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April 21, 2017

New Acquisitions: Bowling, Biking, and a March on Washington

Checkout some great items from one of our newest additions to the GOHI collection!

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April 13, 2017

Before the Blue Jackets: Looking Back at Columbus’ Minor League Hockey Teams of the 1960s and 1970s

Join our intern, David McDevitt, to learn about the history of hockey in Columbus, Ohio!

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April 5, 2017

A Cornerstone of the Community: The East Side YMCA

By flipping through the YMCA's records in the Ohio History Connection Archives, we can learn a lot about life on the Near East Side of Columbus during the twentieth century.

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March 30, 2017

President Woodrow Wilson’s War Declaration

April 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into the First World War.

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March 17, 2017

The Saloon Raid: The Women’s Crusade Comes to Berea

In 1873 and 1874, American women began a crusade of temperance. Ohio played a large role in this protest of national significance.

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March 14, 2017

The Randolph Freedpeople Part Five: Settling Rossville

The Randoph Freedpeople build a new life in the Miami Valley

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March 8, 2017

The Randolph Freedpeople Part Four: Arrival

The Randolph Freedpeople reach Ohio.

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February 28, 2017

The Randolph Freedpeople Part Three: An Act of Becoming

The Randolph Freed People journey North to Ohio.

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February 21, 2017

The Randolph Freedpeople Part Two: The Legal Road to Freedom

Freedom despite three wills, a deathbed confession, and a desperate attempt to retain white affluence.

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February 17, 2017

The Picture of a Lifetime: A Trip to an Early Photographer’s Studio

It's 1865 and you’re an average Ohioan who would like to have some photographs of your family to display around the house. What are you going to do?