... THOMAS WILDCAT ALFORD 338 THOMAS WILDCAT ALFORD THOMAS WILDCAT ALFORD A GREAT-GRANDSON OF TECUMSEH Among the interesting persons present at the unveiling of the George Rogers Clark monument near the site of the Battle of Piqua the birthplace of Tecumseh was Thomas Wildcat Alford a lineal descendant of that great Shawnee chieftain According to the Handbook of American Indians edited by Frederick Webb Hodge and published by the Bureau of American Ethnology Big Jim who died in 1905 was the ...
... Fortieth Annual Meeting 271 Fortieth Annual Meeting 271 have charge of arrangements for the proposed trip and suggested that members desiring to make the tour communicate with him ASH CAVE Mr Bright stated that Ash Cave has been turned over to the State Forestry Department the state purchased about 1200 acres of land and has made a state park of it Mr Wood for the Committee on Nominations stated that the committee desires to make its report in two sections We have with us today a man who has ...
... Editorialana Editorialana 5 61 their enthusiasm in and loyalty to the order to which they belong We do not give the proceedings in full as they will be published in book form by the Columbus Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution HARWOOD R POOL Mr Harwood R Pool a life member of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society died in New York December 30 1903 He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Pool and was born in Elyria Ohio October 22 1860 He went to New York in 1868 ...
... Reviews Notes and Comments 293 Reviews Notes and Comments 293 Normal School then as Ohio Normal University and finally as Ohio Northern University Among interesting relics given by Dr Lehr to the institution that he founded were a flag carried by his grandfather at the battles of the Brandywine Germantown and Monmouth and the epaulettes worn by his father as Brigadier-General in the Militia of Pennsylvania Dr Lehr belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic and the Masonic order He was a member ...
... AN ILLUSTRATED FIELD KEY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AN ILLUSTRATED FIELD KEY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MAMMAL BONES By GEORGE W BRAINERD The key given here is designed for the identification of mammal bones in the field by persons who have not had specialized training in the subject Identifications made under such conditions are of course not always accurate and of necessity often cannot be specific When accurate identifications to species or subspecies are required the material should be checked ...
... INDEX TO MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH INDEX TO MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY Baker C B 620 Society 595-596 recommends purBaker R C 593 chase of photostat equipment 598Bareis George F 593 620 report as 599 620 621 motion by 627 629 chairman of museum committee 627offers resolution to amend constitu628 634 elected first vice-president tion 630-632 634 elected secretary of Society 634 motion by 634 librarian and editor of Society 634 Battelle Gordon 620 Gard D H 593 ...
... Comments Notes and Reviews Comments Notes and Reviews 531 dead A chart was shown delineating the bundled bones of Indians at the surface of the ground at Mille Lacs with mounds of earth built over them James W Lynd historian of the Sioux nation was quoted showing that the Dakota people were at Mille Laces at a very ancient period in fact so long ago that no tradition remained to show where they came from or how long they had been there No trace of two distinct classes of stone implements and ...
... 444 Ohio Arch 444 Ohio Arch and His Society Publications ored guest at their gatherings and re-unions He was a member of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Sons of the American Revolution being president of the Benjamin Franklin Chapter Columbus Ohio at the time of his death General Wright for many years past had taken an active part in the work of The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society He was a life member February 25 1897 Governor Asa ...
... Reviews Notes and Comments 589 Reviews Notes and Comments 589 County and the founders of the first church and school in Ohio This pageant was so highly appreciated that those who presented it were prevailed upon to repeat it on the following evening when a capacity audience again enjoyed and heartily applauded it Nothing so thoroughly arouses and impresses the events of local history upon the general public as the presentation of that history in the form of pageants This fact has been ...
... 584 Ohio Arch 584 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Shetrone made some splendid finds while exploring mounds the specimens being on exhibition in the rotunda NECROLOGY Mr C W Justice Chairman of the Committee on Necrology reported that the following members have passed away within the past year Professor R G Kinkead Columbus Judge Lewis M Hosea Cincinnati Clinton Cowen Cincinnati Dr T C Mendenhall Ravenna Colonel John L Vance Gallipolis and Mozart Gallup Sandusky PUBLICATIONS Dr F C ...
... MINUTES OF MINUTES OF THE OHIO ACADEMY OF HISTORY Columbus Ohio April 18 1953 The spring meeting of the Ohio Academy of History was held at Columbus April 18 1953 Registration was followed at 1030 AM by two concurrent sessions at the Ohio State Museum One chairmaned by Dr Fred Kershner of Ohio University was devoted to the topic A Consideration of Some of the Intellectual Currents of the Early 20th Century Dr Robert H Bremner of Ohio State University presented a paper on The New View of ...
... Notes and Queries Winter-Spring 2004 p 52 PDF of Notes and Queries CONTENTS of this issue Copyright 2004 by the Ohio Historical Society All rights reserved The 2004 Building Connections Conference will be held November 4-6 2004 at the Columbus Athenaeum Columbus Ohio The meeting is a collaboration of the Ohio Historical Society including the National Afro-American Museum amp Cultural Center National History Day in Ohio and Ohio Historic Preservation Office with Downtown Ohio Inc Heritage Ohio ...
... 630 Ohio Arch 630 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications 1 A circular letter to members of the Society asking them to submit names of prospective members 2 A blank form for the names and addresses of prospective members 3 A stamped envelope for the return of the list of prospective members 4 A circular entitled Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society--Notes on Present Activities Past Achievements and Future Prospects This material will be mailed from the office of the Secretary of ...
... Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 595 Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 595 MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY SOCIETY BUILDING COLUMBUS OHIO OCTOBER 2 1924 Present Messrs Campbell Bareis Prince Goodman Johnson Wood Furniss and Dawes On motion of Mr Wood duly seconded James E Campbell was elected President of the Society Professor Prince moved that George F Bareis be elected First Vice President of the Society At the suggestion of ...
... J J MORTON HOWELL HIS GIFT TO THE MUSEUM OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY When Egypt had attained the degree of independence that entitled her to an envoy extraordinary and a minister plenipotentiary from the United States President Harding made a survey to determine who would be best suited to inaugurate diplomatic relations between our country and the ancient seat of civilization in the Valley of the Nile Very naturally such a person was found among the native sons of Ohio Dr J ...
... THE OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE 1941 THE OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE 1941 The Ohio History Conference April 4-5 1941 included the Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of History the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Columbus Genealogical Society the Third Annual Meeting of the Committee on Archives and Medical History of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society with the cooperation of the Ohio State ...
... 402 Ohio Arch 402 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications 6 Stuart James-Three Years in North America Edinburgh 1833 Vol II 7 Shirreff Patrick-A Tour through North America Edinburgh 1835 8 Steele Mrs Eliza RA Summer Journey in the West New York 1841 9 Buckingham J S-Eastern and Western States of America London 1842 Vol II 10 Godwin Parke-Prose Writings of Wm Cullen Bryant Vol II Bryant Wm C--Illinois Fifty Years Ago New York 1901 11 Dickens Charles-American Notes London 1903 12 Fordham Elias ...
... 620 Ohio Arch 620 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications appointed by the Governor to make a complete survey of all the historical and archaeological parks and sites to outline a program for their improvement and maintenance and to submit an estimate of the amount that should be appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose Our experience with the work of caring for these parks has shown us that in most instances even the essential needs of these parks cannot be adequately met because of ...
... EDITOR'S NOTE EDITOR'S NOTE Historical anniversaries have a way of reviving interest in events and personalities-long forgotten or neglected Now that centennial observances of the Civil War have run their course our national memory is turning toward the last third of nineteenth century American history Already a major reconsideration of these years is underway A basic source for the study of the period 1865 to 1900 is one of Ohio's finest historical properties The Rutherford B Hayes Library ...
... 504 Ohio Arch 5 04 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications THE BUCKEYE PIONEERS OSMAN C HOOPER This poem was written for the Franklin Centennial held at Columbus Ohio September 15 1897 Fair Buckeyeland we sing your praise And bare our head to them Who lived and wrought in other days And framed your diadem Their handiwork none can forget The jewels of the years Would in your crown be still unset But for the pioneers CHORUS Then a song for the pioneers The praise of a hundred years For the women ...