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June 27, 2025

Wandering the Stacks and What We Found There

Part 1 of a series that delves into interesting texts found in the Ohio History Connection's Archives & Library

March 17, 2025

Works by Lilly Martin Spencer at the Ohio History Connection, Reproduced on Carte de Visite Photographs

Learn how works by Ohio artist Lilly Martin Spencer gained popularity when reproduced as carte de visite photographs.

November 11, 2024

Thanksgiving in the Archives

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist Greeting cards are a staple of every holiday season. We send and receive them for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, New Years, Mother’s Day and more. There are countless cards in the Ohio History Connection archive collections, for every season and event you can think of. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, […]

August 12, 2024

New Collection Spotlight: The Elminie and James Rickman collection

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist The Ohio History Connection recently acquired a new donation of material related to collection AV 10: Rick's Child Guidance Center collection. This new addition had numerous photographs of students, staff, and events at the school. Beyond that, it also contained photographs and ephemera that documented the lives of Elminie Rickman, […]

July 8, 2024

Take a Peek Behind “Hide and Seek,” a New Exhibit About Ohio Children

"Hide and Seek: Finding Young Ohioans in the Archives" is now on view at the Ohio History Center.

June 18, 2024

Hot Fun in the Summertime! Stars at the 1980s Ohio State Fair

By Matthew Benz, Manuscripts Curator It’s fair season! And with the Ohio State Fair right “next door” to the Ohio History Center, it’s impossible to ignore the sights, sounds and smells of our festive neighbor. So, let's celebrate the excitement that surrounds us this year from July 24 to August 4 with a look back […]

May 27, 2024

Behind the Exhibit: Columbus Women on the Move

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist This blog is a follow-up to two others posted about a new exhibit, "Columbus Women on the Move." The first blog was written by Veda Faust, an Ohio State University student who conducted a professional writing internship with the Archives Services Department in the fall of 2023. You can read […]

May 6, 2024

A Timeline of Adventure: Stories from the Columbus Women’s Travel Collection

By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist This blog is Part 2 of a series focusing on the new Columbus Women’s Travel Collection, AV 364 and our latest exhibit, Columbus Women on the Move. Read the first blog post here, and discover the new display on your next visit to the Ohio History Center!

December 4, 2023

Discover Five Decades of Columbus Women Traveling the World

By Veda Faust, Professional Writing Intern This blog post was written by Veda Faust, an Ohio State University student conducting a professional writing internship at the Ohio History Connection. During her fall semester, she worked with the Archives Services department on an upcoming exhibit. The new exhibit features material from a recently acquired collection; AV […]

October 10, 2023

Remembering Dolly Divine’s Annual Halloween Drag Ball

In 1964, David Zimmer and Orn Huntington started a Halloween tradition. The Berwick Ball celebrated and supported Central Ohio's LGBTQ+ community for three decades.