... NOTES NOTES Henry C Shetrone is Director of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Ophia D Smith Mrs William E the author of The Life and Times of Giles Richards Ohio Historical Collections VI 1936 and Old Oxford Houses 1941 resides at Oxford Ohio W Edson Richmond is a graduate assistant in the Department of English Ohio State University Harlow Lindley is Secretary-Editor-Librarian of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Hudson Hyatt Ensign U S N R was until ...
... AUTO-SKETCH OF CHARLES WILLIAMS AUTO-SKETCH OF CHARLES WILLIAMS Charles Williams was the first white settler - so claimed - in what is now the city of Coshocton Mr Williams settled there in the spring of 1800 the town being laid out the next year For a season or two prior to his locating at Coshocton Mr Williams had grown a crop of corn on the prairie four miles up the Walhonding River Mr Williams was a typical pioneer and his sketch written by himself is of special interest because giving not ...
... Minutes of the Annual Meeting 567 Minutes of the Annual Meeting 567 of the earth my people urged me to make four requests-First that the flame of their fireplace may not sway to and fro sickness Second that their weapon may be sharpened on both sides Success in war Legends say that there was once a race that had a sharp bony structure growing out on both sides of their forearms for use in war Third that the number of days I left behind me may be proportionately divided among my relatives ...
... 110 Ohio Arch 110 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications TRIBUTE TO DR W O THOMPSON RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY TO HIS SURVIVING RELATIVES At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Secretary Galbreath concluded a tribute to Dr W O Thompson as follows After retirement from the presidency of the Ohio State University November 5 1925 Dr Thompson became president emeritus of that institution In that position there was no diminution of the widening ...
... 116 Ohio Arch 116 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications The evil that men do lives after them The good is oft interred with their bones May it not be thus with Arthur St Clair but rather may this monument long stand as a fitting tribute of respect to his memory May the broken granite boulders typify the strength and rugged virtues of that stalwart patriot and his faithful followers and may this bronze tablet fittingly recall the advancement of the western frontier to this place Mr President ...
... REMARKS OF EDWARD EVERETT HALE D REMARKS OF EDWARD EVERETT HALE D D I AM sure that all of us who have come from a distance and listened to so many things have been impressed with the change in things I for one recollect perfectly well that the fathers of one hundred years ago would have all gone to bed at nine o'clock at night whoever came to address them whether it was a Shawnee Chief or Mad Anthony himself I am quite sure that at the bottom of the heart of even an Ohio gentleman there must ...
... Reviews Notes and Comments 103 Reviews Notes and Comments 103 Resolutions adopted by THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION at its Annual Meeting held at Columbus Ohio December 27-29 1923 WHEREAS there has been in progress for several years an agitation conducted by certain newspapers patriotic societies fraternal orders and others against a number of school textbooks in history and in favor of official censorship and WHEREAS this propaganda has met with sufficient success to bring about not only ...
... NOTES NOTES Adolph E Waller is Associate Professor and Curator of the Botanic Garden Department of Botany Ohio State University Howard Dittrick is Editorial Director of the Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio Philip D Jordan is a Professor of History at Miami University Edward S Thomas is Curator of Natural History of this Society Bertha E Josephson is Head of the Department of Documents and Editorial Associate of the Society Frank C Caldwell is Emeritus Professor Department of Electrical ...
... SINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT SINCLAIRE'S DEFEAT This specimen of early times poetry appeared shortly after St Clair's defeat 1791 and was printed in circular form it is related and was posted up in many a pioneer cabin It reveals the sentiment of the times as well as the Form of expression 'Twas November the fourth in the year ninety-one We had a sore engagement near to Fort Jefferson Sainclaire was our commander which may remembered be For there we left nine hundred men in the West'n Ter'tory At ...
... 426 Ohio Arch 426 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications ADDRESS OF DR W O THOMPSON Mr Chairman my election to a position in this Archaeological and Historical Society was accepted as a distinct honor I therefore rejoice in the hour that is now here with all the other members of the Archaeological and Historical Society For indeed this is an hour of genuine rejoicing It gives the Society as we hope a permanent place in the history of the State I happen in the fortune of life to be here as the ...
... FISH-HOOKS FOUND AT THE BAUM VILLAGE SITE FISH-HOOKS FOUND AT THE BAUM VILLAGE SITE A COMPARISON WITH THOSE FOUND AT MADISONVILLE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE BY W C MILLS The Baum Prehistoric Village Site is situated in the western part of Ross County Ohio near the small village of Bournville and is located upon one of the gravel terraces in the valley of Paint Creek For two years during the months of July and August the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society has been exploring in ...
... 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 ...
... CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE Francis Phelps Weisenburger Ph D University of Michigan since 1924 a member of the History faculty of the Ohio State University now assistant Drofessor of history there Douglas C McMurtrie is well known as a bibliographer his field covering the history of early printing in different states and cities Mr McMurtrie's occupation in Chicago is the manufacturing of type-composing machines and typeface matrices but his background is that of a ...
... 354 Ohio Arch 354 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren His interest in local history as attested by numerous articles and the voluminous History of Sandusky County his kindly and cheerful disposition and his optimistic spirit will long be remembered by his fellow members of the Society MEETING OF CRESAP SOCIETY The Cresap Society will hold its meeting in Columbus September 15-16 The first session will be held Friday evening September 15 at the ...
... 284 Ohio Arch 284 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY SOCIETY BUILDING COLUMBUS OHIO October 10 1925 -- 1245 P M Present Messrs Johnson Prince Furniss Orton Wood Goodman Bareis Florence and Mrs Dryer Mr Bareis moved that Arthur C Johnson be elected President of the Society On motion of General Florence the nominations were closed and the Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous ...
... OLD BROWN OLD BROWN Old Lion tangled in the net Baffled and spent and wounded sore Bound thou who ne'er knew bonds before A captive but a lion yet Death kills not In a later time 0 slow but all-accomplishing Thy shouted name abroad shall ring Wherever right makes war sublime When in the perfect scheme of God It shall not be a crime for deeds To quicken liberating creeds And men shall rise wherre slaves have trod Then he the fearless future Man Shall wash the blot and stain away We fix upon thy ...
... THE OLD RIVER BRIDGE THE OLD RIVER BRIDGE JAMES BALL NAYLOR Read at the dedication of the Malta-McConnelsville steel bridge July 8th 1902 The flew steel bridge superseded the old wooden toll bridge built in 1867 The old river-bridge grown decrepit and gray In the warfare of years has alas passed away For Time the remorseless has triumphed at lastAnd the faithful old bridge is a part of the past Like a warrior it stood with its feet in the tide And its lean arms outstretched to the bridegroom ...
... 472 Ohio Arch 472 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Index to the Minutes of the Forty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees Annual address by Dr Rightmire 360-373 names of those present 341 report Annual meeting of the Society 341-373 of president 342-343 of secretary 343Annual meeting of trustees 358-359 346 of treasurer 346-347 of auditor Annual reports of officers 342-356 348 of director 349-353 ...
... Forty-First Annual Meeting 629 Forty-First Annual Meeting 629 347 Celt Axe and Spear Point presented by Mr John Rothwell Columbus O 7-10-26 348 Human skeleton from mound presented by Mr R H Copenhaver Mt Sterling O 7-26-26 349 Archaeological collection of Professor J C Sample Perrysville O presented by Mrs Elizabeth Sample 8-11-26 350 Effigy Fish presented by Mr D S Leech Lima O 8-21-26 Accessions to Natural History Collections DEPARTMENT OF ORNITHOLOGY 3 Collection of mounted birds presented ...
... -- Drawings by HR Goodwin 638 TYPICAL SPECIMENS FROM THE SPETNAGEL CACHE NATURAL SIZE THE SPETNAGLE CACHE OF FLINT THE SPETNAGLE CACHE OF FLINT SPEAR-POINTS Few better examples of ceremonial offerings of chipped flint artifacts than the Spetnagel cache of flint spear-points recently placed on exhibition in the Museum of the Society by Mr Albert C Spetnagel of Chillicothe have been found in Ohio or elsewhere This remarkable cache-lot of upwards of 200 ceremonial spears was unearthed in the ...