“A Delightful Place”: The United States Centennial and the Ohio Building’s Registers
For six months in 1876, millions of people from all over the world traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the hundredth birthday …
Newspapers: A (19th) Century of Change
The Lebanon Western Star, occasionally renamed to the Weekly Western Star or the Western Star and Lebanon Gazette,was a weekly newspaper mainly …
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 …
“Children begin their day right when they read The Junior”
Recently, a special piece of Ohio’s newspaper history was rediscovered. Four and a half issues of the State Journal Junior, thought to …
St. John’s Hospital and the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
This past summer, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati archives was able to digitize excerpts of a Civil War-era patient ledger thanks …
Dalton Smith Hayes’ World War I Service
When the United States officially entered World War I, young men all over the country responded by enlisting in the armed forces. …
Sister Blandina and the Santa Maria Institute
August 22, 1897. “Sister,” said Mother Mary Blanche, one day while several Sisters were standing around waiting an opportunity to consult her, …
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 …
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 …
More Newspapers on Ohio Memory!
We are happy to announce that we have added four newspapers to Ohio Memory since the beginning of May! These new keyword-searchable …
