From the Collections Blog Archives - Page 29 of 111

December 14, 2018

Ohio History Connection Intern Presents Research at Denison University

Congratulations to Ohio History Connection Intern Meg Schiska for presenting her research poster "Learning From the Past: What Climate Change Means For Ohio Species".

November 2, 2018

Small Cards with Big Stories To Tell: Exploring Postcards in the Archives

Recently, I’ve been working with a lot of postcards in the Archives & Library. I’ve come across two particular stories that I enjoyed, and I thought they would be worth sharing.

September 21, 2018

All-Day Bus Trip to Fort Ancient Earthworks and Harmon Museum and Art Gallery

September 14, 2018

Dolls and Documentation: Seeking the Stories Behind African American Art

The recent acquisition of the Lillian M. Bartok Black Doll Collection at the NAAMCC has led to a fascinating look at the history of Black dolls.

August 23, 2018

The Dawn of the Kodak Moment

During the 1890s and early 1900s, Ohioans started filling scrapbooks and photo albums with the many "snapshots" that documented their everyday lives.

August 13, 2018

Protecting a President: Ohio’s 7th Independent Cavalry

Did you know that during the Civil War the state of Ohio commissioned a cavalry company specifically to provide a personal bodyguard for President Abraham Lincoln?

August 8, 2018

New Exhibit on the Archaeology at the John Rankin House

May 24, 2018

The Lindenberg Mansion: A Home Fit for a Governor

In December 1916, Governor-Elect James M. Cox was forced to rent a room at Columbus's Deshler Hotel when he could not find anywhere to live in the capital city.

May 11, 2018

School Days: A Day in the Life of an Ohio Teenager in the 1930s

It’s hard to know what life was like for teens in the past. Ohio History Connection received papers of Dorothy Beavers Pecora, documenting her time at Scioto Township High School.

April 27, 2018

The Princess and Her White Castle

Join Manuscripts Intern David McDevitt as he makes an out of this world discovery about an Ohio company and a very familiar princess from a galaxy far, far away.