... A HISTORY OF LOCAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES A HISTORY OF LOCAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES IN OHIO TO 1865 BY ROBERT LESLIE JONES Local agricultural societies are among the victims of the present war To cooperate in conserving rubber and in eliminating unnecessary travel many of them cancelled their fairs in 1942 and doubtless most if not all will do so in 194 3 The disappearance of the fairs even if it is temporary emphasizes their significance as an institution and makes it worth while to trace the ...
... OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS BY THE EDITOR OHIO HISTORY IN THE SCHOOLS History and Geography of Ohio by William M Gregory Head of the Geography Department Cleveland School of Education and William B Guitteau Director of Schools Toledo Ohio Ginn and Company Publishers New York and Columbus 1922 It is to be regretted that in the educational system of our State there is no legal mandate to teach Ohio history ...
... WILLIAM WILLIAMS MATHER WILLIAM WILLIAMS MATHER BY JOHN H NEWVAHNER William Williams Mather was the first State Geologist of Ohio and chief of the first Geological Survey of the State In this capacity he discovered and brought to light a knowledge of the vast mineral resources of the State And the development of these resources has brought untold wealth to Ohio and to the Nation Who was this man who was entrusted with such responsibility by our great commonwealth Why was he chosen for this ...
... THE RISE OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH IN OHIO THE RISE OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH IN OHIO by OPHIA D SMITH By 1832 there were enough Newchurchmen scattered throughout the West to demand a general organization to synchronize their efforts to spread the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg Since they were too remote from the eastern cities to attend the annual General Convention they wanted a general convention of their own in order to manage western affairs in a western way This need was met by the ...
... AN EARLY PROPOSAL FOR A STATE AN EARLY PROPOSAL FOR A STATE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL BY ROSCOE H ECKELBERRY Assistant Professor Dept of History of Education Ohio State University The proposal by Governor Ethan Allen Brown of Ohio on January 8 1819 for the establishment of a state polytechnic school must have been one of the earliest in this country The early governors of Ohio like those of many of the other states were far ahead of the legislatures in their educational vision and their conviction of ...
... 418 Ohio Arch 418 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications exercises of the day were presided over by Mr Emil Schlup retiring president of the Pioneer Association The election of the officers for the ensuing year resulted in the selection of Mr Amos Nye as president and of the re-election of Mr Mark Karr as secretary An interesting program of music and speeches was successfully carried out Music was furnished by the Adrian Cornet Band composed of E K Ewing Eugene Ewing Fred Ewing Thomas Reardan ...
... 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 ...
... THE CENTENNIAL OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY THE CENTENNIAL OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY A H UPHAM PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH MIAMI UNIVERSITY The third week of June was marked by a highly significant and somewhat unusual occasion down in the southwest corner of Ohio Miami University old mother Miami was celebrating the completion of her first centenary of corporate existence and he r children unto the third and f o u r t h generation came from the corners of the earth bringing t r i b u t e of congratulation a n d g ...
... 432 Ohio Arch 432 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications FIFTH SESSION At the Saturday afternoon session under the direction of Professor A E Morse of Marietta College the following papers were read and at the conclusion the members of the Association extended a most hearty vote of thanks to the President and officers of instruction of Marietta College where the meetings were held and to the people of the city of Marietta whose thoughtful care and attention had resulted in so successful a ...
... OHIO OHIO Archaeological and Historical QUARTERLY JUNE 1887 THE BEGINNINGS OF THE COLONIAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES1 THE formation of this society comes at an opportune moment In a little more than three years a century will have elapsed since the first permanent white settlement was made within the limits of the great region Northwest of the River Ohio That settlement was the beginning not only of this good State of Ohio but also of Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin which have all ...
... NULLIFICATION IN OHIO NULLIFICATION IN OHIO TWELVE years before the famous resistance of South Carolina to Federal authority the State of Ohio through the solemn acts of her Legislature attempted and succeeded for a time to nullify the laws of the United States and to disobey the decisions of her courts It was not merely a legislative nullification but it wa s a complete destruction of Federal standing within the State The United States Courts and the United States Banks were denied the ...
... Emilius Oviatt Randall Emilius Oviatt Randall 14 5 LAST CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE The following contribution was the last written by Mr Randall for publication It appeared in the issues of The Ohio Newspaper for November and December 1919 NEWSPAPERS READ BY THE OHIO PIONEERS Maxwell's Centinel of the Northwestern Territory its Contemporaries and Immediate Successors -Journals Now More Than a Century Old BY EMILIUS 0 RANDALL LL D Journalism led the van of literary culture in its advance into the ...
... OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIOHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION AND PROCEEDINGS FOR THE YEAR 1885 WITH ABSTRACTS OF ADDRESSES AND PAPERS PRESENTED BEFORE THE SOCIETY PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE A PRELIMINARY conference to take steps towards the organization of a State Archaeological and Historical Society was held at Columbus on the evening of February 12 1885 Prior to this time there had been in existence a State Archaeological Association which had however ...
... GEN GEN CLARK'S CAMPAIGN 1780 OFFICIAL LETTERS From the Maryland Journal Oct 17 1780 RICH MON D Virginia Oct 4 Extract of a letter from Col George Roge rs C lark to his Excellency the Governor dated Louisville August 22 1780 By every possible exertion and the aid of Col Slaughter's corps we completed the number of 1 000 with which we crossed the river at the mouth of Licking on the first day of August and began our march on the second Having a road to cut for the artillery to pass for 70 miles ...
... COUNTY AND LOCAL HISTORICAL MATERIAL COUNTY AND LOCAL HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY Compiled by CLARENCE L WEAVER and HELEN M MILLS PREFACE A great many requests come daily for information on the history of localities in the State In 1936 the first edition of this list was compiled and published with the title County Historical Material in the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Library as a convenient guide to this material ...
... OHIO OHIO Archaeological and Historical PUBLICATIONS BIG BOTTOM AND IT S HISTORY CLEMENT L MARTZOLFF The history of Big Bottom has no claim on being unique unless the recent action of Mr Obadiah Brokaw in erecting a monument at his own expense to mark the site of the blockhouse can demand such distinction The events connected with this historic ground are decidedly type studies Its early history is but representative of and part of that general conflict between the Indian and the white man Its ...
... JAMES L JAMES L BURKE DONALD E BENSCH Mount Pleasant and The Early Quakers of Ohio In the charming old village of Mount Pleasant Jefferson County Ohio stands a monument to one of America's small but influential denominations the Society of Friends or Quakers People of other religious affiliations settled in Mount Pleasant too but the early history of the Mount Pleasant area was strongly influenced by those Friends who were among its first settlers Their monument is the large brick meeting ...
... INDUSTRIAL BEGINNINGS IN OHIO INDUSTRIAL BEGINNINGS IN OHIO By WILLIAM ALEXANDER MABRY The abundance of fertile land was unquestionably the lodestone which attracted most of the early settlers to the Ohio Country But along with the pioneer farmers came numbers of skilled mechanics to build the boats and erect the little mills and shops that were so much needed to furnish those necessities that could not be profitably brought from the East No tariff was necessary to protect the infant ...
... 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 ...
... MAJOR-GENERAL ARTHUR ST MAJOR-GENERAL ARTHUR ST CLAIR HON ALBERT DOUGLAS M C A brief synopsis of this address was delivered by Mr Douglas at the annual meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Page Hall O S U March 22 1907 - EDITOR At the centennial celebration of Ohio statehood held at Chillicothe in May 1 90 3 I had the pleasure of offering the following preamble and resolution Recognizing that the people of Ohio have for one hundred years done injustice to the name ...