Join Manuscripts Intern David McDevitt as he explores one Ohioan's unique experience during a Civil War skirmish!
The Ohio History Connection Archives is a Special Collections Library. But what does that mean? Our reference archivist, Tutti, is here to answer some questions for your visit!
The letters and papers of a lesser known member of the regiment, Amos Gillis, are just as interesting.
The Ohio History Connection is proud to announce the winner of the 2017 I Found it in the Archives Contest!
After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, American presidents would never be without security again.
If we examine the experiences of just a few Ohioans during World War II, we can see that wartime political artworks exaggerated and dangerous stereotypes about Japanese Americans.
When the national economy faltered during the Panic of 1893, Jacob Coxey of Massillon, Ohio, lead the unemployed on a march across the country to ask for help.
Manuscripts intern, David McDevitt, just finished his first big project at the Ohio History Connection. Thanks to his hard work, thirty-one boxes full of quilt research materials are now available at the Archives/Library!
From April 13, 1943, until April 29, 1945, Willard Lee Heckman was a prisoner of war in the German prison camp, Stalag Luft III.
This small community, known as the Gist Settlement, was established by a group of freed slaves during the 1820s.