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In the decade after the Civil War, a movement to restore Ohio’s fish populations (primarily for eating, not so much for recreation at the time) gave birth in 1873 to the Ohio Fish Commission, our state’s first attempt at professional wildlife management. Fast-forward a century and a half to today’s Ohio Division of Wildlife, successor to the Ohio Fish Commission, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
In 1971, Ohio Senator Ron Mottl Sr. was an up-and-coming Democratic lawmaker from Parma intent on making sure the state didn’t miss out on what he thought was a golden opportunity. Lottery fever was sweeping the country, and states all around Ohio were catching it. “I wanted to keep Ohio’s money in Ohio,” Mottl says. In 1973, voters made their wishes known, and in May 2023, the Ohio Lottery turns 50. In 1971, Ohio Senator Ron Mottl Sr. was an up-and-coming Democratic lawmaker from Parma intent on making sure the state didn’t miss out on what he thought was a golden opportunity. Lottery fever was sweeping the country, and states all around Ohio were catching it. “I wanted to keep Ohio’s money in Ohio,” Mottl says. In 1973, voters made their wishes known, and in May 2023, the Ohio Lottery turns 50.
When Hattie Moseley arrived in Springfield from Georgia in 1922, she walked right into one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the city, marred by bigotry and an active KKK. remembered as "a nice lady, a church-going lady," though "firm...very firm," when it came to civil rights, she persisted and never gave up. A new mural by artist Gaia honors her lifetime as an "activist thoroughbred."
Inspired by the Mardi Gras traditions of New Orleans, Mobile and elsewhere, Toledo pulled out all the stops for its King Wamba Carnival, an August 1909 wingding touted as "the Mardi Gras of the North." King Wamba and Queen Sancha arrived by royal barge on the Maumee River to preside over six days of parades, parties and masked revelry unequaled in Toledo before or since.
The Ohio History Connection is building a new collections facility called the Collections Care Center on the grounds of the Ohio History Center at 800 E. 17th Ave. in Columbus, just off Interstate 71. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 13, and speakers included Ohio History Connection Executive Director and CEO Megan Wood.
Playhouse Square is an entertainment district in downtown Cleveland, where five historic theaters opened from 1921-22. It also is the subject of our feature story by Marci Rich in the November-December edition of the Ohio History Connection's Echoes Magazine. Learn more about the district and its authentic "jewels" from Rich and Tom Einhouse, VP of Facilities and Capital at Playhouse Square, in this Echoes Extra video.
Ohio Stadium opened 100 years ago with a game against Ohio Wesleyan University on Oct. 7, 1922. A century later, the historic landmark on the campus of the Ohio State University retains its majesty and allure as a venue for both Buckeye State residents and college football fans across the country. Learn more about the country’s third-largest college football stadium from Archie Griffin, an Ohio State running back from 1972-75 and the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, and Bob Hunter, an author and former Columbus Dispatch sports columnist, in this exclusive Echoes Extra interview.
Hear from Echoes Magazine Contributing Writer Owen Milnes, Former Site Manager John Zwez, and Curator and Communications Director Logan Rex about the Ohio History Connection’s Armstrong Air & Space Museum. Get a 50th anniversary look inside the museum, which opened in astronaut Neil Armstrong’s hometown, Wapakoneta, three years to the day after his 1969 moon walk.
Hear from Echoes Contributor, David Simmons, and Echoes Editor, Bill Eichenberger, as they talk more about the story behind the iconic Guardian pylons. This is a companion video to our May & June 2022 article called "Cleveland's Guardians--The Jazz-Age Giants Who Guard The Land"