Political Cartoons in America
Ever wonder about the history of political cartoons in the United States? They may just be much older than you would expect! …
April is National Kite Month!
April is National Kite Month! Chosen because it symbolizes hope, potential, and joy, April is also the first full month of spring …
Weird Animals in Newspapers and How to Find Them
Is your favorite animal…weird? I had a teacher whose favorite animal was the okapi, which looks somewhat like a cross between a …
Narrowing Down Newspapers
Newspapers are kind of a slog to read through. You know it, and we do too. Let’s share a few search strategies …
One-in-a-Million Pages
It’s official! Through Ohio Memory and the National Digital Newspaper Program, we’ve digitized 1 MILLION newspaper pages! Still, there are many more …
Tracing Title Changes in Ohio’s Historic Newspapers
Part of my job as the project coordinator for Ohio’s contribution to the National Digital Newspaper Program involves writing descriptions of a …
“Until Leap Year Gives It One Day More”: February 29th… Leap Day!
Tomorrow is February 29, 2020. As we all know from the Mother Goose rhyme in the title of this piece, February typically …
A Variety of Valentines
Dearest Valentine… Happy Valentine’s Day! Need some inspiration for your special gift? In addition to browsing the vintage valentines on Ohio Memory’s …
Discovering Dayton’s Labor History
It’s a new season for Chronicling America additions, and this one’s a little special. For the past two years, we’ve focused on …
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 …
