Area History

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Jan. 23. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. The John and Annie Glenn Collection at the Ohio History Connection captures both the public and private sides of the Glenn family. One of my favorite light-hearted series of items are […]

FREDERICKTOWN — My latest collectible discovery is what paper collectors call an RPPC: a real photo postcard. Unlike mass-production postcards, RPPCs were typically made locally by a photographer who would take a picture and then develop it onto card stock, which could then be mailed. In 1903, the Kodak company came out with a camera […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. Tough talk and shady characters from the underclass of real life — bums, prostitutes, circus roadies, boxing-ring losers — are a tradition in American literature made popular by famous authors like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Raw, gritty and brutally honest: that’s what this […]

Inside the Sherman Room This story is from Mary McKinley, who operates the Sherman Room at the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. The Sherman Room is a treasure trove of local historical content. For more of Mary’s posts, blogs, and content, be sure to check out this link. MANSFIELD — Tired of the bleak winter […]

Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army in the Civil War and 18th president of the United States was born in this timber-frame home on April 27, 1822 to Jesse and Hannah Simpson Grant. The Grants settled in Point Pleasant in 1821 and Jesse took charge of the tannery located nearby. The growing family […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. There have been a number of armies passing in and out of Mansfield throughout its history. But the one that has lasted the longest, and had the most life-giving impact in our community, is the Salvation Army. Their first foray into town took […]