100 Years Later: Remembering Ohio’s World War I Contributions
In 2017, the Ohio History Connection embarked on a two-year digitization project titled Little Stories of the Great War: Ohioans in World …
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 …
“Special and Moving Cause to Be Grateful”: Thanksgiving 1918
The United States officially entered World War I on April 6, 1917. U.S. Navy ships reached Europe on April 9, and the …
A Look Back at World War I on Ohio Memory
Sunday, November 11, is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the “War to End All Wars.” Approximately 40 million …
Penalty and Incentive: The Ohio State Reformatory
The Ohio State Reformatory – also known as the Mansfield Reformatory – opened its doors on September 15, 1886. As the name …
Faces in the Book: A Bridge Between the U.S. and Italy
To commemorate the Armistice Day Centennial as well as a battle that took place 100 years ago this month, the Museo della …
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 …
