LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s virtual Speaker Series continues this month with an in-depth look at Louis Bromfield, one of north central Ohio’s most famous authors, with special guest Stephen Heyman. Bromfield was a World War I ambulance driver, a Paris expat, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist as famous in his day as […]
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Loudonville racer honed his craft on Ashland Road
LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville was home to an early race car driver that could find his way to the podium. In the 1910s, young Charles Mowery was an enthusiastic automobile racer. At a time when few people even owned automobiles, let alone raced them, “Charlie” was already pushing the envelope on the dirt path known as […]
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Then & Now: Plymouth, Richland County: 1894
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. PLYMOUTH — Only half of Plymouth is in Richland County — the other half resides in Huron County. The line of demarcation runs down Ohio 603 through the middle of downtown. This photo captures the Richland border, looking down South Plymouth Street. As […]
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There’s a family history with the U.S. Census
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on April 1, 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. You’ve probably received a notice in the mail asking you to complete the 2020 United States census. Completing this document is […]
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GOP vs. DEM: Full Circle on the Square
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. The Richland County Republican Party is presently engaged in establishing a Base of Operations on North Park Street with a new party headquarters almost directly across the Square from the Democratic Party headquarters on South Park Street. In this ‘new’ arrangement, the Square […]
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The Curse of Mary Jane’s Grave
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015. The end of an era came last fall at Mary Jane’s Grave when the huge and famous spruce that marked her resting place sadly crashed down among the stones. It might have been appropriate if the scarred old tree had been taken out […]
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Ohio has a spooktacular Halloween history
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Oct. 30, 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. As the weather turns colder, many Ohio students may be thinking about something spooky – like Halloween. Halloween is a cultural […]
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Loudonville native was the first American to visit the coldest place on Earth
LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville native Danny Foster (1937-2014) was the first American to arrive in Vostok, Antarctica — known as the coldest place on earth. While serving in the United States Navy, Foster became interested in meteorology and was soon assigned to research treks in both the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. Foster often conducted research […]
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The Conductor: A Richland County Ghost History
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Richland Source in 2014. This story was told to me when I was 13 years old by a very old woman shortly before she left this world. O n different occasions since then I have tried to corroborate the facts of her tale through newspaper documentation but […]
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Did you know these interesting facts about Ohio and the Civil War?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on April 16, 2011 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. The Civil War began in April 1861 when Confederate troops under the command of Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard fired on Fort […]