LOUDONVILLE—The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum welcomes back historian Patrick Drouhard for their next speaker series event, “Fort Fizzle: The Holmes County Rebellion.” No history of the Mohican area is complete […]
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Was a woman the brains behind 1933 Fredericktown bank robbery?
FREDERICKTOWN — The news this week of a bank robbery in Centerburg reminded me of Knox County’s infamous 1934 bank robbery in Gambier by members of John Dillinger’s gang, which we’ve […]
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Adena burial mound found north of Ontario soccer field
ONTARIO — Lisa Secrist’s fourth grade students held out their arms for balance and climbed up the mound one by one. Their giddy chatter echoed off the surrounding trees. The […]
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Fostoria’s Pete Stinchcomb was OSU’s 1st great NFL player
COLUMBUS — Gaylord Roscoe “Pete” Stinchcomb was small even by the standards of his day, more than 100 years ago. But his footspeed, quickness and agility more than made up […]
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Ohio bald eagle recovery: A success story
When the United States celebrated its bicentennial in 1976, the America bald eagle–the best-known symbol of America – was disappearing from the American landscape. Hardly any could be found in […]
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Holiday season provides a multitude of foods & feasts
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Dec. 20, 2019. It’s being republished here via a collaborative agreement. From late November through the beginning […]
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Medal of Honor: Bellville soldier’s grave in Kentucky honored during ceremony
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — A crisply folded American flag on Saturday connected through the ages the memory of U.S. Army soldier John F. Rowalt to his living descendants — 148 […]
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Hope for us all: Norman Rockwell’s 4 Freedoms
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Nov. 25, 2016. It’s being republished here via a collaborative agreement. In 1941, while war raged in […]
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Rock out! Fossil hunting in Ohio
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on May 19, 2023. It is being republished here through a collaborative agreement. When my daughter was young, […]
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Superman has Ohio roots tracing to 1930s Cleveland
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on June 16, 2023. It’s being republished here through a collaborative agreement. Superman is arguably the most popular […]