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 …
Elizabeth Keckley’s “Behind the Scenes”
Elizabeth Keckley was an activist, renowned dressmaker, and successful businesswoman, and an associate of prominent Washingtonians during the mid-1860s. Keckley was also …
The Captivity Narrative of John McCullough
Captivity narratives, especially those related to Europeans and Americans captured by American Indians, have been popular in this country since the 17th …
A Life and Character Peculiarly Distinguished: Deborah Sampson in the Revolutionary War
In the United States, many of us grow up learning about the heroes of the Revolutionary War, including such names as George …
Broad Spheres of Gold
“And thy life be as sweet, and its last sunset sky/ Golden-tinted and fair as thy own Pumpkin pie!” — From “The …
A Few of Our Favorite Things
Sometimes, as we’re researching a specific blog topic, or finding materials for a patron, we stumble across materials that aren’t relevant to …
Tender Remembrance: The Art of Victorian Hairwork
Near the end of the 19th century, a female member of the Loffer family of Degraff, Ohio, crafted a family heirloom, a …
Vibrancy in Nature: Papillons and the Art of E.A. SeÃŒÂguy
By the time March rolls around, Ohioans are usually ready for warmer weather. Indeed, though this past winter was largely uneventful and …
The Law of the Land: Chief Justice Morrison Waite
Today we continue our profiles of U.S. Supreme Court justices from Ohio with Morrison Remick Waite, the seventh chief justice of the …
The Law of the Land: Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase
With a U.S. Supreme Court nomination in the news recently, this seems like a good time to look at the history of …
