Blast From the Past: Farming with Dynamite
One fine November day in 1905, farmhand Frank Martin was passing a stone crusher next to a creek–probably Bokes Creek in York …
Stop the Presses! Antique Typography
Today we’re sharing an item from the State Library of Ohio’s Rare Books collection: a typography specimen book from 1859! In the …
On This Day In History: The Death of President Warren G. Harding
On this day 96 years ago, August 2, 1923, President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack while on a cross-country …
Take Note from an Explorer: Spend Time on the Water!
Explorer Alexandrine Tinné was a woman of gumption, as shown in the biography Heroine of the White Nile by Professor William Wells, …
Celebrating the “International City”: The Lorain International Festival
If you really want to understand Lorain, you must attend the Lorain International Festival. Not only does the festival mark the symbolic …
Who’s On First: Baseball Firsts in Ohio History
Today we’re celebrating the first day of summer by taking a look at a favorite warm-weather pastime: baseball. Read on to see …
Let Ohio Women Vote! The Suffrage Centennial on Ohio Memory
This past Tuesday, June 4th, marks the 100th anniversary of the day that the 19th Amendment was passed by Congress and sent …
Summer’s Here, and the Time Is Right… For Visiting Ohio’s Historic Sites
Maybe it’s the warm weather, or maybe it’s our memories of months off from school but, when summer arrives, we often find …
Ohio Memory Moms
Mother’s Day has been formally celebrated in the United States since the early 20th century, with United States Congress passing a law …
For the Benefit of the Soldiers: The United States Sanitary Commission
The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a civilian organization established in New York in April 1861, with the goal of aiding …
