Celebrate Ohio Statehood Day with These Resources
Today is Ohio Statehood Day. Happy 208th Birthday, Ohio! (You don’t look a day over 207!) What better way to …
Tag Archives: history
OhioCivilWar150.org
The Ohio Historical Society has just launched a new website to raise awareness of Ohio’s role in the Civil War: …
Lincoln Collection at the Allen County Public Library
Ever since the announcement that the documents from the Lincoln Collection at the former Lincoln Museum would move to the …
Student History Conference at OSU-Newark Today
I am soooooooo far behind in my blogging that I’ve neglected to mention something I’m very excited about: presenting at …
Ohio Historical Society is closed this week
A reminder to everyone that the Ohio Historical Society — including the Archives/Library — is closed today (March 28) through …
No Need to Duck — It’s a Golf-free Day at the Octagon
Sunday, October 19 from 1:00-5:00 is Open House at the Octagon at the Newark Earthworks. This is one of only …
Tombstone Tuesday: Chief Black Hoof
This week’s Tombstone Tuesday features a tombstone (or, more properly, a cenotaph) of a man you’ve probably never heard of …
Waxing Nostalgic and a Seriously Cool Bag
What do we think about the past? That might seem like an odd question for genealogists, but I think it …
Milestone!
I hit a Waymarking milestone today — my 100th approved Waymark! The honor (such as it is) goes to Second …
Newark Earthworks Day, 2008
Yesterday, May 3, 2008, was Newark Earthworks Day. This annual event has been been in existence for several years, and …
