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April 27, 2020

The Kent State University shooting, 50 years later

2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Kent State University shooting. On May 4, 1970, the killing of four students by Ohio National Guardsman marked a turning point in the national conversation about the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War.

April 17, 2020

Preserving Your Family Tree Like an Archivist

As Ohioans begin to face at least a few more weeks under a stay-at-home order, many of us are looking for new hobbies or distractions.

April 16, 2020

Punch Drunk History

As we spend more time at home these days, there seems to have been a surge in folks getting creative in the kitchen. May we make a suggestion? Historic cocktails!

April 14, 2020

Frances Benjamin Johnston and the Last Photographs of President McKinley

Frances Benjamin Johnston took a photograph of the last speech President William McKinley would deliver before we was assassinated.

April 6, 2020

Educated, Activist Women Who Opened College Doors for the Rest of Us

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from April Young Bennett, author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists.

April 4, 2020

Victory Gardens in the United States

Victory Gardens, originally called war gardens, got started during WWI and WWII. The Victory Garden movement has revived in 2020, in efforts to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic.