... It is the fate of defeated generals and admirals to be forgotten It is the fate of defeated generals and admirals to be forgotten Everyone in Ohio and the Old Northwest hears of the victory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry on Lake Erie in 1813 but ordinarily remains ignorant of the British commander he defeated England is a country most proficient in ignoring unsuccessful military figures The fate of Perry's opponent may not have been just but it was typical Exactly what happened to him has ...
... Minutes of the Meeting of the Minutes of the Meeting of the Ohio Academy of History Columbus April 13 1957 One hundred historians attended the spring meeting of the Ohio Academy of History at the Ohio State Museum on Saturday April 13 1957 At one of the two concurrent morning sessions Erving E Beauregard of the University of Dayton introduced Edward J Goodman of Xavier University who presented a paper on Spanish Nationalism in the Struggle Against Napoleon and Alfred D Low of Marietta College ...
... JOHN E JOHN E MOSER Principles Without Program Senator Robert A Taft and American Foreign Policy When it came to domestic policy there was very little that was confusing about Senator Robert Alfonso Taft of Ohio 1889-1953 A die-hard conservative Taft remained up until his death a convinced enemy of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and the assault on the Constitution which he believed it to represent So solid were his political credentials that he came to be known widely as Mr Republican defining ...
... edited by edited by ARNOLD SHANKMAN Vallandigham's Arrest and the 1863 Dayton Riot--Two Letters A noteworthy political event of 1863 was the arrest and subsequent exile of Clement Laird Vallandigham A former Democratic United States Representative from Dayton and one of the most eloquent speakers in the North Vallandigham was Ohio's leading Peace Democrat He sincerely believed that the Confederacy could not be subdued by force and although he never advocated permanent separation of the North ...
... Dedication of the Hayes Memorial Dedication of the Hayes Memorial 4 39 ask each and every one of you to register here on this consecrated spot a solemn vow to preserve this nation forever and forever to the American - peaceably if we can forcibly if we must but for America America forever and forever Mr Charles R Williams of Princeton biographer of Rutherford Birchard Hayes then delivered the following address ADDRESS OF CHARLES R WILLIAMS We are met today to signalize the formal dedication of ...
... THE INFANT SCHOOL THAT GREW UP THE INFANT SCHOOL THAT GREW UP By JOSEPHINE E PHILLIPS One hunded years ago the first child's garden was opened by Herr Friedrich Froebel in the little village of Blankenburg in Germany To Froebel belongs much credit for the development and spread of the kindergarten idea He saw that the education of a child should begin much earlier than the customary school age--six or seven years--and that play should be incorporated in that education He declared that the ...
... MATTHEW OYOS MATTHEW OYOS The Mobilization of the Ohio Militia in the Civil War Fort Sumter's fall in April 1861 broke like a thunderclap over Ohio Overnight fervent patriotism replaced months of indecision regarding Southern secession When President Abraham Lincoln called for 75000 militia on April 15 thousands of enthusiastic Ohioans rushed forward Among this mass the state's militia played an important role in the first weeks of mobilization At the heights of state government officials ...
... THE MIDDLE WEST AND THE COMING THE MIDDLE WEST AND THE COMING OF WORLD WAR I by ARTHUR S LINK Associate Professor of History Northwestern University It is difficult to avoid elaborating the obvious in describing the general attitude of the leaders and people of the Middle West toward the European War from its outbreak until the intervention of the United States in 1917 Nourished as they had been upon a tradition of the uniqueness of American democratic virtue and upon the concept of the ...
... McKINLEY MONUMENT McKINLEY MONUMENT DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 30 1907 Soon after the tragic death of President William McKinley many leading citizens of the nation such as Senator Hanna Justice Day Governor Herrick Hon George B Cortelyou and other prominent state and national officials united in the organization of The McKinley National Memorial Association The purpose was the erection at Canton Ohio of a monument suitable to the memory of the beloved and noble President Subscriptions poured in from ...
... OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 137 OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 137 of the Ohio State University was attended by over fifty persons representing the various organizations cooperating in the Ohio History Conference H C Shetrone director of the Society presided introducing Mrs Janet Wethy Foley of Akron New York who gave an address on An Adventure in Genealogy in which she related her own and her husband's experiences in adopting genealogy as their profession General Session 800 P M ...
... OPENING REMARKS OPENING REMARKS by JOHN W BENNE TT On behalf of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and the Ohio State University I want to welcome you all to this first meeting of the organization tentatively entitled Ohio Valley Historic Indian Conference Our discussions today will be general rather than specific a matter of viewpoints and perspectives of the three disciplines represented in the meeting--archaeology ethnohistory and history We hope this will be the ...
... COLLECTIONS COLLECTIONS A ND EXHIBITS COLLECTIONS OF THE RUTHERFORD B HAYES STATE MEMORIAL ONE OF OHIO'S finest historical properties is the Rutherford B Hayes State Memorial located in Spiegel Grove the twentyfive-acre home estate of the nation's nineteenth president at Fremont Administered jointly by the Ohio Historical Society and the Rutherford B Hayes and Lucy Webb Hayes Foundation this public memorial includes the stately Victorian brick mansion of the president and his family the graves ...
... CHARACTER SKETCH OF GENERAL ULYSSES S CHARACTER SKETCH OF GENERAL ULYSSES S GRANT BY JUDGE HUGH L NICHOLS Chairman of the U S Grant Memorial Centenary Association My earlier life was spent at New Richmond Clermont County Ohio on the banks of the Ohio River five miles west of Point Pleasant where Ohio's greatest son first saw the light of day As a youth I was greatly interestd in General Grant always having regarded him - and it would seem rightlyas Ohio's most famous citizen and since he was ...
... EARLY OHIO MEDICINE A MUSEUM DISPLAY EARLY OHIO MEDICINE A MUSEUM DISPLAY By EDWARD S T HO MAS As a compliment to the medical history section of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society the Museum of the Society arranged a special exhibit featuring early days of Ohio medicine which attracted a great deal of attention not only on the part of medical practitioners pharmacists and students but also the general public Emphasis was placed on medical practice prior to 1860 but some ...
... Book Reviews Summer-Autumn 2001 pp 193-217 Copyright 2001 by the Ohio Historical Society All rights reserved This article is presented page by page according to the original print version If a sentence seems to end abruptly scroll down to continue with the next page BOOK REVIEWS Joyous Greetings The First International Women's Movement 1830-1860 By Bonnie S Anderson New York Oxford University Press 2000 xii 288p illustrations notes bibliography index 3000 Anyone interested in history ...
... 276 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 27 6 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Mr Frank A Livingston President of the first-named organization presided Dr Harold J Grimm of the Ohio State University presented a paper on The Genealogist as Historian and Dr Harlow Lindley of the Ohio State Museum read a paper prepared by Mr Delbert L Gratz of Bluffton Ohio on The Swiss Mennonites of Alien and Putnam Counties THE GENEALOGIST AS HISTORIAN By HAROLD J GRIMM The genealogist ...
... THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OF 1875 IN OHIO THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OF 1875 IN OHIO BY FORREST WILLIAM CLONTS M A SIGNIFICANCE OF CAMPAIGN As a purely state contest the political campaign of 1875 in Ohio was of more than ordinary significance It was unusually long intensely conducted bitterly fought and the conclusion might be interpreted to have decided at least one very important question for the people of the entire country Widespread attention served to arouse the citizens of Ohio to the meaning ...
... BENTLEY'S LAKE BENTLEY'S LAKE A J BAUGHMAN MANSFIELD Secretary of the Richland County Historical Society The Bentley Lake seven miles east of Mansfield was created in 1846 and had a peculiar origin In 1821 Jonas Ballyet entered the northwest quarter of section 15 Mifflin township Richland county and near the center of this tract there was a circular marsh of eight or ten acres surrounded by a rim of elevations of gentle slope giving a bowl-like appearance in the place At the east side or end ...
... 614 Ohio Arch 614 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications HISTORY OF AKRON A Centennial History of Akron 1825-1925 published under the auspices of the General Committee of the City's First Centennial Celebration July 19-23 1925 and the editorial direction of the Historical Committee Oscar E Olin LL D Mr J M Ada E Allen and Edwin W Brouse Managing Editor James A Braden This book presents the remarkable progress of the city of Akron from its humble beginning one hundred years ago to the present ...
... OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 241 OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 241 item of which was a diary 1821-1826 of Charles Willing Byrd the last Secretary of the Northwest Territory The Clark County Historical Society under the direction of Mr Arthur R Altick sent in a most interesting report of the year's activities giving an account of additions to their collections and a summary of exploration and field work Mr Altick feels that the major accomplishment during the past year was the ...