After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, American presidents would never be without security again.
If we examine the experiences of just a few Ohioans during World War II, we can see that wartime political artworks exaggerated and dangerous stereotypes about Japanese Americans.
When the national economy faltered during the Panic of 1893, Jacob Coxey of Massillon, Ohio, lead the unemployed on a march across the country to ask for help.
From April 13, 1943, until April 29, 1945, Willard Lee Heckman was a prisoner of war in the German prison camp, Stalag Luft III.
Join our intern, David McDevitt, to learn about the history of hockey in Columbus, Ohio!
By flipping through the YMCA's records in the Ohio History Connection Archives, we can learn a lot about life on the Near East Side of Columbus during the twentieth century.
It's elementary, my dear reader! Join me as I follow the clues and track down a mystery deep in the archives!
Power of Painting: Lilly Martin Spencer is on exhibit at the Ohio History Center in Columbus June 10, 2015, through Aug. 14, 2016. Where did the exhibition get its name from and what does it have to do with the artist? For Lilly Martin Spencer, painting was more than merely depicting scenes of everyday life. Spencer […]
What are Manumission Registers? And more importantly, how do you find them?
