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Ohio History Connection Selections, Page 12

Fun at Ohio’s County Fairs

While the Ohio State Fair wrapped up this last Sunday, “fair season” is still in full force as county fairs around the …

Sister Poets–Alice and Phoebe Cary

Alice (1820-1871) and Phoebe Cary (1824-1871) were 19th century American poets who grew up on Clovernook Farm near Cincinnati, Ohio. Their parents, …

Li’l Abner Saves a City

For many people, the term civil defense evokes memories of backyard bomb shelters and schoolchildren crouched under their desks during the “duck …

Music from the Past

It’s summertime, and that means the weekends are filled with festivals all around Ohio! This weekend will mark both the Coshocton Dulcimer …

A Few of Our Favorite Things

Sometimes, as we’re researching a specific blog topic, or finding materials for a patron, we stumble across materials that aren’t relevant to …