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Hayes Presidential Center
First-Lady Style: White House Gowns
From February 12 to August 2
It is circumstance, not choice, that places her in the limelight. Yet, from the moment her husband is elected President of the United States, the eyes of the world are on America’s First Lady – especially on what she wears. This exhibit examines the role of the First Lady using fashion as a focus by bringing together 29 original and reproduction gowns worn by American First Ladies. Visitors will gain an understanding of how the role of First Lady, and that of women in general, has changed in our society during the past two centuries. The gowns also provide a vivid lesson of fashion changes through the course of history.
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce
African American Dolls – The Stories They Tell
Take a look back through the past 200 years through the eyes of children. The dolls on display are made to represent African-American children or made for African-American children. African American Dolls will be on view through August 29, 2009.
From Victory To Freedom: Afro-American Life in the Fifties
This exhibit spans African-American experiences following World War II up to 1965, depicting the era’s lifestyles and chronicling the social changes that occurred in America through photographs, artifacts and life-sized scenes. Watch the award-winning Music As a Metaphor video, which explores the development African-American music, including gospel, jazz, bebop and classical genres.
Ohio Historical Center in Columbus
To Have and To Hold: Treasures of the Christopher Collection
Opens May 14, 2009
This exhibition features a selection of ordinary and extraordinary objects from the Tom and Agnes Christopher Collection of largely 19th-century American furniture, ceramics, decorative arts, woodenware, and metal ware—each created and designed to hold something else. The exhibition provides an unparalleled opportunity to consider the whys and hows of material culture in 1800s America. For more information call 800.686.6124. Admission: $8/adults (13-59), $7/seniors (60+), $4/youths (6-12), and free to Ohio Historical Society members and children 5 and under. Parking is $4.
Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum
May 1, 2009 to Feb. 28, 2010
Discover the stories. Feel the passion. Experience 200 years of African American history by exploring the arts that have contributed soul to American culture. This featured exhibit showcases 120 paintings, sculpture, prints and textiles from the extensive art collections of the Ohio Historical Society's National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio.
The Studio
May 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010
Indulge your own creative instincts in this gallery space outfitted for art-making of all kinds. Watch for special programs with local artists who share their talents and help you explore yours.
Making Music: Jazz Photographs by Luis Figgs
May 1 through August 30, 2009
Forty-four stunning black-and-white photographs show some of the world’s finest jazz musicians from 1977-1994 at work, doing what they do … making music. Among the greats are Art Blakey, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, George Benson, Les McCann, Junior Mance, Ray Drummond, and Jon Faddis. A listening station provides opportunities to hear their music.
Golden Motions: Celebrating the Art of Dance by Ademola Olugebefola
May 1 through August 30, 2009
A collection of nineteen limited edition lithographs celebrates the soul within dance. Seemingly simple lines define the rhythm of a dancer’s body cutting through time and space. Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and raised in New York City, Olugebefola has shown his work in major museums, galleries, universities, and on television throughout the U.S. Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and Japan.
The Legend of John Brown: Serigraphs by Jacob Lawrence
September 5 through December 6, 2009
Twenty-two screen prints tell the story of white abolitionist John Brown, who, 150 years ago in the fall of 1859, organized secret attacks to liberate slaves from southern plantations, led antislavery troops in an effort to keep Kansas a free state, and thus contributed to the onset of the Civil War. This 1977 series represents painter Jacob Lawrence at his full artistic strength. Vibrant color and powerful graphic imagery combine in an unforgettable opportunity to explore a critical moment in American history and to consider the important role of artists in interpreting and disseminating that history.
Were You There? An Illustrated Spiritual by Allan Rohan Crite
December 12, 2009 through February 28, 2010
Twenty-two frames of exquisitely detailed illustrations tell the story of Jesus’ crucifixion with twentieth-century Black people in primary roles. Rejecting the stereotypes that were becoming popular in the 1930s, Rohan Crite sought to depict Black people as ordinary citizens, and he did so by connecting people of color to a larger, familiar and often religious context.
Quilts with Soul
December 12, 2009 through February 28, 2010
Featured are seven extraordinary art quilts from the permanent collections of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Represented are the works of some of the country’s best-known African American women quilters today: Carolyn Mazloomi, Peggie Hartwell, Anita Knox, Ed Johnetta Miller, Mary Reed Daniel, and Sandra Gould Ford.
Windows to Our Collections: Ohio’s Ancient Past
Now on Display
Explore more than 15,000 years of Ohio’s ancient Native American heritage. At the entry, a widescreen monitor introduces the exhibit with two informational programs. Some of the Society’s most significant archaeological artifacts, such as the Adena Pipe, the mica hand, and the Wray figurine, as well as many animal effigy pipes from Tremper Mound are centrally featured in tower cases. Fiber optic lighting enhances visitors’ almost 360- degree view of these, and other, unique and beautiful artifacts. Visitors can open multiple artifact drawers to see what the ancient people used on a daily basis, as well as for special purposes. Those interested in a more thorough examination of the objects can move to nearby computer stations, where they can locate information on specific items in the online catalog. Here they can also find additional information on Ohio’s ancient cultures by visiting the OHS Archaeology blog and touring the First Ohioans on-line exhibit.
Ohio's Garden Path: the Flowering of Our Landscape
Now on Display
Explore the nation's most popular leisure-time activity from a perspective of 200 years of change. Find out how Ohioans came to see the owning of a plot of land as part of the American dream and why the personal versions of Eden they created were a reflection of their origins and the values and fashions of the day. The exhibition includes artifacts, paintings, photographs, seed catalogues and oral histories with veterans of the landscaping and nursery business in Ohio. Enjoy family fun in the gazebo, greenhouse and tool shed in My Back Yard, near the main exhibition space
White Castle: The History You Crave
Now on Display
The history of White Castle, America’s first hamburger chain, is celebrated in this panel exhibit. Visitors get a taste of more than 100 artifacts and images from White Castle’s 85-year history, nearly all of it as a Columbus-based company. Items on display include plates and mugs, fountain glassware, posters, burger boxes, match books, employee recognition pins, paper caps for men and women, sacks and a White Castle “clock” that has no hands because “we’re open all day and all night.”
Ohio: Two Centuries of Change
Now on Display
Ohio’s story is the nation’s story. This 15,000-square-foot exhibit gallery chronicles Ohio history from frontier days to the 1970s, focusing on agricultural and industrial progress, leadership and the effect of major changes on the lives of ordinary people. Within the gallery is the popular section, Ohio And The Civil War, which describes Ohio’s key role in the conflict. Artifacts include weapons, uniforms, medical and camp equipment and battle flags from the Society’s collections. More than 310,000 Ohioans served in the American Civil War. Other highlights of this history gallery are 1920s newsreels, an operating carriage shop, vintage automobiles and children’s activities, including a log cabin and pioneer kitchen, where young people can try on pioneer clothes, operate a spinning wheel and “cook” pioneer food.
The Nature of Ohio
Now on Display
In this exhibit gallery, visitors can explore five themes of Ohio’s natural history: plants, animals, geology, geography and climate. The space opens with the giant Conway mastodon greeting guests as they begin a tour of Ohio’s unique natural history from the ice age to the present. This exhibit is highly interactive and designed for young people to touch specimens, test themselves with computer displays and play safely in the Battelle Discovery Park and Theatre. Don’t miss a display of extinct animals, including two century-old specimens of the ivory-billed woodpecker. Also, look here for “Buttons,” the last documented wild passenger pigeon anywhere in the world.
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor
Kilroy Was Here: The 1940s Revisited
Now on Display
Focusing on the 1940s, this exhibit examines the nature of daily life during a time of war, looks at the contributions Ohioans made to the war effort and chronicles changes the postwar era brought to Ohio and the nation. A timeline, life-sized scenes from a typical 1940s home and interactive displays present an overview of the decade’s popular culture.
The National Road: Helping Build America
After appearing at venues along Route 40 for the last year, the Ohio Historical Society’s The National Road: Helping Build America is now making side trips to OHS sites. The exhibit tells the story of the history and evolution of the National Road from the perspective of a traveler. It was created in 2007 to celebrate the bicentennial of the 1806 authorization by Congress of the National Road, our nation’s first federally funded interstate highway. The Ohio portion of the National Road covers more than 225 miles in 10 different counties.
The exhibit will be at the following OHS sites on the dates specified:
For more information about the traveling exhibit, call 800.686.6124.
Virtual First Ohioans
Journey through Ohio's ancient past with The First Ohioans, the Ohio Historical Society's award-winning exhibit.
Severe Weather in Ohio
The 25 extreme weather events in this online exhibit were chosen from more than two hundred extreme weather events described in the book Thunder in the Heartland: A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio, by Dr. Thomas Schmidlin and Jeanne Appelhans Schmidlin. In this exhibit you will read about Ohio's worst snowstorms, blizzards, floods, windstorms, tornadoes, and extremes of heat and cold. Even the unusual and deadly mystery waves on Lake Erie are described.
Every Garden A Munitions Plant: War Gardens in Ohio 1917-1945
In conjunction with the physical exhibition, "Ohio's Garden Path: the Flowering of Our Landscape," this online exhibit explores the emphasis on gardening for subsistence and support of the First and Second World Wars. Join us as we discover the history and the attraction of victory gardening in Ohio.
Yesterday's Toys
The Ohio Historical Society presents Yesterday's Toys for your pleasure. As you browse this on-line exhibit, enjoy the toys for what they are - a fun peek into Ohio's past.
Banners, Buttons & Broadsides: An Online Political Campaign Exhibit
Since the beginning of the modern campaign, presidential candidates have been in search of ways to get their names and messages in front of voters. Beginning with simple signs and ribbons, the methods used have become more complex through the years. more>>
Adena: The Home of Thomas Worthington
Adena was the 2000 acre estate of Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), sixth governor of Ohio and one of the state's first United States Senators. The mansion house, completed in 1806-1807, has been restored to look much as it did when the Worthington family lived there, including many original Worthington family furnishings.
Medal of Honor
Commemorating Ohio's heroes, who for their undaunted courage in the service of the United States of America received the nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Fight for the Colors
The Fight for the Colors exhibit provides online access to one of the Ohio Historical Society's most significant and popular collections, the Ohio Battle Flag Collection. Ohio soldiers carried the flags, known as colors, in the. . . . more>>
OhioPix
Search images from the Ohio Historical Society's collections online in our image database, OhioPix! The database is searchable by subject, title, photographer and dates. Curators have selected highlights from our photograph collections and created "galleries" to illustrate specific topics or themes.
Kilroy Was Here!: The 1940s Revisited
Physical exhibit is on display at The Youngstown Historical Center through September 3, 2007.
 As we begin a new century, the 1940s remain one of the most pivotal decades of the 20th century. The Ohio Historical Society
has brought that era to life in the exhibit, Kilroy Was Here: The 1940s Revisited,
to run April 1 through...more>>
Selections from the Joe Munroe Archives
The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Joe Munroe Archives in May 1997 and is pleased to provide this selection for viewing. Please be aware that any use and/or reproduction from this site requires permission.
On the Road: Travel Photographs
The photographs selected for the Web version of this exhibit, represent only a small portion of the images depicting locations outside Ohio that can be found among the collections. Made or acquired primarily by people from Ohio as they traveled throughout the world, the images in the exhibit portray six states and five foreign countries.
Paintings by Ohio Artists
Painting as an art form came to the Northwest Territory along with the first settlers. The earliest activity was that of the roaming and itinerant artists who were called upon to paint signs, furniture, portraits, as well as provide a lesson or two. Traveling through Ohio's countryside and her burgeoning cities and towns, these artists sought commissions from patrons and taught aspiring young artists.
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