Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes: Suffrage History on Ohio Memory
2020 is a year of many anniversaries, some of which you have heard (and will continue to hear) about on the Ohio …
The Roaring Twenties
Today’s blog post features a book from the State Library of Ohio’s collection that just entered the public domain: Fifth Avenue Old …
Prohibition 100 Years Later
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of Prohibition in the United States. Ohio fought for the dry vote as a key player in …
Ohio Memory at 20: Share, Discover, Connect
Did you know that you can view more than one million Ohio history-related items from the collections of history-and-heritage organizations across the …
Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear!
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign, making it the longest-running public service advertising campaign in …
Mount St. Joseph University at “100”: Celebrating our Founders and Legacy
In September 1920, the College of Mount St. Joseph received its first group of students. The establishment of the College had long …
On This Day In History: The Death of President Warren G. Harding
On this day 96 years ago, August 2, 1923, President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack while on a cross-country …
Let Ohio Women Vote! The Suffrage Centennial on Ohio Memory
This past Tuesday, June 4th, marks the 100th anniversary of the day that the 19th Amendment was passed by Congress and sent …
For the Benefit of the Soldiers: The United States Sanitary Commission
The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a civilian organization established in New York in April 1861, with the goal of aiding …
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 …
