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August 22, 2024

Welcome Sara Polk, our new Curator of Archaeology!

Welcome Sara Polk, our new Curator of Archaeology! The Archaeology Department recently had the pleasure of welcoming Sara Polk as our new Curator of Archaeology. Sara received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Cincinnati and her Master of Arts degree in Applied Archaeology and a Graduate Certification in Museum Studies […]

February 29, 2024

Archaeological Institute of America Hosts Ohio Shipwreck Presentation

Select stories of shipwrecks of Ohio.

February 26, 2024

National Register Archeology 101: Evaluating the Significance and Integrity of Archeological Resources

National Register Archeology 101: Evaluating the Significance and Integrity of Archeological Resources When: Friday, May 3, 2024, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Where: Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43211, and online via Zoom Kick off Historic Preservation Month by joining the Ohio Archaeological Council and Ohio’s State Historic […]

February 13, 2024

Fort Laurens Musket Ball Concentration: Evidence of a fight or fiasco?

Fort Laurens Musket Ball Concentration: Evidence of a fight or fiasco? In 2004, Ohio History Connection (OHC) archaeologists and dedicated volunteers moved 50,000 pounds of dirt during an excavation of a musket ball concentration at Ohio’s only Revolutionary War period fort site, Fort Laurens State Memorial in Bolivar, OH. The concentration was discovered through […]

December 4, 2023

Perry County’s Horseshoe Grave: Part III

Part I | Part II | Part III In Part II we examined the real lives of Mary Angle, James Henry, and Rachel Hodge and how research can help to determine fact from fiction in the tale of Perry County's horseshoe grave. In the final part to the saga we will give our […]

November 13, 2023

Perry County’s Horseshoe Grave: Part II

Part I | Part II | Part III In Part I, we left off wondering how much truth there is to the oft-repeated tale of Perry County's horseshoe grave. The only certain facts we have at hand is our documentary artifact - Mary Henry's gravestone - which reads: MARY HENRY Wife of James K. Henry […]

October 30, 2023

Perry County’s Horseshoe Grave: Part I

Part I | Part II | Part III Tis the season for campfires, apple cider, and ghost stories. For folks living in southeast Ohio, one story in particular has captivated generations. The unassuming Otterbein Cemetery is found nestled in the rolling hills of Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio. In many ways it is much like […]

August 28, 2023

Locofoco Meanness at Fort Meigs

In the spring of 1840, the Ohio Whig newspaper touted a future presidential campaign stop at Fort Meigs by candidate General William Henry Harrison. Readers may be familiar with Harrison’s slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, coined due to his victory at the War of 1812 Battle of Tippecanoe, with John Tyler playing second fiddle as […]

July 28, 2023

Birds of a Feather: The Smithsonian and OHC Natural History Collections

Join Dave Dyer, Natural History Curator, and Marie Swartz, Archaeology Curator, on a journey that intertwines ornithology, archaeology, and natural history, revealing the significance of collaborative research in unraveling the secrets of the past. One of the basic tenets of a scientific collection is that the data associated with the specimens is as important […]

April 25, 2023

Road Trippin’ with Truda: Second Friday Tour of Serpent Mound

Join me as I visit the sites in the Ohio History Connection network! This month's road trip took me to Serpent Mound in Peebles. Serpent Mound is an internationally known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio. It’s the world’s largest effigy mound and represents a snake with a curled […]