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 …
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 …
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 …
Fine Feathered Friends
Spring in Ohio means many things, but one sure sign of the season is the sight and sound of Ohio’s bird populations. …
The Ohio Centennial Exposition
Happy Statehood Day! Each year, Ohioans celebrate the date of the Ohio General Assembly’s first meeting on March 1, 1803. (Ohio actually …
Going Downhill!
Last weekend brought a real taste of winter weather to much of Ohio, and as of this post’s writing, even more snow …
Egyptomania!
In honor of the January 3, 1924, discovery of Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus in his tomb near Luxor, Egypt, today’s blog post features an …
The Cold of Winter: Winter Solstice
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” John Steinbeck On December 21, 2018, …
“The Outrages Committed by the Authorities of Michigan”: The Toledo War
Ohio’s northern border with Michigan is, peculiarly, a diagonal line, unlike neighboring Indiana’s. The line is a result of Ohio’s eventual “victory” …
