Editor’s NoteThis 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 Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech to Congress, “present[ing] a vision in which the American ideals of individual liberties were extended throughout the world.” […]

Editor’s NoteThis 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, she and I would grab a plastic bag and head to the creek behind our house, where she would always – and I do mean always […]

Editor’s NoteThis 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 comic book character in history. He has appeared in multiple television series and blockbuster movies and has sold more comic books than any other U.S. superhero. […]

Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished here through a collaborative agreement. CINCINNATI — In August of 1862, Cincinnati, Ohio, came under the threat of attack by Confederate forces stationed in Kentucky. Needing labor, Cincinnati Mayor George Hatch ordered the police department to forcibly round up African […]

Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It’s being republished here via a collaborative agreement. CLEVELAND — Bob Hope was born May 29, 1903 in London, but always considered himself a Buckeye. The lifetime entertainer immigrated to the United States in 1908, came through Ellis Island and settled in Cleveland. From […]

Editor’s NoteThis video was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It’s being shared here through a collaborative agreement. WOOSTER — Dick Schafrath was born in Wooster, Ohio in 1937. He lived a remarkable and storied life. He played tackle for the Ohio State University football team under coach Woody Hayes and was part of […]

Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on May 5, 2023. It was republished here via a collaborative agreement. Ever wonder about the history of political cartoons in the United States? They may just be much older than you would expect! Benjamin Franklin began the popularization of the political cartoon in […]

Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. The home that author Louis Bromfield built on his farm in Pleasant Valley was designed very intentionally to appear as if it had grown through the generations, with successive additions built on to an old farmhouse. The ‘generations of additions’ part of the story […]

Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Feb. 21, 2017. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. On May 4, 1846, the Randolph People were manumitted by a court in Virginia following 13 years of litigation. John Randolph, the former master of these slaves, had been […]

Editor’s NoteThis story was originally published April 4, 2023 by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. LURAY, Ohio — To work in the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library is to be surrounded by remarkable Ohio stories. The story of author Mary Hartwell Catherwood reads like a […]