Ohio History Connection Archaeology volunteer Sara Nuber Thomas has been devoting her energies to cataloging the old correspondence files of the Archaeology Department. On Friday, she found a copy of a 1954 letter to the Columbus Planning Commission proposing to change the name of a Clintonville creek from Big Run to Adena Brook as a way of honoring the ancient inhabitants of the Dominion Land Company site — one of the area’s most important archaeological sites. Her discovery led to a road trip that she recounts in her own blog — Expedition Finn: things to do in Ohio with a kid. It’s a joyous exploration of the glimpses of the past that are all around us — “if we only know where to look”! Thank you, Sara, for sharing another of those glimpses with us!

Brad Lepper