Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The Dart Boat: A Revered Classic

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Restored Dart Boats (Courtesy of Ramsey Brothers Restoration ) On August 23rd the Toledo Antique and Classic Boat Society held its annual s...
Monday, December 22, 2008

The "S. O. S." or Charles B. Stilwell's Self Opening Sack

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“Would you like paper or plastic?” We’ve all been asked that question many times (although much less frequently of late). For more than a hu...

Nettie Cronise Lutes: Ohio’s First Woman Lawyer

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On that spring morning in 1873, Nettie Cronise appeared poised and confident as she stood before three judges of the Ohio Common Pleas Cour...

E. W. Scripps: Hermit of the Seas

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The Detroit Built by the Matthews Boat Company Beginning as a copy boy at the “Detroit News,” E. W. Scripps rose to prominence as one of Am...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Civil War Musician Henry Hunsinger, 72nd and 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

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Henry Hunsinger, Civil War Musician (standing at left) 72nd and 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry A Hayes Presidential Center pa...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Katie Huntington and Morgan's Raid

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Katie Huntington (from the George Buckland Collection) The following letter was written during the Civil War by nine-year-old Katie Huntingt...
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Friday, October 3, 2008

Heights Consolidated School, Ballville Twp. Sandusky County, Ohio

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Heights Consolidated School, Ballville Twp., Sandusky County, Ohio (Elmer A. Whitney Collection) Sandusky County, Ohio photographer Elmer A....