Travel Blog - Ohio History Connection

June 20, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Site: Cedar Bog

Ever wonder what it takes to run an Ohio History Connection site? Our amazing site staff members work hard to maintain the physical site, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve to see what a typical day is like for the staff. […]

May 30, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month’s trip took me to Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve in Glenford.

May 15, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Site: Harriet Beecher Stowe House

Ever wonder what it takes to run an Ohio History Connection site? Our amazing site staff members work hard to maintain the physical site, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House to see what a typical day is like for the staff. […]

May 10, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Fort Ancient Archaeology Tour

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Third Friday Archaeology Tour at Fort Ancient Earthworks & Nature Preserve in Oregonia.

April 5, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Site: The Ohio History Connection Archives & Library

Ever wonder what it takes to run the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library? Our amazing staff members work hard to maintain our collections, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at the Archives & Library to see what a typical day is like for the staff. […]

April 1, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor in Youngstown. The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor (YHCIL), known locally as the "Steel Museum," documents the rise and fall of the steel industry in […]

March 11, 2024

Historic Zoar Village–Where Separatists Came Together

Spend a day exploring the historic buildings and beautiful gardens of a former utopian settlement. By Jill Sell Tidy little bird’s nests decorate the doorways of buildings in Historic Zoar Village. The birds sense safety, even if many of the former residences, schools and businesses are now viewed by many enthusiastic tourists. The 200 Zoarites […]

February 21, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Site: The Ohio History Center

Ever wonder what it takes to run an Ohio History Connection site? Our amazing site staff members work hard to maintain the physical site, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at the Ohio History Center to see what a typical day is like for the staff. […]

January 15, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Site: Armstrong Air & Space Museum

Ever wonder what it takes to run an Ohio History Connection site? Our amazing site staff members work hard to maintain the physical site, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at Armstrong Air & Space Museum to see what a typical day is like for the staff. […]

December 15, 2023

Road Trippin’ with Truda: The Ohio History Center

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Ohio History Center in Columbus. This month’s road trip wasn’t really a road trip for me! My office is located in the Ohio History Center, so I get to walk past Conway the Mastodon […]