... Negro Self-Improvement Negro Self-Improvement Efforts in Ante-Bellum Cincinnati 1836-1850 by Richard W Pih In recent years various historians particularly Leon F Litwack in his North of Slavery have focused on the speciousness of the North Star Legend of Yankee tolerance and benevolence toward the free Negro prior to the Civil War Numerous state studies on this subject have been made but work on the local urban level appears neglected Even though Carter G Woodson admirably pioneered an ...
... THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF THE TOWN OF THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF THE TOWN OF WORTHINGTON BY HELEN M DUDLEY The lovely village of Worthington Ohio is a charming bit of old New England set down in the heart of Ohio's Scioto country near the pleasant slopes of the Olentangy Its atmosphere having been preserved intact by the careful protection of the many original features attesting its exceptional history and by the adaptation of new things to the old it has the distinction of being one of the ...
... BOOK REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS A History of Kentucky By Thomas D Clark Prentice-Hall History Series Ed by Carl Wittke New York PrenticeHall Inc 1937 702p 500 To present in one volume a general history of Kentucky was the purpose of this book In a concise narrative of the political economic and social development of the state Kentucky has been viewed as an important factor in the larger life of the Nation and especially as a factor in the settlement of the South and West Each chapter has been well ...
... OHIO IN AFRICA OHIO IN AFRICA By EDWARD WESLEY SHUNK The fortunes of the American Colonization Society and its auxiliaries in Ohio were at an extremely low ebb in the 1840's and the failure of the Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851 to aid the cause further depressed its members Yet an amazing spurt of activity in the 1850's almost turned the tables The appointment of a really competent agent David Christy added to the collections from Ohio until the yearly contributions averaged over 2000 ...
... OSCAR WILDE IN CLEVELAND OSCAR WILDE IN CLEVELAND by FRANCIS X ROELLINGER JR Assistant Professor of English Oberlin College A Clevelander in search of amusement during the week of February 12 1882 could rejoice at the number and variety if not the excellence of his opportunities At the Euclid Avenue Opera House Mr John McCullough the eminent tragedian fresh from a brilliant season in London was presenting a repertoire that included Othello and Richard III At the Academy of Music Buffalo Bill ...
... Big Bottom and Its History Big Bottom and Its History 17 ADDRESS OF C L MARTZOLFF It is said that a minister's text is but a peg upon which to hang his sermon If I were a minister the peg upon which I would hang this speech would be found among the jewels of the wonderful mines of King Solomon - The Book of Proverbs Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set Man has ever been a monument builder When the Israelites fought with the hosts of Amalek when the hands of Moses were ...
... 588 Ohio Arch 588 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society in connection with the articles published Applause SCHOENBRUNN Rev J E Weinland Chairman of the Committee stated that he had not realized the importance of a written report but would make a short verbal report Schoenbrunn is the oldest village site in the State For years it was believed that Marietta was the oldest town in the State of Ohio and then the fact was unearthed that in 1772 a ...
... Charles Burleigh Galbreath 135 Charles Burleigh Galbreath 135 The final phase But why delay the bitter truth-- The story of my pride and fall-- The transit from my vernal youth To wreckage sad and skeletal Spurned by the feet of passers-by An outcast in the mire and rain Unworthy of a passing sigh And dead alike to joy or pain Fair maiden speed--I ask no more-- My flight aloft on fiery wings To Nature's mighty reservoir-- The goal of all material things Your hope serene I may not claim Of joys ...
... THE BIRTHPLACE OF PRESIDENT HAYES THE BIRTHPLACE OF PRESIDENT HAYES A STUDY IN ORAL TRADITION by C E VAN SICKLE Professor of History Ohio Wesleyan University and JAMES T MAY The people of Delaware Ohio have long pointed with pride to the fact that their city is the birthplace of President Rutherford B Hayes A Delaware tradition so old that no one now living seems to remember anything about its origin marks as his birthplace a two-story brick house which it asserts his father had built and ...
... Remembering the Maine Summer-Autumn 2000 pp 147-186 This article is presented page by page and footnoted according to the original print version If a sentence appears to be incomplete scroll down to continue with the next page Copyright 2000 by the Ohio Historical Society All rights reserved Remembering the Maine Memory Ritual and Women's Roles in the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary of Elyria Ohio 1922-1966 By Angela K O'Neal The Spanish-American War of 1898 was one of the most popular ...
... 344 Ohio Arch 344 Ohio Arch and His Society Publications PIONEER DAY At the close of a very imposing Pioneer and Industrial parade the people gathered at LaBelle park and on the beautiful lawns that terrace the immediate neighborhood at the intersection of Fourth street and LaBelle avenue in full view of the Ohio river and under the shade of hundreds of trees they crowded to listen to the addresses Hon J J Gill a descendant of an old and honorable Mt Pleasant family as chairman of the day ...
... compiled by compiled by DAVID R LARSON Checklist of Major Research-in-Progress Relating to Ohio REFERENCE WORKS BELL OLIVER History of Ohio seventh grade school text Research Associate Educational Research Council DITTBRENNER CURTIS H Guide to County and Municipal Government Records in Ohio Archives Specialist Ohio Hist Society DOOLEN RICHARD M THOMAS H SMITH and HARRY R STEVENS Readings and Sources in Ohio History Hist profs Ohio Univ LARSON DAVID R Reference Guide to Researching Ohio History ...
... Notes and Queries Notes and Queries The Cleveland Artists Foundation CAF has put out a call for papers on the topic of Cleveland's artistic heritage Proposals for papers on broad topics associated with regional art and cultural history which determine the context of Cleveland's art within national movements will be considered for presentation at the 1896-1996 Cleveland's Artistic Heritage Symposium to be held March 3031 1996 at the Cleveland Museum of Art For the symposium prospectus or more ...
... Ohio Valley Hist Ohio Valley Hist Ass'n Fifth Annual Meeting 35 nized the cheering by standing upon his automobile and waving his hat Grant street Fifth avenue and Wood street were lined with thousands The moment the automobile bearing the President appeared in Water street it was the signal for the beginning of one of the greatest ovations ever extended a nation's chief executive in this day Every boat tooted whistles as did locomotives and factories The spectators cheered People on the ...
... 626 Ohio Arch 626 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications trees which are greatly in need of expert attention and care Some of these fine old trees have already died and others are dying for want of proper attention The appropriations for Fort Meigs have never been adequate to care properly for the most necessary things and it is utterly impossible to even think of taking care of trees much as we would like to do so Our appropriation for this year for all purposes at Fort Meigs is 62500 We ...
... THE FIRST PURELY REPUBLICAN FORM OF THE FIRST PURELY REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA BY WILLIAM M PETTIT The historical political controversy that raged in the years 1636-37 was over the demand of Anne Hutchinson that women be accorded equal political rights with men in Massachusetts Sir Harry Vane was elected governor in 1636 being a representative of the Hutchinson faction but in 1637 he was defeated by John Winthrop The General Court of Massachusetts tried the famous Hutchinson ...
... Rutherford B Rutherford B Hayes and JOHN SHERMAN b y JEANNETTE PADDOCK NICHOLS At noon on Wednesday January 18 1893 the United States Senate convened and according to custom heard a brief opening prayer by the Chaplain When Dr J G Butler had finished the senior Senator from Ohio John Sherman addressed his colleagues Mr President it becomes my painful duty to announce to the Senate the death of Rutherford Birchard Hayes at his residence in Fremont Ohio last evening at 11 o'clock It was my good ...
... Book Reviews Summer-Autumn 2001 pp 218-234 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 INDEX Volume 110 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P QR S T UVW XY ABBOTT family of Geauga County Ohio 53 62 63 Abolition See antislavery movement Acts of God the Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America by Ted Steinberg 191 ...
... THOMAS JEFFERSON'S VIEWS ON SLAVERY THOMAS JEFFERSON'S VIEWS ON SLAVERY BY C B GALBREATII To one who has read the works of Thomas Jefferson it would seem that there should be no question in regard to his views of slavery Because such question has been raised reiterated and made a matter of public record and because his attitude has been thus questioned by many prominent in the early history of Ohio it may not be out of place to review here the testimony offered in regard to the real views that ...
... REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR To the Officers Trustees and Members of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Herewith is submitted in condensed form the sixteenth annual report of the undersigned as Director of the Society Presumably you are not so much concerned with past accomplishments of the organization which speak for themselves as with the future The temper of the times appears to demand that the Society along with others of its kind should conscientiously ...