Area History

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on July 10, 1921 on Page 10 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public […]

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on July 24, 1921 on Page 2 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. Go to this site today at 105 N. Main St., near the 4th Street corner, and you can have an incomparable cup of coffee in a lively environment, full of life and the warm atmosphere of baked things straight out of the oven. […]

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on Nov. 6, 1921 on Page 3 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public […]

MANSFIELD — Mansfield’s Jewish community has never been large, but its history is rich nonetheless. Austin Reid, an Ohio native and hobby historian, recently completed a 35-page history documenting the lives and accomplishments of Jewish communities in and around Mansfield.  “Mansfield, unlike many places I have written about, is still home to an organized Jewish […]

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on Nov. 13, 1921 on Page 9 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public […]

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on May 21, 1922 on Page 3 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public […]

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on Dec. 25,1921 on Page 10 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It’s being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. Before the American Civil War, a large number of fugitives from slavery passed through Ohio. One of the major reasons fugitives from slavery came to Ohio was the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad […]

Editor’s Note As a tribute to Women’s History Month, this story was provided by the Sherman Room of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library and originally published by the Mansfield News on May 14,1922 on Page 10 of the Social Section. Those interested in more history should check out the Sherman Room at the Mansfield/Richland Public Library […]