... Reviews and Comments 317 Reviews and Comments 317 education He overcame this and other handicaps and reached the limit of his days crowned with success To his friends he was loyal and he had the faculty of binding others to himself with a friendship as loyal as his own Employes were thoroughly devoted to his interests To those in need he was generous He was charitable without ostentation He was public-spirited and gave freely for the upbuilding of Columbus Beneath a rugged reticent and ...
... LIFE MEMBERSHIPS LIFE MEMBERSHIPS To Donors of Rare Gifts In presenting life memberships to Mr John H James of Urbana Ohio who was present and to Mr Albert G Giddings of Ashtabula Ohio who was unavoidably absent Secretary Galbreath said 55 5 556 Ohio Arch 556 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications DEAR MR JAMES It is my very pleasant privilege as Secretary to present you this life membership in the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society For three generations in the James family ...
... 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 ...
... 540 Ohio Arch 540 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publicat io ns OHIO CAVE DWELLERS BY J H GALBRA IT H Mr Galbraith has for some time been publishing a series of Short Stories of the Buckeye State Many of them are worthy of preservation in permanent form Archaeologists will be interested in the one herewith reprinted Did the Cave Dwellers antedate the Mound Builders - EDITOR When Charles Whittlesey explored the shelter houses or caves under the sandstone outcropping along the Black river in the ...
... In Memoriam In Memoriam The Ohio Historical Society and Ohio History were saddened by the recent death of James H Rodabaugh following a lengthy illness Professor Rodabaugh's professional services to the Ohio Historical Society included that of research associate and editor 1944-1951 and division head 1951-1963 Additionally he was the editor of the Ohio Historical Quarterly 1946-1963 and was on the editorial advisory board of Ohio History from 1977 to the time of his passing In April 1985 ...
... 108 Ohio Arch 108 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Columbus was done with generous enthusiasm To him more than to any other man Columbus owes the fact that the dream of a Civic Center is becoming a reality That noble idea in its concrete form at least was Mr Packard's and many hours and days and weeks he gave to perfecting his plans and to helping create an irresistible sentiment for this greatest of city beautifications this building for the future of Columbus What a monument this will ...
... ESSAY AND COMMENT ESSAY AND COMMENT Preservation of the Newsreel Films of President Harding by Robert W Wagner Efforts of the professional archivist in his attempt to preserve historical materials are often complicated by the very nature of the substance he is trying to preserve For example all 35mm motion picture film from 1888 to 1951 was made with a cellulose nitrate base which makes the reels highly flammable and under some circumstances highly explosive A partially decomposed nitrate film ...
... Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of Ulysses S Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of Ulysses S Grant 287 published in the character sketch by Judge Hugh L Nichols in the April QUART E RLY POETIC TRIBUTES ON THE OCCASION OF THE GRANT CENTENARY Though General Grant as his son has stated cared little for music and as other writers have told us was not fond of poetry the centennial celebration of his birth called forth poetic tributes The following appeared in the papers of Georgetown the first ...
... 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 ...
... NOTES NOTES Contributors to This Issue EMERSON F GREENMAN is curator of archaeology in the Ohio State Museum MAURICE F NEUFELD is an assistant in the Department of History in the University of Wisconsin He received the degree of Master of Arts in 1932 and Three Aspects of the Economic Life of Cincinnati from 1815 to 1840 forms a part of his master's thesis EDGAR ER S KINE HUME an officer of the Medical Corps of the regular United States Army is librarian of the Army Medical Library in ...
... MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY April 6 1945 After a luncheon at the Faculty Club where the Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society were guests of Dr George W Rightmire the annual meeting of the Board was held in the Trustees' room of the Ohio State Museum at 130 p m Friday April 6 Those present were Arthur C Johnson Sr Freeman T Eagleson H ...
... ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR A ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR A V DONAHEY At the annual meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society the audience was favored by the presence and encouraging words of Governor A V Donahey A most cordial reception was accorded to the Governor and he responded with the following address Governor Campbell Ladies and Gentlemen I came here this afternoon to loan my presence for a few minutes and to say that I am deeply interested in the archaeological and historical ...
... A HOPEWELL SCULPTURED HEAD A HOPEWELL SCULPTURED HEAD By RICHARD G MORGAN During the excavation of Seip Mound No 1 Ross County Ohio in 1927 a sculptured human head was found1 It was in a fragmentary condition due partly to its having been subjected to fire and partly to an accident in its removal hence an adequate description was not possible at the time the report was written The specimen has now been restored from dozens of small fragments and due to its unique character it has been ...
... TO CINCINNATI TO CINCINNATI BY EDWARD A M'LAUGHLIN 1798This poem appeared as one of a collection printed in Cincinnati in 1841 The general title of the book was Lovers of the Deep To any one who is acquainted with the culture of Cincinnati the prophetic vision of the poet can be keenly appreciated City of gardens verdant parks sweet bowers Blooming upon thy bosom bright and fair Wet with the dews of spring and summer's showers And fanned by every breath of wandering air Rustling the foliage of ...
... 330 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 330 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Charles W Byrd Edward F Noyes Thomas Kirker Thomas L Young Samuel Huntington Charles Foster Return J Meigs James E Campbell Othniel Looker George Hoadly Ethan Allen Brown Asa S Bushnell Jeremiah Morrow George S Nash8 Joseph Vance John M Pattison Thomas Bartley Andrew L Harris8 William Bebb Judson Harmon Seabury Ford James M Cox Reuben Wood Frank B Willis William Medill Harry L Davis William ...
... GILBERT D GILBERT D SCHNEIDER Daniel Emmett's Negro Sermons and Hymns An Inventory Daniel Decatur Emmett author of the immortal Dixie was born in Mt Vernon Ohio on October 29 1815 the oldest child of Abraham and Sarah Emmett During the 1840s and 1850s he became a major figure in the development of Negro minstrelsy His natural abilities as singer fiddler banjoist and black-face comedian found favor with audiences across the United States and overseas Emmett if alive today would be part of the ...
... 118 Ohio Arch 118 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications EDITORIALANA VOL XXVIII No 1 JANUARY 1919 BIOGRAPHY OF GROVER CLEVELAND The following letter which we gladly publish speaks for itself NEW YORK CITY October 31 1918 Editor Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society DEAR SIR I should be grateful if friends of Mr Cleveland who possess published addresses or other critical comment of historical value concerning his policies or character or letters to or from him or personal recollections ...
... 634 Ohio Arch 634 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOCIETY BUILDING COLUMBUS O SEPTEMBER 9 1922 12 o'clock noon Present Messers James E Campbell George F Bareis B F Prince E F Wood J Warren Keifer Edward Orton Jr Frank L Packard Webb C Hayes Director Mills and Secretary Galbreath were also present The meeting was called to order by President Campbell On motion of Mr E F Wood President James E Campbell was reelected President of the Society Mr ...
... INVOCATION INVOCATION BY REV W H SHEPFER GRACIOUS GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER acknowledging our weakness and our sinfulness we invoke thy divine blessing upon us as we have come together to recall the heroic lives and sacrifices of our forefathers in this section of our great country Through the Spirit of Truth give us O God wisdom and understanding We acknowledge Thee Dear Father as the Giver of every good and perfect gift Thou art the Source from whom all our blessings flow We acknowledge Thee ...
... Notes and Queries Notes and Queries Among recent publications concerning Ohio history are the following the Marion County Historical Society is publishing a new history of Marion County the first comprehensive history of the county since 1907 those interested should write to the Marion County 1979 History PO Box 976 Marion Ohio 43302 The Putnam County Historical Society has available Putnam County Pioneer Association Centennial History 1873-1973 1880 History and 1895 Atlas of Putnam County one ...