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Elis Miller and the Cliche Verre Print

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

This holiday season, the Ohio Historical Society has been celebrating the artist Norman Rockwell. The twentieth-century painter and illustrator’s works have enjoyed broad popular appeal for generations through The Saturday Evening Post.  About fifty years before Rockwell’s publishing career, little known artists were … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from the Ohio Historical Society!

Posted on December 23, 2008 by

To view more historical photographs visit the Ohio Historical Society’s online image database OhioPix at: http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix/index.cfm

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Happy Hanukkah from the Ohio Historical Society!

Posted on December 19, 2008 by

To view more historical photographs visit the Ohio Historical Society’s online image database OhioPix at : http://www.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix

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2009 Winter Genealogy Workshops

Posted on December 19, 2008 by

Introduction The Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library (OHS), the Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society (FCGHS) and the Columbus Metropolitan Library jointly offer a series of programs designed to introduce family history researchers to the many records and resources available to … Continue reading →

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Cold Enough for the Negatives

Posted on December 17, 2008 by

Plastic based film negatives were a technological wonder when they were introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1889.  Compared to the glass plate negatives that photographers had used for decades they were light weight, flexible and took far less room to … Continue reading →

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A Good Day at Auction

Posted on December 11, 2008 by

The Ohio Historical Society recently had a very good day at an auction held by Cowan’s Historic Americana in Cincinnati.  On December 4, 2008 the Society successfully bid on a unique manuscript that documents the formation of government in the … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Ohio Historical Society

Posted on November 26, 2008 by

    Photograph of the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry eating Thanksgiving dinner with the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland in Knoxville, Tennessee during the Spanish-American War.   View more Thanksgiving collections in Ohio Memory: http://omp.ohiolink.edu/OMP/YourScrapbook?scrapid=20786      

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Who Are They? Unidentified Photographs in the Archives

Posted on September 11, 2008 by

This blog entry written by Lisa Wood, Curator of Audiovisual Collections   When people examine their old family photographs they often come across one or two, or a dozen, that are not identified.  “Who are they?” people wonder.  In a photo … Continue reading →

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City Student TECH CORPS

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

Hey OHS, writing this blog are 3 summer interns Malaina, Terry, and Chelsey. Are assignment was to create a blog telling everyone about us and the program we are all from.   Malaina: What can I say about the program … Continue reading →

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