St. Clair’s Defeat
Arthur St. Clair, one of George Washington’s favorite generals and the first governor of the Northwest Territory, had a military and political …
Built Fast and Not Meant to Last: What Became of Camp Sherman’s Buildings?
In 1923, President Warren G. Harding created the Mound City National Monument by setting aside a portion of land from Camp Sherman, …
Ohio Memory Staff Picks: Part 2
A few weeks ago, the folks at the Ohio History Connection shared some of their favorite items in Ohio Memory. I feel …
Manuscripts in Ohio Memory: A Muster Roll, A Monthly Return, and the Battle of Wabash
A few weeks ago, a State Library of Ohio patron visited and asked to see a collection of archival materials and, in …
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 …
“Where Do We Go From Here?”: World War I Veterans at Home
November 11, 2018, marked the World War I Armistice Centennial, and Americans remembered the honorable men and women who served in the …
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 …
“The time has come for Art to do its bit in our war”
As part of the Little Stories of the Great War: Ohioans in World War I project, a two-year grant funded by the …
