The Committee of Five: Drafting the Declaration of Independence
In a blog post this past March, we shared with you The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution, which …
A Brief History of Hocking Hills State Park
Saturday, June 4, marks the American Hiking Society’s annual National Trails Day, a day to enjoy some of America’s great trails. …
Memorial Day on Ohio Memory
People around Ohio and around the country are preparing for Memorial Day weekend–a long weekend off work for many, and the unofficial …
A Succinct and Circumstantial Narrative: The Expedition of Lewis and Clark
On May 14, 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed St. Louis for what would be a two year expedition across the …
Knitting Women of World War I
Right now we’re in the middle of the World War I centenary. While the world’s men were off fighting one hundred years …
An Open Window on Our History
One of the beauties of digitization is that it allows us to interact with rare and unique cultural objects in new and …
“You Must Have Shakespeare”
Saturday, April 23 is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet who authored nearly 40 …
“A Dignified Public Body”: Thomas Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice
April 13 marked the 273rd birthday of Thomas Jefferson, the second vice president and third president of the United States and drafter …
Settling Marietta
Many readers may be familiar with the town of Marietta, but did you know that this community was first settled by members …
“The Poor Defenseless Ones Together Bowed in Prayer”: The Gnadenhutten Massacre
Gnadenhutten, Ohio’s oldest existing European Settlement, was founded in October 1772 by the Moravian church. The village’s name is derived from the …
