Sunday, February 21, 2021

The Sinking of the Sultana: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster

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  On April 27, 1865, America experienced its greatest maritime disaster. More people died in the boiler explosion of the Cincinnati-built s...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Emma Foote's Days at the Hayes White House

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                                                                                            Emma Foote Glenn Rutherford B. Hay...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

A Reflection of Family Love: The Diary of Belinda Elliot McLellan

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Belinda Elliot McLellan            Rutherford B. Hayes  Library & Museums Far from home, Mary McLellan Fitch , once again, opened h...
Friday, January 8, 2021

The Fisk Jubilee Singers

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  Courtesy Harper's Weekly On May 23rd 1882, President Rutherford B. Hayes wrote in his diary that the Fisk Jubilee Singers h ad staye...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Jim Thorpe: America's Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century

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Jim Thorpe (center)  Clarence Childs (right) Indiana University 1913/1914 season James B. Childs Family Collection Rutherford B. Hayes...
Monday, May 18, 2020

William Feaga of the 72nd Ohio at the Running of the Vicksburg Batteries

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Union Soldiers at Vicksburg by Kurtz and Allison On April 16,  1863, a joint army/naval operation was commanded by  General Ulysses S...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

"Real Photos" Tell the Real Story

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Everyone collects something. Down through the decades, millions have collected those fascinating images of America printed in a 3 x 5 fo...