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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?

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February 14, 2017

The Randolph Freedpeople Part One: An Introduction

Part one in the story of the Randolph Freedpeople of Roanoke, their journey to Ohio, and settlement in the Miami Valley.

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February 10, 2017

History as it Happens: Make Your Mark on Ohio History

What do you think is unique about living in Ohio in the twenty-first century? If you have a story that you think is worth preserving, let us know!

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January 25, 2017

Mysteries of the Archives: the Case of the Confusing Correspondence

It's elementary, my dear reader! Join me as I follow the clues and track down a mystery deep in the archives!