Collections Archives - Ohio History Connection

April 14, 2025

Did We Really “De-extinct” the Dire Wolf?

By Erin Cashion and David Dyer On April 7, the story in Time magazine was posted everywhere: we had brought the extinct Ice Age Dire Wolf, Aenocyon dirus, back from the dead. Alongside this unbelievable headline came the video of two adorable white, fluffy canines in the hands of a human caregiver. These two pups […]

April 7, 2025

New Collection Spotlight: Justice; Clothing Just for Girls

The Ohio History Connection is thrilled to have recently obtained a collection of over 60 items of Justice and Brothers clothing ranging from 2008 to 2017.

March 24, 2025

Collections Spotlight: M.C. Lilley & Henry Taylor

Learn more about M.C. Lilley and Henry Clay Taylor through a frock coat in the history collections of the Ohio History Connection.

March 24, 2025

Mrs. Husband’s Name: Identifying Women in the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection

Archives Services Intern Taylor Grzesiek researches women formerly identified only by their spouse's surnames.

March 17, 2025

Works by Lilly Martin Spencer at the Ohio History Connection, Reproduced on Carte de Visite Photographs

Learn how works by Ohio artist Lilly Martin Spencer gained popularity when reproduced as carte de visite photographs.

March 5, 2025

Itacolumite, the “Gumby Stone”!

By Dave Dyer, Curator Natural History

February 18, 2025

Collections Spotlight: Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio Records, 1932-2017

By Katie Ruffing, Archives Services Intern My name is Katie Ruffing (she/her), and I'm currently an Archives Services intern at the Ohio History Connection. One of the significant projects I've enjoyed working on is the addendum to MSS 505 AV, the archival records of Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio. An archival addendum refers to additional […]

October 23, 2024

From the Archives: New LGBTQ+ History Collections

By Rosalyn DeMattia, Archives Services Intern Hi everyone! I’m Rosalyn (they/them) one of the three Archives Services interns for Fall 2024. I’ve spent the last month learning all about archival processing and am proud to announce three new collections I’ve worked on for the Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI), which are now available to use in […]

June 3, 2024

From the Archives: New LGBTQ+ History Collections

By Wendy Korwin, Archives Services Manager How long has the Ohio History Connection been collecting, preserving and sharing LGBTQ+ history? It might be longer than you think! The Gay Ohio History Initiative (adorable acronym: GOHI) was launched in 2005. That's right, we're old enough to vote. GOHI's efforts touch many areas of our organization, from […]

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 […]