ATHENS, Ohio — The Lyceum Luncheon Brown Bag Speaker Series presents a program on “Education, Abolition, and Baseball: More History from Southeast Ohio” by Peter Cultice on Thursday, Sept. 18, at noon at the Southeast Ohio History Center.

Cultice, President of the Muskingum County History since 2018, practiced law in Southeast Ohio for 30 years and serves as a Magistrate in the Juvenile and Probate courts in Guernsey County. His love of history stemmed from growing up in Zanesville and graduating with a degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cultice will share stories of interesting characters from Southeast Ohio such as Joshua McSimpson, from Big Bottom in Morgan County and Charles Thomas of Zanesville. McSimpson wrote “The Emancipation Car: Being an Original Composition of Anti-Slavery Ballads, Composed Exclusively for the Underground Railroad.” Thomas, from Zanesville, inspired Branch Rickey to bring Jackie Robinson into Major League Baseball. Cultice will share more history of Southeast Ohio.

The History Center’s Lyceum Speaker Series is a brown bag luncheon scheduled for the third Thursdays of the month at 24 West State Street in Athens.

Due to ongoing construction projects at the History Center, parking is very limited, and visitors should come early to find such accommodations for their vehicle which may be a block or more from the History Center.

For more information about this presentation or about the History Center call 740-593-2280 or visit www.southeastohiohistory.org.