history Archives - Ohio History Connection

May 12, 2025

A Brief History of the Golden-winged Warbler: Part I

By Erin Cashion, Curator of Natural History At first glance, it appears to be only a brownish wad of grapevine bark strips and old beech leaves. Its age alone (and the person who collected it) make it a specimen of high historic and scientific significance. But this plain-seeming clump of old leaves has an even […]

March 24, 2025

Collections Spotlight: M.C. Lilley & Henry Taylor

Learn more about M.C. Lilley and Henry Clay Taylor through a frock coat in the history collections of the Ohio History Connection.

June 13, 2023

🎶 School’s Out for Summer 🎶

🎶 School's Out for Summer 🎶

May 9, 2023

The Power of Protest Music

January 10, 2023

Teaching MLK is Harder Than You Think

September 23, 2022

Invisible Ground: Augmented Reality, Storytelling and Immersive History

Invisible Ground is a podcast, telling the stories of the familiar places and people in southeast Ohio which might not be always visible, but are part of our daily life.

March 22, 2022

Teaching a Diverse American Revolution

December 2, 2021

Celebrando! A Dialogue on Latinx and Hispanic Cultural Traditions

We are proud to introduce the Celebrando! Project. Each year we will select three to four cultures to be represented by Ohioans who will share their ancestral heritage.

October 8, 2021

Announcing Changes to Collections Access and Curator Services, effective November 1, 2021

Ohio History Connection is excited to announce that we are building a new museum collections storage facility!

September 20, 2021