Local Interest

In 1942, a top-secret Navy project was created to build a decoding machine, right here at NCR in Building 26. Hear the story on Sunday, Sept. 16, part of the Far Hills Speaker Series.

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Please join The Oakwood Historical Society and Wright Library for another edition of the Far Hills Speaker Series.  This popular and informative presentation by Mark Risley will look at some of Oakwood's well-preserved homes and public buildings represen

Come learn about the Dayton lawyer, who represented bank robbers, bootleggers, hit men, con men, and gangsters.  This is a repeat of the January 21 Far Hills Speaker Series, but different stories have been promised.

Join NASA Solar System Ambassador, Kurtz Miller, for Astronomy 101 and make your own planisphere.

Discover stories and people behind familiar Dayton street names at our next Far Hills Speaker Series event on Sunday, March 18.

​Join Oakwood Historical Society member, David Schmidt, as he details the influence of steam and electric-powered railways on the development of the earliest suburban plats to the south of Dayton. 

Wright Library proudly presents Disturbing the Peace in partnership with University of Dayton Human Rights Center, WYSO 91.3, and The Dayton International Peace Museum.

Come learn about the Dayton lawyer, who represented bank robbers, bootleggers, hit men, con men, and gangsters.

Minimalism coach and Oakwood resident, Rose Lounsbury, will be presenting her new book, Less: Minimalism for Real.