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.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Memoir of John Gephart Sneider

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Between the years 1850 and 1870, some 200 of the 1,500 residents of Wolfurt, Austria emigrated to the United States. Wolfurt, is located in...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Reverend Franklin and Bertha Ohlinger: Methodist Missionaries of Foochow, China

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Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1845, Reverend Franklin Ohlinger (standing third from left with other faculty of the provincial university...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Fremont Then and Now: A Pictorial History of Progress and Change

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Deeply interested in the area's past, Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels worked for more than two years to create a visual record of Fre...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

John Brown, Jr. In Canada

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Born in Hudson, Ohio in 1821, John Brown, Jr ., eldest son of the abolitionist John Brown, took part in the violent struggle in Kansas betwe...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Lt. Col. William Charles Shortt and His Descendants by Mike Hedges

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Through the decades, descendants of Lt. Col. William Charles Shortt and Hayes Presidential Center staff have exchanged information about Lt...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Childhood Dream Comes True for Helen Herron Taft

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Venus Williams, Miley Cyrus, Oprah Winfrey, Condoleezza Rice, and Katie Couric are just a few of the notable figures who serve as role model...
Friday, April 3, 2009

Fort Stephenson Mining Association

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About to leave for California's gold fields in the spring of 1849, eight men of Fremont, Ohio established the Fort Stephenson Mining Ass...
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