The 46th Ohio Civil War Show opened Saturday morning in Mansfield. The two-day event attracts thousands of visitors to the city.
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Ohio Civil War Show: A historical immersion from 1775 to 1945 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Don Williams organized the first Ohio Civil War Show nearly 50 years ago in Ashland, an immersive historical experience today carried on by his family. Now dubbed the Ohio Civil War and World War I & World War II Show, an estimated 450 exhibitors from 38 states will roll into the Richland County […]
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Ohio Civil War and WWI & II Show returns to Richland County May 4-5
MANSFIELD — Experience living history encampments at the largest Historical event in the U.S. presenting our history from 1775 through 1945. All right here in Mansfield, Ohio. So much to see and enjoy. The 46th annual Ohio Civil War and World War I & World War II Show will be held at the Richland County […]
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Column: Gettysburg ‘Peach Orchard’ a sobering reminder of historical lessons learned
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Peaches again now grow in the “Peach Orchard” in the Gettysburg National Military Park in eastern Pennsylvania. It’s been 160 years since musket Minie balls and artillery shells ripped through the famed orchard during the second day of the famous Civil War battle that turned the tide of a four-year struggle — […]
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From Lincoln to LeBron, freedom of speech defeats perspective
I long for the days of perspective. When a wise voice could step to the fore with a calm, reasoned approach; when common sense prevailed and a settling demeanor won the day. That’s what I kept thinking recently after reading what later turned out to be yet another politically-charged, wildly inaccurate story in one of […]