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June 25, 2020

Monuments and Statues: A Curator’s Perspective

Americans have reignited a long-standing argument about the removal of statues representing historic figures who contributed to the oppression of communities of color.

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June 19, 2020

“Give Us the Ballot, Men of Ohio! Give your Women the Help They Beg into a Broader, Deeper, Richer Life”

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from Anne Delano Steinert, a preservationist, educator, and historian.

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June 10, 2020

Pride Month 2020: The Past Informs the Present

The original Stonewall Uprising was a protest against police brutality led by LGBTQ people of color.

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May 22, 2020

Phoebe Wise: A Richland County Legend

Curator Matt Benz recently discovered the story of Mansfield local, Phoebe Wise while reading a new book about Louis Bromfield.

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May 15, 2020

Turning the Tassel in 2020: Graduation Then and Now

This year, there are traditions we can observe from a distance. There are new traditions to be formed, Ohioans get creative in their social distanced celebrations.

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May 11, 2020

Exercise for History Lovers

Now that most of us are working from home, we share one or two historic workout videos through email every week. Check out some of these workouts and try them at home!

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May 11, 2020

Ohio in the Time of Cholera

If we put ourselves in the shoes of the 19th century Ohioans, there are quite a few similarities in their story and our own.

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May 1, 2020

The Making of a Suffragist: Belle Sherwin and Women Activism

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, a Visiting Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University.

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April 17, 2020

Preserving Your Family Tree Like an Archivist

As Ohioans begin to face at least a few more weeks under a stay-at-home order, many of us are looking for new hobbies or distractions.

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April 6, 2020

Educated, Activist Women Who Opened College Doors for the Rest of Us

This month's post in our suffrage anniversary blog series comes from April Young Bennett, author of Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America's First Feminists.