Ohio launches America250 with year-long events celebrating state’s rich history

Ohio launched its America250 celebration Wednesday at the Ohio Statehouse.America250 will be a year-long celebration of our ...

2026 marks 250 years of America. Here's how Ohio will celebrate.

Though Ohio was not a state in 1776, the America 250-Ohio Commission has planned ways to celebrate Ohio’s role in the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ohio Village, a recreation of 19th century life, first opened to the public in July 1974

The Ohio History Connection’s Ohio Village first opened to the public on July 27, 1974. Using capital improvement funds approved by the state legislature, membership donations and corporate ...
Yahoo

Remembering Ohio’s historic February tornado outbreak one year ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many residents in the Columbus area were rudely awakened by the unsettling sound of tornado sirens blaring in the predawn hours of Feb. 28, 2024. Incredibly, for the second ...
Cleveland.com

Discover Ohio’s 2,000-year-old archeological wonder, now a World Heritage site

NEWARK, Ohio—India has the Taj Mahal. Egypt has the Great Pyramid of Giza. Ohio has the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. The earthworks, an archipelago of eight sites sprinkled through central and ...
NBC4 Columbus

Ohio historical society announces public access to Indigenous heritage site after settlement

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio historical society has gained control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks, ending a nearly 10-year negotiation and the practice of golfing alongside the ...
WKYC3

Ohio's historic preservation office faces staff cut amid funding delay

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal ...
WOSU Public Media

A better way of preserving history: Ohio History Connection opens new collection facility

Ohio History Connection Curator of Natural History Dave Dyer holds a mastodon tooth he pulled from a shelf in a natural history storage space in OHC's new $22 million Collections Care Facility next to ...
NBC4 Columbus

Out in Ohio: State’s first lesbian bar to live on in new documentary, ‘Free Beer Tomorrow’

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — For nearly four decades, Summit Station stood at 2210 Summit Street in Columbus as Ohio’s first lesbian bar, serving as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. Now, its story is ...
Cleveland.com

Ohio’s historic and modern apple-based spirits are perfect for holiday meals

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With winter holidays afoot, Ohio’s craft beverage producers are highlighting historic and modern apple-based spirits as a perfect match for great feasts. The offerings range from ...
WTOL

Without funds from the feds, a third of Ohio’s historic preservation office let go

The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the ...