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 The Sherman Room is a treasure trove of local historical content.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. If a picture is indeed worth a […]
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The Box Office 1945
In 1945 young Jeannine Skelton sold tickets at the Ohio Theater. It was wartime still — industries locally were hiring everybody and the employment pool was very shallow — so it was not difficult for her to get a job in the ticket booth. We always remember where we were when we first heard news […]
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Remembering the Big Four Depot in Galion
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. GALION — The remarkable Galion depot was built in 1900, originally to service the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad — known to folks back then more simply as the Big Four. In later generations, the railroad line associated with the depot […]
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Remembering the Big Four Depot in Galion
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. GALION — The remarkable Galion depot was built in 1900, originally to service the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad — known to folks back then more simply as the Big Four. In later generations, the railroad line associated with the depot […]
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Remember the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus?
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It is being published here by a collaborative agreement. COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio Penitentiary, operated from 1834-1984 in downtown Columbus. It was known for its poor conditions and at its peak in the mid 1950s it […]
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90+ years of Tygers, now available online
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 The Sherman Room is a treasure trove of local historical content.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. It has been an ongoing project of […]
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Then & Now: Coney Island Diner dates to 1926
The Coney Island Diner 1926 It is a well-known fact that the Coney Island Diner is the oldest restaurant in Mansfield, and it has been in that location since 1936. Ownership changed hands in July 2022, but the business continues to function, much to the delight of the downtown lunch crowd. The coney business on […]
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Interurban streetcar connected through Plymouth in 1907
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. PLYMOUTH — Today when you want to travel to another town you get on a highway. In 1907 you hopped on to an Interurban streetcar. The streetcar (captured in this photo) ran on the tracks of the Sandusky, Norwalk and Mansfield line, which […]
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Interurban streetcar connected through Plymouth in 1907
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. PLYMOUTH — Today when you want to travel to another town you get on a highway. In 1907 you hopped on to an Interurban streetcar. The streetcar (captured in this photo) ran on the tracks of the Sandusky, Norwalk and Mansfield line, which […]
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Forget Bernie Madoff, meet Cassie Chadwick, Ohio’s First Lady of con artists
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on June 22, 2022. It is being published here through a collaborative agreement to share content between this outlet and the Ohio History Connection. “In the annals of American crime there has never been a woman quite the equal of Mrs. Chadwick as an […]