Road Trippin' With Truda Blog Archives - Ohio History Connection

June 4, 2025

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Rankin House

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the John Rankin House in Ripley. The Rankin House tells the story of John and Jean Rankin, who along with their 13 children, their neighbors in Ripley and their church community, helped the enslaved on […]

May 19, 2025

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Our House Tavern

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month’s trip took me to Our House Tavern in Gallipolis. A beautiful example of Federal-style architecture, Our House Tavern was built in 1819 by Henry Cushing and his sister Elizabeth to serve as a tavern, inn and gathering place […]

February 5, 2025

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Octagon Earthworks

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month’s trip took me to the Octagon Earthworks in Newark. You’ll probably be hearing a lot about the Octagon Earthworks from all of us at the Ohio History Connection. We’re very excited that the site is now publicly accessible. Built […]

October 2, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Fort Recovery

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month’s trip took me to Fort Recovery Museum and Monument in the Village of Fort Recovery. Fort Recovery is the site of two important battles: The 1791 victory of nine Native Nations over General Arthur St. Clair’s forces (commonly referred to […]

September 3, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Leo Petroglyphs

Join our membership manager Truda as she visits the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took her to Leo Petroglyphs & Nature Preserve in Ray. At Leo Petroglyphs & Nature Preserve, you can explore ancient human history as well as geology and natural science, all while enjoying a beautiful hike. […]

April 1, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor in Youngstown. The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor (YHCIL), known locally as the "Steel Museum," documents the rise and fall of the steel industry in […]

December 15, 2023

Road Trippin’ with Truda: The Ohio History Center

Updated February 2025. Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Ohio History Center in Columbus. This month’s road trip wasn’t really a road trip for me! My office is located in the Ohio History Center, so I get to walk past […]

November 13, 2023

Road Trippin with Truda: Harding Presidential Sites

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Warren G. Harding Presidential Sites in Marion. I’ve actually been to the Warren G. Harding Presidential Sites several times over the years, but I always learn something new. The Harding Presidential Sites is comprised […]

October 1, 2023

Road Trippin with Truda: Johnston Farm & Indian Agency

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month’s trip took me to Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua. At Johnston Farm & Indian Agency you can explore 2,000 years of Ohio history, from the ancient American Indians to Ohio’s 19th-century canal era. There are three distinct parts […]

September 8, 2023

Road Trippin’ with Truda: National Road & Zane Grey Museum and the John & Annie Glenn Museum

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the National Road & Zane Grey Museum in Norwich and the John & Annie Glenn Museum in New Concord. Muskingum County is home to two Ohio History Connection sites which are just perfect for a […]