The Great Flood of 1913
The Great Flood of 1913 is considered one of the greatest natural disasters in Ohio’s history. In March of 1913, heavy rains …
Mystery Solved: Public Domain Day 2023
Happy Public Domain Day! Under U.S. copyright law, works published in 1927 will enter the public domain in the United States on …
Godspeed, John Glenn!
The sky is blue and the whole Cape holds its breath. Fully suited and heart racing, John Glenn climbs aboard the Friendship …
Learning and Labor: The History of Oberlin College
On December 3, 1833, twenty-nine men and fifteen women began classes at the newly established Oberlin Collegiate Institute in Oberlin, Ohio. This …
Happy Birthday, White Castle!
Hey White Castle, Happy Birthday! In honor of your 100th anniversary, we thought we’d share with everyone some of our favorite bits …
Remembering 9/11 20 Years Later
There are events in our lives that are clear demarcations, events that change the world as we knew it, or believed it, …
A Year of Ohio Memory: 2020 in Review
Prior to the start of 2020, staff at the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio met to lay out …
Ohio’s Fight for the White House: Warren G. Harding wins the 1920 Presidential Election
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Warren G. Harding’s presidential victory over Democratic nominee, and Ohio Governor, James M. Cox. Not …
(Almost) 20 Years Later: Reflections from an Early Ohio Memory Staffer
In 2002 I was finishing up what I lovingly refer to as my “Lost Year,” where I was living and working in …
100 Years of the NFL
When William “Pudge” Heffelfinger became the first professional football player in 1892 (he was paid $500 to play one game for …
