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June 21, 2016

Cleveland Rocks: Historic Victories for Cleveland Sports Teams

Still celebrating the Cleveland Cavaliers' championship victory? Take a look at a few past sporting celebrations in Cleveland, Ohio.

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April 11, 2016

Social Justice Day and Ohio’s First Woman Voters

On October 1, 1920, Ohio women walked to Senator Warren G. Harding's front door to hear him speak so that they could carefully decide who to elect with their very first ballots.

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April 6, 2016

Gallery 1: My Favorite Object

The Great Collections Experiment is underway! Mary Leiby, Content Developer at the Ohio History Connection, tells us about her favorite object in Gallery 1.

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March 30, 2016

Gallery 2: My Favorite Object – March 30, 2016

The Great Collections Experiment is underway! Lily Birkhimer, Digital Projects Coordinator at the Ohio History Connection, tells us about her favorite object in Gallery 2.

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March 23, 2016

A Covered Bridge Puzzle

Can you solve this collections puzzle?

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March 10, 2016

Gallery 2–Meet the Team: Katie Poole

The Great Collections Experiment is underway! Let's meet Katie Poole, Manager of Museum Interpretation at the Ohio History Connection, who helped develop one of the three new galleries at the Ohio History Center.

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February 26, 2016

The Fugitive Slave Case

In 1855, Rosetta Armstead became the key defendant in a case that won her freedom and created tensions between Ohio and Kentucky that foreshadowed the Civil War.

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February 17, 2016

Civil Rights in Columbus: The Vanguard League

During the 1940s, the Vanguard League campaigned in Columbus, Ohio, to fulfill their mission of "equality opportunity, liberty, and democracy for Negroes.”

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February 12, 2016

Call for Military Memorabilia: The Tuskegee Airmen and Lockbourne

From 1946 to 1949, the Tuskegee Airmen called Lockbourne Air Force Base in Franklin County home. Now, we need your help to preserve this important era from Ohio aviation history.

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February 3, 2016

Gallery 2: The Tom and Agnes Christopher Collection

A wonderful collection of Early American Decorative Arts objects on display in the second installment of our Great Collections Experiment.