Museum Talk: Before Dillinger There was Gerald Chapman: The Exciting Story of Another Gangster

Name: Museum Talk: Before Dillinger There was Gerald Chapman: The Exciting Story of Another Gangster
Start: 2025-09-28T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-28T15:00:00-04:00
Location: 620 W Market St, Lima, OH, United States, Ohio 45801

Allen County Museum and Historical Society

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Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm

1 hour

620 W Market St, Lima, OH, United States, Ohio 45801

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Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm (EDT)

620 W Market St, Ohio 45801

620 W Market St, Lima, OH 45801-4604, United States, Lima, Ohio

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Museum Talk: Before Dillinger There was Gerald Chapman: The Exciting Story of Another Gangster

Before the gangster era of Dillinger, Gerald Chapman and his associates ran amok in the 1920s. Hear about Chapman and his gang's escapades during the prohibition era, with some crime sprees taking place in Allen County. Learn why Gerald Chapman was dubbed the first "Public Enemy Number One" from David Bailey, local historian and Chapman expert.

Museum Talks are free for all visitors.

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Museum Talk: Before Dillinger There was Gerald Chapman: The Exciting Story of Another Gangster

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm