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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Knox County WW II vet returns home — after 80 years
1st Lt. Wayne D. Crowl, bombardier in a B-24 Liberator, was killed in action in France in January 1944.
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WWII veteran Paul Hunter celebrates 100th birthday next month
MANSFIELD — Paul Hunter sat in a blue cloth chair in the corner of his room, his walker in front of him. “I understand you’ve got a big birthday coming up,” I said, after introducing myself. “Yeah,” Hunter responded. He paused for a moment. “Twenty-seven.” Hunter’s youngest daughter, Anita Douville, chuckled. Her dad will celebrate his […]
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Brown posthumously presents Congressional Gold Medal to Indians’ Doby
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored Larry Doby on Wednesday, the first African American to play in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor was for Doby’s career and contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement. Brown successfully fought to pass […]