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"The Invocation" (Croghan Celebration) by W. E. Tressel. Volume 16, Number 1, January, 1907, pp. 16-18.
... 16 Ohio Arch 16 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications bers of which had charge of the final interment The children scattered flowers in the grave a salute was fired taps were sounded and the honored dust of the gallant George Croghan was consigned to its final resting place on the spot and in the sacred soil he had so bravely and loyally defended ninety-three years before The grave was covered with a large block of Quincy granite bearing this inscription George Croghan Major 17th U S ...

"The 1856 Election in Ohio: Moral Issues in Politics," Volume 80, Number 1, Winter, 1971, pp. 24-44.
... VICTOR B VICTOR B HOWARD The 1856 Election in Ohio Moral Issues in Politics In recent years a growing number of social scientists have taken the position that ethnic and cultural diversity of American society and not ideologies of platforms of the major parties have been the chief factors in determining American political alignments1 Samuel P Hays insists that party ideologies never reflect the major concern of the local electorate and on that level ethno-cultural issues are much more ...

"The Finns in Ohio," Volume 43, Number 4, October, 1934, pp. 452-460.
... THE FINNS IN OHIO THE FINNS IN OHIO BY EUGENE VAN CLEEF The United States has been developed by motley groups of peoples from numerous divergent lands principally from European countries Among the representatives from these foreign nations are stalwart migrants from fascinating Finland In the course of a century or more the Finns have settled largely in our northern tier of states Their numbers today including those born in this country but of foreign or mixed parentage total 320536 Slightly ...

"The Underground Railroad: A Re-evaluation," by Larry Gara. Volume 69, Number 3, July, 1960, pp. 217-230.
... The OHIO HISTORICAL Quarterly The OHIO HISTORICAL Quarterly VOLUME 69 NUMBER 3 JULY 1960 The Underground Railroad A Re-evaluation By LARRY GARA FOR MANY YEARS discerning scholars have suspected the inadequacy of traditional accounts of the underground railroad yet the elusive nature of source material for re-evaluating the history of the mysterious institution has apparently discouraged such reinterpretation1 Even some recent encyclopedia articles textbooks and monographs describe the ...

"Colonel James Kilbourne," by C. B. Galbreath. Volume 31, Number 1, January, 1922, pp. 22-30.
... COLONEL JAMES KILBOURNE COLONEL JAMES KILBOURNE BY C B GALBREATH Colonel James Kilbourne one of the founders of Bucyrus was a prominent pioneer of Ohio He was born at New Britain Connecticut October 19 1770 He was descended from an ancient Scottish family but his ancestors for many years had lived in England before emigrating to America His father who was a farmer encouraged his son to make his home with Mr Griswold the father of Bishop Griswold of the Protestant Episcopal Church in order that ...

"Rarey, The Horse's Master and Friend," by Sara Lowe Brown. Volume 25, Number 4, October, 1916, pp. 487-539.
... RAREY THE HORSE'S MASTER AND FRIEND RAREY THE HORSE'S MASTER AND FRIEND BY SARA LOWE BROWN It is one of the honors of Franklin county Ohio that early in the second quarter of the Nineteenth century it produced in the person of John Solomon Rarey a man who bore to all the world the message that in kindness there is power Ralph Waldo Emerson said of him that he had turned a new leaf in civilization while William Lloyd Garrison testified to his fitness to teach the world a great and everywhere ...

Volume 66, Number 1, January, 1957, pp. 90-94.
... Historical News Historical News The Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation of Pittsburgh has made a grant of fifteen thousand dollars to the Harmonie Associates Inc for their use in a program of aid to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in the restoration of Old Economy at Ambridge Pennsylvania a commission property The money will be used to refurbish the document room and four administrative research rooms and to install proper microfilm equipment files and stacks Provisions in the ...

"Fairfield County in the World War," Volume 36, Number 3, July, 1927, pp. 478-480.
... OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS BY THE EDITOR FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR It may be too soon to write a great history of the World War We still stand in the shadow of that volcanic upheaval We are too close to it in time and interest to measure in due perspective its mighty proportions It is not too soon however to record the facts upon which that history is to be built The part of the United States in ...

"Meeting of the American Association of Museums, 1913," Volume 22, Number 3, July, 1913, pp. 473-476.
... Editorialana Editorialana 473 hours are spent with his family at home where his large library is a notable attraction His appointment as Trustee is regarded by the people who know him well as an eminently appropriate one Albert Douglas of Chillicothe was elected by the Board of Trustees to serve as one of their number for the term of three years from May 23 1913 He was born in Chillicothe Ohio on April 25 1852 He is descended from patriotic New Englanders his great-grandfather having served in ...

"The History of Popular Education on the Western Reserve," by B. A. Hinsdale. Volume 6, Number 1, January, 1898, pp. 35-58.
... Popular Education on the Western Reserve Popular Education on the Western Reserve 35 THE HISTORY OF POPULAR EDUCATION ON THE WESTERN RESERVE AN ADDRESS DELIVERED IN THE SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES HELD IN ASSOCIATION HALL CLEVELAND SEPTEMBER 7 AND 8 1896 B A HINSDALE PH D LL D PROFESSOR OF THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF TEACHING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN It is peculiarly appropriate that the programme of the Centennial Commemoration of the founding of the City of Cleveland and of the ...

"Albion W. Tourgee: Propagandist and Critic of Reconstruction," Volume 70, Number 1, January, 1961, pp. 27-44.
... Albion W Albion W Tourgee Propagandist And Critic of Reconstruction By TED N WEISSBUCH LESS THAN FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Ohioan Al b ion W Tourgee was referred to as the most neglected figure in American literature Increasing interest in the writers of the Civil War and Reconstruction era has caused a swing in the pendulum and now his name crops up often in the growing literature dealing with this period in our history Tourgee's work has always interested a small but devoted group of literary ...

"At Zeisberger's Grave" (Zeisberger Centennial) by John Milburn Harding. Volume 18, Number 2, April, 1909, pp. 178-179.
... 178 Ohio Arch 178 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications MEMORY OF ZEISBERGER A poetical tribute by John Milburn Harding New Philadelphia Ohio November 17 1 90 8 AT ZEISBERGER'S GRAVE One hundred years after he died There are tombs of the high there are graves of the low There are sepulchers sacred in story But the grave hollowed here just a century ago Has a halo of unselfish glory 'Mid the scenes of thy triumphs and direst defeat Near the spring rich in savage tradition Here you gave up the ...

"Pioneer Schools and School Masters," Volume 25, Number 1, January, 1916, pp. 36-51.
... PIONEER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL MASTERS PIONEER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL MASTERS BY D C SHILLING One of the most striking facts found in a study of the history of the Ohio Valley is the early appearance of the log schoolhouse When the primitive conditions of the country together with the everpresent danger from Indian attacks are taken into consideration one is forced to conclude that only a sincere and abiding faith in the efficacy of popular education prompted the pioneers to make the sacrifices ...

"Proceedings of the Annual Ohio History Conference (Including the Fifty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of History, and the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Columbus Ge Volume 49, Number 3, July, 1940, pp. 221-288.
... PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL OHIO HISTORY PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL OHIO HISTORY CONFERENCE Including the Fifty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of History and the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Columbus Genealogical Society Held at Columbus April 4-6 194 0 in Cooperation with Ohio State University the Committee on Archives and Medical History of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and Local ...

"Story of the First Geological Survey of Ohio, 1835-1842," by Paul Wakelee Stoddard. Volume 37, Number 1, January, 1928, pp. 107-135.
... STORY OF THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STORY OF THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF OHIO 1835 - 18 42 BY PAUL WAKELEE STODDARD INTRODUCTORY NOTE The purpose of this paper is conceived to be the story of the First Geological Survey of Ohio not the findings of the Survey or the discoveries made It deals with the rise and fall of popular sentiment and the corresponding reaction in legislative halls Moreover this is legislative history--not social for the latter although far more valuable is subtle and ...

"The Western Reserve Historical Society," by Wallace H. Cathcart. Volume 35, Number 3, July, 1926, pp. 463-473.
... Dedication of Ohio's World War Memorial 463 Dedication of Ohio's World War Memorial 463 Finally a State Museum of History here in Ohio must take advantage of its exceptional opportunity to cooperate with the regional historical museums in the commonwealth After all your purposes are a common one namely to preserve and to teach the history of Ohio--your task is general theirs is particular The ideal State Museum which I have tried to picture should be applied to all the local museums A system ...

"Sketch of Ohio River Improvements," Volume 18, Number 4, October, 1909, pp. 415-420 .
... Annual Meeting Ohio Valley Historical Association Annual Meeting Ohio Valley Historical Association 415 may be mentioned Hugh Henry Brackenridge the author of a satirical romance entitled Modern Chivalry in which he sarcastically depicts the political conditions of his time The Pittsburgh Gazette the first newspaper printed west of the Alleghany mountains contains in its early columns a number of contributions from the pen of this versatile son of Princeton who had been a classmate of James ...

Volume 56, Number 2, April, 1947, pp. 205-214.
... BOOK REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS Journey Through My Years An Autobiography By James M Cox Simon and Schuster New York 1946 xi 463p 450 When the youthful James M Cox left his job with the Cincinnati Enquirer to become the private secretary of a Congressman his initiation into public life had begun Cleveland was one of his first heroes and the debates of the Fifty-third Congress which he followed closely were his equivalent for a university course At 28 Cox acquired his first newspaper In Taft's ...

"Perry's Victory Celebration," Volume 15, Number 4, October, 1906, pp. 503-504.
... Editorialana Editorialana 503 My friends as mayor of the city and as a representative of her citizens I accept for the city as a mark to the memory of the heroes who moved by a spirit of patriotism made it possible that we might live in our now pleasant homes This unpretentious mark of our love and gratitude to them will last longer than the granite shaft that will some day be erected to their memory by our citizens The Historical Society of our little city deserves the gratitude of our hearts ...

"A History of Flood Control in Ohio," Volume 34, Number 4, October, 1925, pp. 474-503.
... A HISTORY OF FLOOD CONTROL IN OHIO A HISTORY OF FLOOD CONTROL IN OHIO BY ARTHUR E MORGAN AND C A BOCK The great ice cap which covered northeastern North America during the Glacial period is estimated to have been about two miles thick in the region north-east of the Great Lakes The weight of this great mass caused it to creep gradually toward the ocean on the east and toward the south where the pressure was less In this relentless advance it ground off the hill tops and filled up the valleys ...