What Is It? Zoar Edition!
The newest addition to our Ohio Memory quizzes is now available for you to test yourself, and this time the challenge …
The Mystery of the Autograph Book
As our readers know, most of our blog entries highlight events or items relevant to Ohio history. We are, after all, …
Ohio’s 1842 Election: Absquatulators vs. Gerrymanderers
It was 1842, and Ohioans were preparing for another round of elections, including the race for governor. Americans were still recovering from …
A Bird’s Eye View
In the mid-1930s, Lieutenant Clyde H. Butler of the photographic division of the Ohio National Guard took on a project for …
Fortunes Made and Lost: The Panic of 1857
August 24th is an important day in the economic history of Ohio and of the nation–on this date in 1857, the New …
How’s The Weather?
From January 1838 to June 1844, Zachariah Mills, the fourth State Librarian of Ohio, diligently logged the temperature and weather conditions in …
“Nursery Rhymes for Infant Industries”
A unique new item has been added to the OHS Selections collection on Ohio Memory, offering a tongue-in-cheek view of the explosion …
“Killed by Pitched Ball”: Finding Ray Chapman on Chronicling America
On August 16, 1920, at the Polo Grounds in New York City, Raymond “Ray” Chapman–star shortstop of the Cleveland Indians–stepped into the …
Letters from a Founding Father
In terms of flowery language or fancy writing, the letters aren’t noteworthy: one requests information on the quartering of soldiers, the second …
All-American Soap Box Derby!
A long-time American tradition–the soap box derby–will be celebrated once more next weekend in Akron, Ohio, with the 76th Annual All-American Soap …
