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Ohio History Connection Selections, Page 20

Ohio’s Bicentennial Barns

If you’ve driven anywhere in Ohio, you’ve probably seen them. Most are white or red, and a couple structures are unpainted. They …

A National Day of Service

This Monday, January 19th, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday authorized in 1983. Dr. King is remembered as a …

Worth a Thousand Words

Imagine life without photographs. There would be no way to quickly and easily capture images of friends and family, no in-the-moment snapshots …

A Christmas Gift for President Lincoln

The period of November 15th through December 21st, 2014, marks the 150th anniversary of Major General (and native Ohioan) William Tecumseh Sherman’s …

Football Fields, Photos and Fans

  We hope all of our readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving last week, but this past weekend also marked another important “holiday” …

Toyland, Toyland!

Today, the day after Thanksgiving, is Black Friday. Stores will dramatically reduce pricing on items to draw shoppers in, while those shoppers …

How Do You Like Them Apples?

Here in Ohio, apples are a quintessential part of autumn. Ohio apples come in different shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors; some are …

Historic and Haunted?

We are now just one week away from Halloween, and as Ohioans around the state stock up on candy and finalize their …