Ohio’s “Minute Men”: Squirrel Hunters and the Defense of Cincinnati
Ohioans are familiar with many of the most notable battles of the Civil War–we have learned about Gettysburg, Antietam, Chickamauga and more …
A Nation Weeps: The Death of Ulysses S. Grant
Monday, July 23, marks the anniversary of the death of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War hero, 18th President of the United States, …
The End and the Beginning of an Age: American Children in World War I
For American children in World War I, life on a home front far from battle did not mean life lived far from …
Help Uncover the “Little Stories” of World War I!
In keeping with the blog post theme of recent weeks, today’s post is in recognition of the date’s important role in World …
40 Years Later: The Blizzard of ’78
Ohio has gotten a season’s worth of snow over the last couple weeks, with teeth-chattering temperatures to match. Many years, this is …
Intrinsically Bound: The United States Marine Corps
On November 10, 1775, the following resolution was proposed by John Adams, future President of the United States, and carried by the …
A Great Moral Curiosity!
On today’s date, October 20th, in 1848, a Shaker Family Concert took place in Fairfield County, Ohio, that promised quite the spectacle. …
More “Little Stories” from World War I
Have you checked back lately to see the new material that’s available on Ohio Memory through the World War I in Ohio …
War Is Hell: William Tecumseh Sherman, Atlanta, and the March to the Sea
During the final year of the Civil War, Ohio native William Tecumseh Sherman was given command of the Union’s Western Armies as …
Two Hundred Years of Service: The State Library of Ohio
Two hundred years ago, the United States was forty-one years old, and much of the territory that comprises our nation was still …
