Winter Sports: Activities in the cold to help keep you warm
The colder months of the year make many want to hibernate indoors until the first spring flowers pop up, but just like …
The Immigration and Citizenship Thesaurus for Chronicling America: How it can help search Ohio Memory
Ohio Memory was created in 2000 as a collaborative statewide digital library to provide access to digital content from all over the …
Lilly Martin Spencer: The 19th Century’s Favorite Genre Painter
Lilly Martin Spencer was born in England to French parents Gilles Marie Martin and Angelique Le Petit Martin on November 26, 1822. …
James A. Garfield: Death of a President
James Abram Garfield was born on November 19, 1831, on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio; he was the last U.S. president born …
Crime and Punishment: The Electric Chair in Ohio
The death penalty has been a part of Ohio’s justice system since early in the state’s history. From 1803 to 1885, public …
The Steamboat Moselle Disaster
Construction of the Steamboat Moselle was completed at the Fulton Shipyards, just east of downtown Cincinnati, on March 31, 1838. The Moselle …
S.O.L. in France: A Soldiers’ Newspaper in 1919
Following the end of World War I in November of 1918, it took months for the American forces in Europe to return …
Horses in Ohio Memory
On September 29, the All American Quarter Horse Congress will once again return to Columbus for the world’s largest horse show. Today’s …
William McKinley: The 25th President’s Life and Death
Ohio has been home to many presidents before their time in office, two of which had their time in office cut short …
From Horses to Missiles: The transportation of the U.S. Postal Service
The first national postal agency in the US, known as the United States Post Office (USPS) was founded by the Second Continental …
