Outreach
Among its outreach programs, the museum has presented a post-millennium series of panel discussions and unique tours of area historical attractions. These were offered during the years of 2001-2003 and were organized by Jean Engstrom, a popular columnist for the Lima News, famous for her "Makes My Heart Smile" tagline. The indoor programs were preserved on videotape and are available from the museum on VHS cassette. They covered topics such as:
- Lima octogenarians
- Septuagenarians
- WW II as experienced by Lima soldiers
- Korean War as experienced by Lima soldiers
- Life at Superior Coach
- Life at Westinghouse
One of the programs, "Growing Up In Lima During the 1930s", was based on the 2003 book of Lima stories, Come Reminisce With Me, by Dr. Emmett Murray Jr., and was the best-attended lecture-style event in the museum's history.
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