EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — There are dozens of cities and counties and precincts around the country who all like to claim the title of Presidential Election Bellwether — indicating that any candidate who wants to take the White House will have to carry their specific […]
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Some of Ohio’s most historic spots are rumored to be haunted
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio Memory via the Ohio History Connection on Oct. 24, 2014. It is being republished by a collaborative agreement. We are now inching closer to Halloween, and as Ohioans around the state stock up on candy and finalize their costumes, we wanted to take a look […]
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Some people in Richland County believe in witchcraft: The 1st marriage & divorce of Amos D. Norris
The name “Amos Norris” is written many, many times in the court records of Richland County in the late 1800s and early 1900s, so much so that late in his life one newspaper wrote that Amos “(seemed) to be known to all the attorneys of the city who claim that lawing is a pastime with […]
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The Sherman funeral in 1900: Mansfield’s favorite son comes home to rest
MANSFIELD — As October drew to a close in 1900, Mansfield had the attention of the entire nation for a brief and somber moment. That was when the the city’s favorite son, Sen. John Sherman, came home for the last time after his death on Oct. 22, 1900. He was laid to rest here, at […]
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Shawshank & Morgan Freeman on North Main 1993
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. In 1993 when Castle Rock Entertainment was filming The Shawshank Redemption in Mansfield no one could have imagined what a terrific impact the movie would still be having here more than three decades later. The scene of Morgan Freeman’s character ambling down the […]
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Shawshank & Morgan Freeman on North Main 1993
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. In 1993 when Castle Rock Entertainment was filming The Shawshank Redemption in Mansfield no one could have imagined what a terrific impact the movie would still be having here more than three decades later. The scene of Morgan Freeman’s character ambling down the […]
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Ohio President James A. Garfield to Speak at Chautauqua on Oct. 27
MOUNT VERNON – Benjamin Frayser, of Mentor, will portray James A. Garfield, the 20th United States President on Thursday, Oct. 27. The program will take place at the Grand Hotel (12 Public Square in downtown Mount Vernon) at 7 p.m. The Chautauqua Series is brought to you with the help of a grant provided by […]
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With Halloween looming, now is the time to look behind the scenes of The Raven
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Jan. 29, 2021. It is being republished through a collaborative agreement. Masters of literature know exactly how to set a tone from the very first line of a piece. With “Once upon a midnight dreary,” Edgar Allan Poe created the perfect gothic […]
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Looking back at the Brumfield House around 1906
MANSFIELD — If you read the early novels of author Louis Bromfield (1896-1956) it is not difficult to recognize various Mansfield landmarks that appear as settings for his stories. One of these places is his childhood home on Third Street. As of 2015, it still stands on the south side of the street between Benton […]
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View the Madison Theater through the years
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — People who grew up in Mansfield speak of the Madison Theater in such a way that you would think the place was still open for business. That is easy to understand: places lodged in the heart never go away — even […]