Won’t you take me to… Tablertown: A Tabletalk of Tablertown, OH, People of Color Museum
Athaliah Elvis ’26, BHC Communications Intern
Athaliah Elvis ’26, BHC Communications Intern
Friday, March 27, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Hildreth-Mirza Hall Great Room A conversation with Dave Butcher, the founder and director of the Tablertown, OH, People of Color Museum When he was ten years old living in rural southeast Ohio community called Tablertown, David Butcher received a tin-type photo of his great-great-grandfather, Jerry Sims, and heard stories about Mr. Sims being a Civil War veteran. From that moment forward, Butcher was inspired to learn more about his family lineage and to preserve his community’s history and culture. In 2003, he curated an exhibit on Black life in the Ohio River Valley […]