An Ohio Son: President James A. Garfield
A smiling Garfield, second from left, stands with friends and family outside his wife’s family home in Hiram, Ohio, 1875. Courtesy of …
A Look Back at World War I on Ohio Memory
Dated May 6, 1918, this photograph shows men from Battery C of the 324th Field Artillery, 83rd Infantry Division, at Camp Sherman. …
C. W. Bryant, Jr.: A Columbus Construction Giant
On November 7, 1964, a public auction was planned in Columbus, Ohio, marking the end of an era for an important local …
“Without Shelter from the Pitiless Blast”: The Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum
During the first few decades of Ohio’s statehood, there were no facilities for the treatment of people with mental illness. Those who …
Newspapers: A (19th) Century of Change
The Lebanon Western Star, occasionally renamed to the Weekly Western Star or the Western Star and Lebanon Gazette, was a weekly newspaper mainly …
Penalty and Incentive: The Ohio State Reformatory
The Ohio State Reformatory – also known as the Mansfield Reformatory – opened its doors on September 15, 1886. As the name …
Faces in the Book: A Bridge Between the U.S. and Italy
To commemorate the Armistice Day Centennial as well as a battle that took place 100 years ago this month, the Museo della …
The Power of Music: Political Campaign Songs
With the midterm elections just around the corner, today we’re featuring political and military music in Ohio Memory. A song from George …
Ohio’s “Minute Men”: Squirrel Hunters and the Defense of Cincinnati
Ohioans are familiar with many of the most notable battles of the Civil War–we have learned about Gettysburg, Antietam, Chickamauga and more …
Our Flag Was Still There: Francis Scott Key and the “Star-Spangled Banner”
On September 7, 1814, American attorney Francis Scott Key boarded the British ship HMS Tonnant, which was anchored just in the Baltimore …
