EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Nov. 24, 2020 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Did you know that archivists sometimes need to use other archives to research our own collections? Archives are a large network of available […]
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A journey on foot with Coxey’s Army from Ohio to D.C.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on May 17, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection with many more photos. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. In the Ohio History Connection archives there lives a scrapbook compiled by a journalist named Wilbur Miller. […]
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Ray Holifield was Akron’s radio sleuth
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Nov. 2, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. “Suppose Mr. Jones, after a hard day in the office … curls contentedly in his favorite chair to… hear via radio […]
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Two years at Stalag Luft III: The story of an Ohio POW
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on May 4, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. This man is Willard Lee Heckman of Williams County, Ohio. From late 1941 until April 13, 1943, Heckman served with […]
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What was life like in Ohio’s high schools in the 1930s?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on May 11, 2018 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. What was high school like in the 1930s? Sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what life was like for teenagers […]
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History recognizes the changes in the murder of Emmett Till
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Jan 23, 2019 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Content Warning: This post contains discussions of racial violence and sexaul assault. It may not be appropriate for younger readers. […]
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“And a Kiss for Little May:” The Civil War Letters of Amos Gillis
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on July 24, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Have you heard of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI), a regiment organized during the Civil War? Maybe not, but […]
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Gist Settlement was established by freed slaves in 1820s
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on April 28, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. In Penn Township, Highland County, Ohio, there lies a settlement so small that it does not appear on every map. […]
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Protecting President Lincoln: Ohio’s 7th Independent Cavalry
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Aug. 13, 2018 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Towards the end of 1863, as the Civil War tightened its hold on the United States, Ohio Governor David Tod began […]