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July 15, 2022

Newark Earthworks Open House, July 25, 2022

During the Newark Earthworks Open House, visitors are invited to explore and fully experience all three segments of these ancient, expansive earthworks built masterfully by American Indians.  The site will be open daylight to dusk, with staff on site to answer questions from Noon–4 p.m. There is no registration or reservations needed for tours. Octagon […]

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July 8, 2022

Treasures of Archaeology

Today, the blog is taking a different turn.  Instead of talking about all of the wonderful things we have in the collections, we’re going to focus on some true treasures; our volunteers and interns! First off is…   Mary Lou DiDonato Her journey to volunteerism started in 1980 with an impromptu visit to the museum […]

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April 9, 2022

Calling All Adventurers: Shipwrecks to Snorkel in Lake Erie

Even though Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes, it is home to the largest number of shipwrecks – nearly 2,000! Almost 50 shipwrecks are located near Kelleys Island.

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February 8, 2022

2022 Newark Earthworks Open House Dates

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February 7, 2022

Meet Marie Swartz, the newest archaeology curator at Ohio History Connection

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October 25, 2021

Ohio’s Indigenous History is Part of Everyone’s History

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Dr. Brad Lepper highlights some of the achievements of Ohio's indigenous history.

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May 25, 2021

​Archaeologists love trash! Why?

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February 26, 2021

Hopewell earthworks tell only part of this amazing ancient American Indian story

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November 30, 2020

Denison Student Tells the Story of the Newark Earthworks in a Journalistic Comic

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October 17, 2020

International Archaeology Day

Presented by Ohio Archaeology Month Virtual.