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.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Seeking a Dream in the Far West

Captain Orin O England 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Vicksburg, 1863 Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Gener...

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Construction of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island Courtesy of the National Park Service 2013 mar...

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Deathbed Confession Leads to True Identity

Photograph of Charles Vincent Dougherty's Cabin in the San Gabriel Mountains Picture by Lonnie DeCloedt and used with his per...

William Gaines: Eyewitness to History

Sgt. William Gaines In 1813, there were no cameras, videos, or smartphones to record the historic events of the Battle of Fort St...

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Northwest Ohio Veterans Oral History Project

Julie Mayle at the Athenaeum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Hayes Center’s Manuscripts Division recently launched its Northwest Ohi...

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Sandusky County, Ohio Men Exempted from Military Duty, 1865

John B. Rice, M.D. SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO MEN EXEMPTED FROM MILITARY DUTY by John B. Rice, M.D. August 1865 In ...

Alice M. Bowen of South Bass Island:

Alice M. Bowen Dr. Thomas Huxley Langlois Collection The above photograph is a reprint of an original copied by and found in the Dr....

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