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January 14, 2021

What do all the symbols mean?

During January and February 2021, we will be featuring special guest bloggers whose artwork is currently on display outside the Ohio History Center in Columbus.

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December 31, 2020

Olympian Simone Biles

History Collections Intern Allison Bolam shares a biography of Olympic gymnast and Ohioan Simone Biles as part of our series on Ohio women.

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December 22, 2020

Donation of Film Documents Historical Sites and Ohio History Center Construction

Imagine how excited you might be to watch home movies that you did not know existed. That is how OHC felt when the Duckworths offered motion pictures from the 1930s to 1960s

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November 24, 2020

​Mrs. Penfield, Mrs. Roosevelt, and Little Steel

In 1937, Mrs. C.J. Penfield of Columbus wrote to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with some complaints. Roosevelt wrote back, and now her letter is in our collections.

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November 18, 2020

Alice Dunbar Nelson: A Life Lived Outside the Box

Although she never lived in Ohio, Alice Dunbar Nelson is permanently attached to our history through her husband, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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November 12, 2020

Architect and Artist Maya Lin

History Collections Intern Allison Bolam, a senior at Ohio State University, shares a biography of Ohio Architect and Artist Maya Lin.

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November 2, 2020

Election Night in Marion

100 years ago, Ohio’s Warren G. Harding was elected President of the United States.

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October 12, 2020

The Vote Was Just Part of the Quest for Equal Female Representation

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog comes from Kim Croffort-Suede, Interim Executive Director of the Matriots PAC.

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September 17, 2020

Harding’s Reputation Deserves a Rebound

With the centennial of Harding’s election at hand, this is the time to reconsider Harding and to see his life and his administration in a clearer, fairer and more balanced light.

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September 14, 2020

Combatting COVID – How Women Warriors Are Winning the Battle

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from Paula Haines, the CEO of Freedom a la Cart.