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Collections Cataloged and Available
The Manuscripts and Visual Resources Team at the Ohio Historical Society is pleased to announce that a variety of collections are now cataloged and available to researchers. These original manuscript and photographic collections are housed at the Ohio Historical Center … Continue reading
Collections Cataloged and Available
The Manuscripts and Visual Resources Team at the Ohio Historical Society is pleased to announce that a variety of collections are now cataloged and available to researchers. These original manuscript and photographic collections are housed at the Ohio Historical Center … Continue reading
I Found it in the Archives – Honorable Mention – pt. 1
Mystery Solved! The birthplace of my immigrant German ancestor, John Shanely, was an unsolved mystery until I uncovered clues at the Archives/Library of the Ohio Historical Society. Not knowing the German spelling of his surname, I tried all possible spellings … Continue reading
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Two Good Things: Cookies and History
Does munching on your Samoas and Thin Mints make you wonder about the history of Girl Scouts? How long have girls been dressing up in green uniforms and earning patches anyway? Answer: 99 Years! Juliette Gordon Low held the first … Continue reading
Collections Cataloged and Available
The Manuscripts and Visual Resources Team at the Ohio Historical Society is pleased to announce that a variety of collections are now cataloged and available to researchers. These original manuscript and photographic collections are housed at the Ohio Historical Center … Continue reading
Ohio: Mother of Presidents
President’s Day is coming Monday and February is a time that we celebrate our presidential history. In Ohio we have a lot to celebrate! Our own Tom Rieder, reference archivist and political historian, discusses interesting facts about the eight presidents … Continue reading
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African American Manuscript Collections at OHS
In honor of African American History Month, I wanted to share some of the unique manuscript collections in the OHS Archives that tell the stories of African American Ohioans. They are available to researchers in the Archives/Library reading room at … Continue reading
Fun For a Friday Afternoon
There are many famous and remarkable people from Ohio. Who would you pick for the 100 Greatest Ohioans? Columbus Alive has chosen their top 100 Buckeyes. Check out their list and see if you agree. We have photographs and other … Continue reading
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African American Photograph Collections in OHS Archives
In honor of African American History Month, I wanted to share some of the unique photographs in the OHS Archives that tell the stories of African American Ohioans. They are available to researchers in the Archives/Library reading room at the … Continue reading
Interested in Ohio Courthouses?
Two recent articles about county courthouses in the Columbus Dispatch and USA Today reminded me that Ohio’s county courthouses have long been a popular subject for amateur and professional photographers. As the articles note, many courthouses are architecturally significant and … Continue reading
