So Complicated an Investigation: The Electoral College
Every four years, with each U.S. presidential election, the Electoral College rises into prominence, becoming the subject of discussion and debate. This …
Happy Birthday, Lucy!
This Sunday, August 28, is the 185th birthday of Lucy Webb Hayes, the wife of Ohio governor and president Rutherford B. Hayes. …
The Committee of Five: Drafting the Declaration of Independence
In a blog post this past March, we shared with you The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution, which …
“A Dignified Public Body”: Thomas Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice
April 13 marked the 273rd birthday of Thomas Jefferson, the second vice president and third president of the United States and drafter …
William McKinley: This Man of the People
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley was shot inside of New York’s Temple of Music by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. McKinley died just …
Ohio Day at the Pan-American Exposition!
Tomorrow marks the anniversary, back in 1901, of what was declared to be “Ohio Day” at the Pan-American Exposition, a World’s Fair …
“All This Joy Was Turned to Sorrow”
150 years ago, as war-weary Americans were celebrating reports that the U.S. Civil War was finally at an end, news arrived that …
A Mid-Winter Getaway
Ohio, like a large swath of the United States, has been hit with a real wave of winter weather this past week, …
Log Cabins, Raccoons and Presidential Elections
During each election season, we are inundated with yard signs, bumper stickers, commercials, websites, news reports and flyers that implore us to …
“The Grand Old Man of American Photography”
The name Mathew Brady is a familiar one to historical photography buffs, and his contributions to our understanding of the visual past …
