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March 22, 2018

A Family With Stories to Tell: The Lunds of Washington County

The Lund family lived in Washington County, Ohio, across four generations. Each generation had unique and exciting stories to tell. The Lund Family Collection now lives at the Ohio History Connection Archives!

March 2, 2018

Take Note: The Importance of Keeping Detailed Records

Recently, the Ohio History Connection received a collection about the Snyder family of Ohio.

February 6, 2018

Stories From the Past- Literally

In the fall of 1937, Betty Eicher was enrolled at Ohio State University in a course called English 507. Betty was doing a lot of creative writing. Check out one of her stories!

January 24, 2018

How the Exhibits Get Made: An Intern’s Perspective

Check in with our Manuscripts Intern, David, to see what he has been up to lately!

December 1, 2017

“Hey, I Know Him!”: Identifying a Photograph From the Archives

There's always something new to learn about the collections at the Ohio History Center. Just recently, I learned new information about a photograph that has been at the Ohio History Connection for years!

November 2, 2017

Ray Hollifield: Akron’s Radio Sleuth

During the 1930s, if you were having trouble with your radio you might need to call for help. Ray Hollifield took many of these cases as he was an expert on radio problems.

October 27, 2017

Archives and Archaeology (Featuring an Assistant Curator of Archaeology!)

Hear from an archaeologist at the Ohio History Connection about her work and how it intersects with the archives.

October 25, 2017

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center Archival Collections

As part of our celebration of Archives Month on the History Blog, we wanted to highlight the fact that a number of the Ohio History Connection's sites have their own archives.

October 20, 2017

Forty-Two Years Later, A Collection Grows: The Amazing Life of Constance Curtis Nichols

One of my all-time favorite collections at the Ohio History Connection has been the papers of the Vanguard League.

October 18, 2017

Picturing World War I: A Conversation With the Curator

The Ohio History Connection is opening a new exhibit entitled "Picturing World War I." As part of our celebration of Archives Month, I talked to the curator of this new exhibit.