History Blog Archives - Ohio History Connection

June 27, 2025

Wandering the Stacks and What We Found There

Part 1 of a series that delves into interesting texts found in the Ohio History Connection's Archives & Library

May 27, 2025

Colwell Porter, Ohio Civil War Soldier

By Benjamin Baughman, History Curator During the Civil War, nearly 320,000 Ohioans served in the U.S. military; of those, over 35,000 lost their lives. One Ohio soldier who gave his life to preserve the Union was Colwell Porter, a private in Company F of the 171st Ohio Voluntary Infantry. In 1999, the Ohio History Connection […]

May 5, 2025

4-H Collections: Sewing

The Ohio History Connection seeks to shine a spotlight on 4-H and the hard work of Ohio young people by highlighting 4-H collections.

April 7, 2025

New Collection Spotlight: Justice; Clothing Just for Girls

The Ohio History Connection is thrilled to have recently obtained a collection of over 60 items of Justice and Brothers clothing ranging from 2008 to 2017.

March 24, 2025

The Archaeology Catalogs: From the Beginning

By Sara Polk, Assistant Curator of Archaeology Catalogs are essential records of objects in museum and library collections. Catalog numbers document objects in collections and the data associated with them, such as where they came from and what material they’re made of. Museum curators and collections staff maintain catalogs to help people access and use […]

March 24, 2025

Collections Spotlight: M.C. Lilley & Henry Taylor

Learn more about M.C. Lilley and Henry Clay Taylor through a frock coat in the history collections of the Ohio History Connection.

March 24, 2025

Mrs. Husband’s Name: Identifying Women in the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection

Archives Services Intern Taylor Grzesiek researches women formerly identified only by their spouse's surnames.

March 17, 2025

Works by Lilly Martin Spencer at the Ohio History Connection, Reproduced on Carte de Visite Photographs

Learn how works by Ohio artist Lilly Martin Spencer gained popularity when reproduced as carte de visite photographs.

March 6, 2025

Collections Spotlight: Photographs from the Columbus Citizen-Journal

The newspaper's photograph collection gets a 2025 update, preserving more than 24,000 images and making them easier to access.

February 18, 2025

Collections Spotlight: Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio Records, 1932-2017

By Katie Ruffing, Archives Services Intern My name is Katie Ruffing (she/her), and I'm currently an Archives Services intern at the Ohio History Connection. One of the significant projects I've enjoyed working on is the addendum to MSS 505 AV, the archival records of Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio. An archival addendum refers to additional […]