Stop the Presses! Antique Typography
Today we’re sharing an item from the State Library of Ohio’s Rare Books collection: a typography specimen book from 1859! In the …
Take Note from an Explorer: Spend Time on the Water!
Explorer Alexandrine Tinné was a woman of gumption, as shown in the biography Heroine of the White Nile by Professor William Wells, …
Matthew Flinders: A Lost Explorer Is Found
Last year, archaeologists in England began a massive dig in preparation for the HS2 rail line, which would extend service over sixty …
The Ohio Centennial Exposition
Happy Statehood Day! Each year, Ohioans celebrate the date of the Ohio General Assembly’s first meeting on March 1, 1803. (Ohio actually …
Egyptomania!
In honor of the January 3, 1924, discovery of Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus in his tomb near Luxor, Egypt, today’s blog post features an …
The Power of Music: Political Campaign Songs
With the midterm elections just around the corner, today we’re featuring political and military music in Ohio Memory. A song from George …
Pattern Book Houses: Designing the American Dream
Books on architecture and home design have existed since the Roman Empire, when an engineer named Vitruvius documented and published acceptable building …
John Wesley Powell and the American West
The United States Geological Survey was established in 1879 to classify public lands and study their geology and natural resources. The way …
A Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa: The Journal of Hugh Clapperton
The late 19th century was the beginning of a period of renewed European imperialism, specifically the Race for Africa. The Race for …
Benjamin Harrison: A Presidential Legacy
Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio. He came from a longtime political family: his father was …
