Whether you consider yourself a history “geek” or just someone with an interest in the past, this page is for you. Check out the links below to discover some of the great resources available across the state.
Fun facts about columbus history
Build it, and they will come: Before the state legislature named Columbus as the capitol in 1812, Columbus did not exist. Between 1812, when the town was surveyed and when city lots were sold, and 1816, when the capital actually moved to Columbus, a town formed in the middle of the Ohio wilderness. As early as 1815, Columbus was starting to look like a city: it had a new statehouse; its first church, school, and newspaper, and penitentiary; and it had a population of 700. By 1834, the population of Columbus was four thousand people, officially elevating it to "city" status.
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Adena Pipe May Become State Artifact
The fourth grade students at Columbus School for Girls have been working towards making a bill become a law in the state of Ohio. They are hoping that Ohio will vote to make the Adena Pipe the official state artifact. The students were particularly interested in the story of finding the Adena Pipe by one of Ohio’s archeologists, named William C. Mills. He found the pipe on Thomas Worthington’s property called Adena in Chillicothe.
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Discover Digital Images on Ohio Memory
Ohio Memory is a collaborative digital library project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State Library of Ohio, which includes collections from more than 354 cultural heritage institutions from all of Ohio’s 88 counties. Search more than 280,000 images in this online resource.
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Timeline
Covering the fields of history, archaeology, and natural history with a Buckeye focus, the quarterly popular history magazine has published seven hundred articles during its twenty-nine-year history.
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Geocaching
Geocaching is a combination of a treasure hunt and a hike that requires the use of a global positioning system (GPS) receiver. While some people define it as a sport and others a hobby, it is an activity that can be enjoyed individually or with groups of friends or family.
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