Ohio's Yesterdays

Stories about Ohio's people, places, and events inspired by the Manuscripts Collections of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The Dillon House: A Legacy of Gracious Hospitality

72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Reunion at the Dillon House (date unknown) (Captain Jonathan Harrington Collection) Among the fine Victorian ho...

Friday, March 28, 2008

Walleye - Ohio's Most Prized Game Fish

Lake Erie Walleye (Courtesy Ohio Fish and Wildlife) On May 22nd, Port Clinton, Ohio will once again lay claim to its rightful title as the o...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Lower Sandusky Temperance Society

Constitution of Lower Sandusky Temperance Society By almost any standard, early Americans drank not only universally but in large qua...

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Coverlet Weavers in Northwest Ohio

Unidentified Seneca County, Ohio children pose for their photograph before an overshot coverlet used as a backdrop In a letter to her husban...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Bob Hines: Wildlife Artist

Bob Hines (Courtesy of U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) For Bob Hines, the Sandusky River Valley’s wildlife proved an endless source of fasc...

Kurt Ludwig: Nazi Spy

[Courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation] Although he did not know it at the time, the life of Kurt Ludwig and his secret plans firs...

Saturday, February 16, 2008

White House Easter Egg Roll

White House Easter Egg Roll [Courtesy of the Library of Congress] Slowly, silently, the White House gates opened. In dashed a group ...

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