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December 9, 2021

Looking at Buildings in Ohio Village

By looking at the buildings in Ohio Village, you can learn to sharpen your observation skills and build your old-building vocabulary, both useful as you travel Ohio.

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December 8, 2021

Reflecting on Six Months with the Ohio History Connection 

From genealogy workshops to research guidelines, to textbooks: Check in with intern Quincy Balius to hear how their first six months at OHC have progressed!

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December 2, 2021

Celebrando! A Dialogue on Latinx and Hispanic Cultural Traditions

We are proud to introduce the Celebrando! Project. Each year we will select three to four cultures to be represented by Ohioans who will share their ancestral heritage.

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November 29, 2021

The Bryan Knedler Collection

Recently the Gay Ohio History Initiative received a new collection from former Ohio native, Bryan Knedler. There is a lot to learn from Knedler’s documentation of his life.

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November 23, 2021

Garfield’s Boomerang

James Garfield campaigned for President as war hero who was honest and honorable, but past actions in Congress came back to challenge his run for office.

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November 17, 2021

Dayton’s East End and the Fight to Save It

Mrs. Clarence Porter was tired of running. For whatever reason, on May 15th, 1973 she stood in front of the City Plan Board of Dayton, fighting to stay in the East End.

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November 9, 2021

Chief Glenna J. Wallace: Leader of the Seventh Generation

In 2006, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma elected their first female chief in the tribe’s modern history, Chief Glenna J. Wallace.

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October 29, 2021

Dear Senator: Letters to a Political Rising Star

Archivist Wendy Korwin describes the early political career of Warren G. Harding, focusing on letters from three unique constituents.

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October 25, 2021

James Brown Makes History at King Records in Cincinnati

When James Brown and his band arrived at 1540 Brewster Avenue in Cincinnati in May of 1967, it probably didn’t feel like history in the making. But it was.

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October 25, 2021

Ohio’s Indigenous History is Part of Everyone’s History

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Dr. Brad Lepper highlights some of the achievements of Ohio's indigenous history.