John Joseph Jessing and the Pontifical College Josephinum
John Joseph Jessing (1836-1899) immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1867. After settling in Ohio, he studied to join the …
Are You an “American” or a “Hun”?: Anti-German Hysteria during World War I
During World War I, anti-German feeling and activity spread throughout the United States, in large part as a way to show support …
Charles Engle, 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
The Civil War was fought by Americans from across the existing states, as well as recent immigrants to the country, doing their …
From Deutschland to Ohio: German-American Newspapers
Since 2012, the Ohio History Connection has digitized nearly 15,000 pages from two of Ohio’s German-American newspapers: the Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt (“People’s …
Music in the Queen City
Cincinnati, Ohio, has a long musical tradition. Although the current incarnation of its symphony was not established until 1895, there was plenty …
