General Interest Archives - Ohio History Connection

August 27, 2026

Must Love Scrapbooks

Embrace the quirks and care of historic scrapbooks!

August 7, 2026

Fort Laurens Renovation Project Week of August 3-7, 2026

Week of August 3-7, 2026 Aug 7 This week I can finally share some of the data we have collected from the post molds about the construction of the fort. This data comes from the northern wall and bastion, where we uncovered 201 post molds across twenty-nine 2m x 1m units. We then took the […]

July 24, 2026

Fort Laurens Renovation Project Week of July 20

Week of July 20th-24th Jul 24 Welcome to the Fort Laurens Underground blog! This edition, ‘This Week at Fort Laurens" will come out on Fridays, detailing a bit of the work we completed for the week along with any interesting finds and the history behind them. But first, a very brief backstory of the fort […]

February 19, 2026

Reflections of Winter Gathering

The Miami Tribe, headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma (OK), invited guests from Miami University, community members and partners for their 29th Annual Winter Gathering at the end of January 2026. Winter Gathering is the sharing of language, art and heritage, allowing participants to learn from each other and expand their knowledge and appreciation of the Myaamia […]

September 1, 2025

100 Years After the Death of the U.S.S. Shenandoah

This article is an extended story from an original feature in our September/October 2025 edition of Echoes Magazine. Echoes Magazine is a free bi-monthly publication that Ohio History Connection Members receive. For more information on becoming a member, visit ohiohistory.org/join. If you want to know MORE about the U.S.S. Shenandoah and the Ohio History Connection's […]

April 28, 2025

Now on Exhibit: Ohio Bell Telephone Truck

By Benjamin Baughman, History Curator The Ohio History Center in Columbus recently included a new addition to its transportation exhibits: an Ohio Bell Telephone repair truck manufactured by the White Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The truck, built in 1919, was restored by the Ohio Bell Telephone Company in the early 1970s and donated to […]

March 21, 2025

Ohio History Connection Mourns Passing of Former Board President Thomas V. Chema

We were saddened to learn of the passing of Thomas V. Chema over the weekend. Chema, of Westlake, led the Ohio History Connection Board of Trustees as its President from 2018 to 2022. Overall, he served on the board from 2004 to 2023. “One of the many accomplishments of Tom‘s career was to have a […]

August 3, 2024

Afrofuturism Poetry Challenge 2024

Poindexter 2024 Youth Poetry Challenge From The Roots Of The Past To The Fruits Of the Future In 2024, the Poindexter Village held the Afrofuturism Poetry Competition, a city-wide art challenge fostering poetry writing and exploration of the Afrofuturism genre among K-12 students. Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy that combines elements of science […]

August 1, 2024

Octagon Earthworks will open to public Jan. 1, 2025

COLUMBUS – The Ohio History Connection will open the Octagon Earthworks in Newark for full public access Jan. 1, 2025, after reaching a settlement with Moundbuilders Country Club to buy out its lease on the property. The organizations have agreed to settle for a confidential sum, averting a jury trial in the Licking County Court […]

July 8, 2024

Take a Peek Behind “Hide and Seek,” a New Exhibit About Ohio Children

"Hide and Seek: Finding Young Ohioans in the Archives" is now on view at the Ohio History Center.