Welcome back!
We've taken the winter off, at least on the web site, but have been busy at the Parker House planning and getting ready for the 2008 season. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more news of Parker, as well as Ripley events.