Travel Blog - Ohio History Connection

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 11, 2025

Behind the Scenes: The Winter Work at Historic Sites

Most Ohio History Connection sites are open year-round, but we have a few that close for the winter. However, that doesn’t mean nothing is happening at these sites! “The offseason is actually our busiest season,” explains Tanner Immel, site manager of Schoenbrunn Village in New Philadelphia. With 18 cabins to care for, as […]

February 10, 2025

One Family’s Ohio History Adventure!

The Wisher Family of Delphos used their Ohio History Passport to create memories & adventures. On September 1st of 2019, my wife Lindsey, daughter Nora and myself were just setting off to visit a site we had been wanting to visit for some time, Serpent Mound. While we were there, we stumbled upon the Ohio History […]

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 […]

January 3, 2025

Discover Discovery Park at the Ohio History Center

The Ohio History Center has recently updated the Discovery Park play area. Located in the Nature of Ohio section of the museum, Discovery Park now features camping and outdoors-themed activities for kids aged six and under. Kids will think they're just having fun, but you'll know they're practicing fine motor skills with puzzles and […]

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. […]

July 3, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks sites in Oregonia, Chillicothe and Newark & Heath. For this month’s road trip, I definitely bit off more than I could chew. There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the recent addition […]

June 20, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Site: Cedar Bog

Ever wonder what it takes to run an Ohio History Connection site? Our amazing site staff members work hard to maintain the physical site, create programming, provide customer service and more! Take a peek behind the scenes at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve to see what a typical day is like for the staff. […]

May 30, 2024

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month’s trip took me to Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve in Glenford.