EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 7 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Colonel Lewis, or Quatawapea (The man on the water who sinks and rises […]
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A visit to the spirit world transformed The Prophet
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 6 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Part 1 focused on the Six Nations. Part 2 profiled Little Turtle. Part […]
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Pontiac was known as “The Red Napoleon”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 5 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Part 1 focused on the Six Nations. Part 2 profiled Little Turtle. Part 3 examined Cornstalk. Part […]
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Mingo chief Logan carved a reputation as an elite orator
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 4 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Part 1 focused on the Six Nations. Part 2 profiled Little Turtle. Part 3 examined Cornstalk. Logan, […]
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Cornstalk was among the great chiefs of the Shawnee tribe
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 3 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Cornstalk was chief of the Shawnee who first settled in the Scioto Valley. […]
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Miami chief Little Turtle frustrated foes & was admired by them
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 2 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Part 1 focused on the Six Nations. Little Turtle was born in Indiana in 1752 […]
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Native American Indian series starts with a look at Ohio’s great tribes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is Part 1 in a 9-part series on Ohio’s great American Indian chiefs released by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 3, 1967. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Over the next several weeks we will be publishing brief biographies […]
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Ohio History Connection preserves the home of abolitionist Benjamin Lundy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on June 3, 2021 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Though Mount Pleasant may be hard to find on the map, this tiny, rural town in southeastern Ohio played a […]
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Stagecoach Mary had a stopover in Toledo during a memorable life
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Mary Fields, AKA “Stagecoach Mary,” was the first Black woman to carry mail for the United States Postal Service. Fields was born enslaved in Tennessee […]
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Celebrate Black Music-The Soundtrack of Humanity as a Juneteenth tribute
COLUMBUS — The public is invited to join the Ohio History Connection in an online event Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. in commemoration of Juneteenth. The Columbus-based organization will explore Black music with two renowned performers and educators. Dr. Ted McDaniel and Dr. Mark Lomax II will discuss Black music as a continuum and […]