Mystery Solved: Public Domain Day 2023
Happy Public Domain Day! Under U.S. copyright law, works published in 1927 will enter the public domain in the United States on …
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July from the Ohio History Connection! From bands and boats, to children’s parades, Ohio sure knows how to celebrate …
How Sweet It Is: The History of Sweetest Day
Although Sweetest Day is sometimes perceived as a second Valentine’s Day or a marketing gimmick to sell candy and greeting cards, this …
Our Flag Was Still There: Francis Scott Key and the “Star-Spangled Banner”
On September 7, 1814, American attorney Francis Scott Key boarded the British ship HMS Tonnant, which was anchored just in the Baltimore …
Caps Off! Graduations on Ohio Memory
By the first week of June, school is out and lazy days spent poolside, basking in the summer sun are finally here. …
“Arbor Day Proposes for the Future”
Today marks the annual observance of Arbor Day in Ohio, a yearly holiday meant to celebrate trees and their importance to our …
The Law of the Land: William Howard Taft
This week we conclude our series on chief justices from Ohio with William Howard Taft, the only person to serve as both …
Life on the Farm
If you go back far enough in your family tree – for some of us, that’s a mere generation or two – …
Ohio Train Wrecks
Columbus made headlines this past Wednesday, July 11th, when a Norfolk Southern train heading from Chicago to North Carolina derailed just moments …
