Interactives
The activities and tools featured here will teach you how to use and explore Ohio Memory, Chronicling America and other digital collections. Test your knowledge of Ohio’s history and your searching and browsing skills as you look for the find the answers.
For the Crossword Puzzles, Scavenger Hunts and Word Searches, activity sheets, with instructions, and their answers are provided as separate downloadable PDFs. Links under “Digital Collection” indicate where to look for that activity’s answers. Level of difficulty (easy, medium, hard) is also listed.
Looking for instructions or search tips on how to use Ohio Memory and Chronicling America? Visit our Tutorials page. For more formal lesson plans and classroom activities incorporating the use of digital newspaper collections, please visit the For Teachers page.
Title | Digital Collection | Activity | Answers | Difficulty |
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Animals | Chronicling America | View | View | Medium |
Gemstones | Chronicling America | View | View | Medium |
Natural Disasters & Phenomena | Chronicling America | View | View | Hard |
Ohio Governors | Chronicling America | View | View | Easy |
Title | Digital Collection | Activity | Answers | Difficulty |
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Ohio's First Capital | Chronicling America | View | View | Easy |
Ohio's First City | Chronicling America | View | View | Easy |
Ohio's First President | Chronicling America | View | View | Easy |
Ohio's Oldest Settlement | Chronicling America | View | View | Medium |
Title | Digital Collection | Activity | Answers | Difficulty |
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Ohio Newspaper Titles | Chronicling America | View | View | Medium |
Ohio Topic Guides | Chronicling America | View | View | Medium |