Our bird taxidermy specimens are on the move! We’ve moved and unpacked 442 birds; that’s a lot of feathers! Now, our most fragile specimens are stored in a stable environment.
What do you think of when you hear “flesh‑eating beetles”? Something alien in a science fiction movie? Maybe those swarming scarab beetles from The Mummy — huge, exotic, and terrifying as they crawl across the screen and devour every living thing (and person) in their path. But did you know the Ohio History Connection has […]
Reindeer often evoke thoughts of the holiday season or distant northern landscapes, but did you know they used to live right here in Ohio?
By Daniel Willis, Audiovisual Archivist Ohio History Connection recently acquired a collection cartoon advertising artwork created by Cleveland artist Al Margolis during his career working in advertising agencies and greeting card companies. The Al Margolis collection features greeting cards and advertising art created during the 1960s and 1970s. Several forms of art are present in […]
Do you want to know what the turkey wishbone really is and what its function is inside the bird? If you’d like to teach about the bird skeleton to your family and friends while car
Or: How a Comment About iNaturalist Led Me Down an AI Rabbithole Rather than an exhaustive report, this blog is intended to give a brief overview of the topic and jumping off points for further investigation. This blog was written without the assistance of AI writing tools. While identifying a butterfly on a social media […]
Author’s Note: Be sure to catch up with A Brief History of the Golden-winged Warbler Part I, here. The Golden-winged Warbler was seemingly never common in Ohio. It had been variously described as a "transitory visitor" by Jared Kirtland in 1838; a "rare summer resident" by John Wheaton in 1879; and "irregular in distribution" by […]
Part 1 of a series that delves into interesting texts found in the Ohio History Connection's Archives & Library
By David A. Simmons Throughout the 19th century, covered bridges existed largely on a practical level. Designed and erected as utilitarian structures in a larger highway system, they had none of the romanticized imagery that have today come to be associated with them. But even with the passage of time, they exist on multiple levels, […]
By Susan Lowery Reference Archivist, Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor Mid-century America was a pivotal moment for civil rights and women’s liberation. Amid these movements, working women felt the strain of being under-appreciated by their employers. After years of unions being formed by men, women were now building their own platforms to advocate […]
