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 …
“The Flame of Living Genius”: The Ohio School of the Air
On November 2, 1920, KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh launched the first radio broadcast in the country, announcing the returns of the Harding-Cox …
Military Pioneers: Women’s Auxiliaries and World War II
Seventy-five years ago this month, Congress passed legislation establishing the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). The WAAC was one of several military …
Part of the American Epic: Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson
If you’ve watched any television in the past twelve months, or read any newspapers, or consumed media of any kind, you have …
The Voice of the People–President Woodrow Wilson
February 3rd marks the anniversary of the death of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States. An advocate for democracy …
Ohio and the Space Race
Did you know there’s a NASA research facility in Ohio? On January 23, 1941, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics broke ground …
So Complicated an Investigation: The Electoral College
Every four years, with each U.S. presidential election, the Electoral College rises into prominence, becoming the subject of discussion and debate. This …
Hope for Us All: Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms
In 1941, while war raged in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech to Congress, “present[ing] a vision in which the …
Shades of Green: Reports of the Department of the Inspection of Workshops and Factories
In May 2013 we introduced you to an Ohio Memory collection that is of interest to genealogists but may have been overlooked …
Say “Cheese”!: Ohio’s Dairy Industry
The earliest evidence of humans milking cows for their own consumption dates to 4000 B.C.E. in Great Britain and Northern Europe. After …
