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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.

June 18, 2024

Hot Fun in the Summertime! Stars at the 1980s Ohio State Fair

By Matthew Benz, Manuscripts Curator It’s fair season! And with the Ohio State Fair right “next door” to the Ohio History Center, it’s impossible to ignore the sights, sounds and smells of our festive neighbor. So, let's celebrate the excitement that surrounds us this year from July 24 to August 4 with a look back […]

September 15, 2023

Warren G. Harding Records Preservation Project Concludes

Three significant collections cataloged with support from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission

August 5, 2023

2023 Through Our Lens

2023 Community Through Our Lens Youth Art Challenge The Community Through Our Lens Youth Art Challenge culminated in the creation of an 18-month calendar honoring the legacy of beloved artist Kojo Kamau and the iconic Long Street Cultural Wall as a historic landmark (see below!). At the heart of this project are photographs taken by Central Ohio students, capturing Columbus […]

July 10, 2023

25 Tons of Heavy Metal: Preserving the History of Printing

Discover how two men from Ohio shaped the the history of printing and learn about the grassroots effort to preserve a remarkable collection of equipment used to cast metal type.

May 30, 2023

Presidential Presents: Harding’s Voyage of Understanding 100 Years Later

In June 1923, President Warren G. Harding embarked on what he called a “Voyage of Understanding.” It consisted of a cross-country journey through the continental United States, along with stops in Canada and the Alaska Territory—the first official visits to those areas by a sitting U.S. President. He hoped the trip, intended to last about […]

May 22, 2023

Meet Daniel Willis, the new Audiovisual Archivist

Daniel grew up near Dayton, Ohio. He loved visiting museums as a child and developed a love for history. He attended Miami University and graduated with a degree in history. While in school, Daniel discovered an interest in paper manufacturing and pursued a minor in paper science. His love of both history and paper led […]

March 4, 2023

100 Years Ago, President Played Golf and Fished in Florida in an Attempt to Rebound from Influenza

One hundred years ago this month, President Harding and his wife, Florence, were in Florida as the president slowly regained his strength from a nasty bout of the flu in January. The flu was perhaps a bit worse than the public knew, and Harding was slow to recover. That illness also possibly caused some damage […]

January 28, 2023

2023 Marks 100th Anniversary of Harding ‘Voyage’

One hundred years ago this month, President Warren Harding announced that he planned to go to Alaska in the summer to get a first-hand feel for how the nation should develop — and protect — the territory’s bounty of natural resources. Harding labeled his ambitious trip of eight weeks the “Voyage of Understanding.” The idea […]

December 8, 2022

Warren G. Harding: On The Air The Centennial of the First Broadcast of a Presidential Annual Message to the Congress December 8, 1922

By Jerry L. Wallace A century ago, at noontime, Friday, December 8, 1922, President Warren G. Harding strolled to the rostrum of the House of Representatives (1). There he was greeted, amid enthusiastic applause from the floor and galleries, by Speaker Frederick H. Gillette and President pro Tempore of the Senate, Albert B. Cummins. The […]