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August 12, 2024

New Collection Spotlight: The Elminie and James Rickman collection

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist The Ohio History Connection recently acquired a new donation of material related to collection AV 10: Rick's Child Guidance Center collection. This new addition had numerous photographs of students, staff, and events at the school. Beyond that, it also contained photographs and ephemera that documented the lives of Elminie Rickman, […]

July 23, 2024

Cleveland Metroparks Archives Open House

You are invited to take a “behind-the-scenes” look at the collections in Cleveland Metroparks Archives. Historic documents, reports, news clippings, photographs, and more help tell the story of our beloved Emerald Necklace from its beginnings. See these items up close and learn how modern technology is helping to catalog and preserve these items and make […]

July 17, 2024

German Village Society Open Archives Day

This event is an opportunity to peruse some of the items in the archival collection that don’t often come into the public eye! From our extensive collection of property histories, family collections, and German Village Society documents and photos, comes the chance to enjoy and interact with some artifacts that are usually in archival storage. […]

July 8, 2024

Take a Peek Behind “Hide and Seek,” a New Exhibit About Ohio Children

"Hide and Seek: Finding Young Ohioans in the Archives" is now on view at the Ohio History Center.

July 2, 2024

Explore the World-Famous American Jewish Archives and Klau Library

Join us for a behind-the-scenes exploration of the American Jewish Archives and Klau Library of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. Visitors will be welcome to browse our public exhibits about the first American female Rabbi at the American Jewish Archives, or our exhibit on imaginary creatures in medieval and renaissance manuscripts and […]

June 18, 2024

Hot Fun in the Summertime! Stars at the 1980s Ohio State Fair

By Matthew Benz, Manuscripts Curator It’s fair season! And with the Ohio State Fair right “next door” to the Ohio History Center, it’s impossible to ignore the sights, sounds and smells of our festive neighbor. So, let's celebrate the excitement that surrounds us this year from July 24 to August 4 with a look back […]

May 27, 2024

Behind the Exhibit: Columbus Women on the Move

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist This blog is a follow-up to two others posted about a new exhibit, "Columbus Women on the Move." The first blog was written by Veda Faust, an Ohio State University student who conducted a professional writing internship with the Archives Services Department in the fall of 2023. You can read […]

May 6, 2024

A Timeline of Adventure: Stories from the Columbus Women’s Travel Collection

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist This blog is Part 2 of a series focusing on the new Columbus Women’s Travel Collection, AV 364 and our latest exhibit, Columbus Women on the Move. Read the first blog post here, and discover the new display on your next visit to the Ohio History Center!

December 4, 2023

Discover Five Decades of Columbus Women Traveling the World

By Veda Faust, Professional Writing Intern This blog post was written by Veda Faust, an Ohio State University student conducting a professional writing internship at the Ohio History Connection. During her fall semester, she worked with the Archives Services department on an upcoming exhibit. The new exhibit features material from a recently acquired collection; AV […]

October 10, 2023

Remembering Dolly Divine’s Annual Halloween Drag Ball

In 1964, David Zimmer and Orn Huntington started a Halloween tradition. The Berwick Ball celebrated and supported Central Ohio's LGBTQ+ community for three decades.