... In Memoriam 559 In Memoriam 559 State In financial circles he had attained success and a creditable record He was a trusted counselor and a man whose judgment was highly regarded by his fellow members on the Board of Trustees and the staff of the Society Mr Wood was born in Bradford County Pennsylvania October 3 1863 In 1879 he came to Columbus where he was subsequently identified with different financial institutions In 1922 he was made General Manager of the Ohio State Savings Association ...
... INDEX TO THE MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-NINTH INDEX TO THE MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-NINTH MEETING OF THE SOCIETY AND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Allen William Life of 585 Dawes Beman G term expires is reAsh Cave report on 585-586 elected 589-590 Atwood J F 587 Dennis Jerry 579-580 Director report of 548-563 Baker R C 538 Dryer Mrs Orson D 538 Bareis George F 538 569 572 report on Dunham John M 538 Museum Committee 583-584 term expires is re-elected 589-590 elected Eaton S L 549-550 ...
... FORT MORROW SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812 FORT MORROW SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812 HONORED According to an early historian of Marion County Ohio Nathaniel Wyatt Sr exchanged 80 acres of military land in Pickaway County for a tract of 200 acres in Section 3 Waldo Township Marion County On this tract he built the Wyatt Brick Tavern and on it was also built Fort Morrow in the year 1812 Wyatt's Hotel was comprised in the enclosure of the pickets made from split slats around the old fort The old ...
... SPEECH OF RICHARD DOUGLAS ESQ SPEECH OF RICHARD DOUGLAS ESQ OF CHILLICOTHE DELIVERED BEFORE THE WHIG CONVENTION HELD IN COLUMBUS FEBRUARY 22 AND 23 1836 Richard Douglas who describes himself in the letter herewith as in birth a Yankee in habit a Sailor in adoption a Buckeye in profession an Old CourtCircuitizer in occasional circumstance a Blovian in principal a Whig etc was born in New London Connecticut September 10th 1785 From early youth like many other New London boys he followed the sea ...
... The Firelands Grant The Firelands Grant 435 THE FIRELANDS GRANT BY CLARENCE D LAYLIN This article is the outgrowth of a paper read before the Political Science Club of Ohio State University The discussion which followed the reading of the paper among members of that club led to further investigation the result of which is the article as here produced-EDITOR In treating of the settlement of new countries the general and proper method is to recite the history of its pioneer days Without the ...
... THE PROPOSED TOWN OF CORNISH OHIO THE PROPOSED TOWN OF CORNISH OHIO By DONALD W FERGUSON As a part of the study of westward expansion of the United States the story of paper towns--towns which never survived their founders or which existed only in the imagination of their promoters--fills an interesting chapter The plan of Lystra Kentucky reproduced in Charles O Paullin's Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States New York 1932 is a very good example of the definiteness with which ...
... Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting 619 Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting 619 upright so as to add moisture and supply fertilizer to the unexposed and growing roots is also recommended For all the purposes stated we ask an appropriation of 400 40 only now being available Respectfully submitted Signed FRANK TALLMADGE Mr Booth drew attention to the fact that previous recommendations of the committee on the Logan Elm had not been acted upon President Campbell stated that before the desired improvements ...
... THE ODYSSEY OF PETROLEUM VESUVIUS NASBY by DAVID D ANDERSON After more than a century the American Civil War remains garbed in tragedy and pathos heroes and hero worship sentiment and cynicism as it has been since the guns fell silent and the printing presses began to pour out a still unabated torrent of memoirs histories and biographies As an age of heroes it is resplendent with the names of Lincoln Grant Lee Sherman Sheridan -- and Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby Perhaps the least remembered of ...
... 460 Ohio Arch 460 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications technic Institute the Brooklyn Institute the Missouri Historical Society the Florida State Museum the president of Tufts College the National Society of D A R etc ADDRESS OF CONGRESSMAN OVERMYER Congressman A W Overmyer of the 13th Ohio District who came from Washington D C expressly to take part in the dedicatory exercises then delivered the following address Fortunate indeed are all of us who have been permitted to witness this ...
... ADDRESS OF JUDGE JOSEPH COX ADDRESS OF JUDGE JOSEPH COX THE BUILDING OF T HE STATE THE first settlement in this State at Marietta and organization of the Northwest Territory under the Ordinance of 1787 were the most notable events in the history of our country and deserve to rank among the greatest of the civilized world The Territory having been wrested from the domination of foreign nations by the combined strength of the American Colonies after the eight years' struggle of the Revolutionary ...
... AN UNRECORDED INCIDENT OF MORGAN'S RAID AN UNRECORDED INCIDENT OF MORGAN'S RAID BY WM MARION MILLER Many pages have been written concerning the exploits of the famous Confederate raider General John Morgan and the details of his famous expedition into Ohio and his subsequent capture have been ably discussed in this journal1 There exists however a vast amount of oral material--some of it legendary and apocryphal in character even to the extent of bordering on folklore Now and then one finds a ...
... EDITORIAL NOTES EDITORIAL NOTES DR I W ANDREWS-At the annual meeting of the Ohio Teachers' Association held at Sandusky June 28 1888 memorial exercises occurred in honor of the late Israel W Andrews Professor M R Andrews read a memorial sketch In it he paid tribute in the highest terms to the many virtues of the deceased scholar and educator His conservative but persistent and hopeful nature his accuracy and painstaking care as a student and instructor his unswerving fidelity to every trust ...
... OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL BUSINESS SESSION 1000 AM APRIL 24 1942 OHIO STATE MUSEUM The Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society convened in the auditorium of the Museum at 1000 AM on April 24 1 942 Mr Arthur C Johnson President of the Society called the meeting to order President Johnson in his brief introductory remarks referred to the small attendance caused no doubt by the fact ...
... ANCIENT CORRESPONDENCE ANCIENT CORRESPONDENCE FROM SAMUEL LINTON WAYNESVILLE O TO ABEL SATERTHWAITE PHILADELPHIA Samuel Linton was the fifth child of Benjamin and Jane Cowgal Linton and was born in Bucks county Pa December 17th 1741 He was reared a farmer yet learned the trade of a weaver He married May 10 1775 Elizabeth Harvey who was born March 8th 1748 They had six children Samuel Nathan David Jane Elizabeth and James who in turn with the exception of James raised large families During the ...
... FORT McARTHUR MEMORIAL TABLET FORT McARTHUR MEMORIAL TABLET On July 4 1913 a memorial tablet erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution was unveiled with fitting and interesting ceremonies at the site of the old fort McArthur three miles southwest of Kenton on the Scioto River We publish the addresses delivered on that occasion by Prof G Frederick Wright President of The Ohio State Archaeological amp Historical Society and Mrs John T Mack of Sandusky ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT WRIGHT It is ...
... Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting 533 Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting 533 with the history of Fort Laurens Therefore a brief synopsis along historical lines may be of interest to many citizens The fort was erected by command of General Washington and is located in Tuscarawas county Ohio about one mile below the village of Bolivar on the west bank of the Tuscarawas river and was erected in November and December 1778 General McIntosh superintended the construction and had under his command 1 200 troops of ...
... MOBBING THE SHAKERS OF UNION VILLAGE MOBBING THE SHAKERS OF UNION VILLAGE J P MACLEAN PH D It may be affirmed that of all the Christian sects of America not one is less aggressive or lives more within itself than that known as The Shakers or more properly speaking The Millennial Church It is true that in its early history it possessed a little missionary zeal but this was not of the offensive kind In common with all the sects it placed its own doctrines to the front proclaiming them to be the ...
... The Croghan Celebration The Croghan Celebration 31 liberty that we are enjoying to-day and I wish to say that upon this spot this historic spot that the tide turned in favor of the American nation in the war of 1812-13 How unfortunate you are to have within your corporate limits the most historic spot in the United States of America I never stood upon this ground upon this battlefield until today My mind turns back to my youthful days when I read of the bravery of Croghan and his 160 men and I ...
... REVIEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS REVIEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS BY THE EDITOR THE MOUND BUILDERS A chorus of cordial appreciation greets the sumptuous volume entitled The Mound Builders by Henry Clyde Shetrone Director of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Promptly on its appearance from the press the following appreciative review appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer THE MOUND BUILDERS THE MOUND BUILDERS By Henry Clyde Shetrone D Appleton amp Co New York Ohio should be proud that it is ...
... REMARKS OF REV REMARKS OF REV B W ARNETT DD MR CHAIRMAN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN There are times in the history and in the life of individuals when language fails to express the throbbings and longings as well as the aspirations of the heart and I find myself sir this evening without words to express my sentiments to you and to this intelligent audience the representatives of this great Commonwealth of ours But your call to me to say a word1 was a command which I could not disobey without feeling ...