/tags/history History en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:28:31 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-10/newarks-octagon-earthworks-finally-on-display-during-ohio-world-heritage-week The Octagon Earthworks were, until recently, the site of Moundbuilders Country Club. The site became fully accessible to the public Jan. 1. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:28:31 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-10/newarks-octagon-earthworks-finally-on-display-during-ohio-world-heritage-week Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides/2024-11-05/bribes-to-bullets-a-brief-history-of-the-american-ballot The word ballot comes from the Italian word for ball, which is how we used to pick our leaders. We’d drop a ball or bean or eventually a piece of paper into a container. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-05/bribes-to-bullets-a-brief-history-of-the-american-ballot /arts-culture/2024-10-18/dublin-celebrates-its-history-and-stories-with-new-museum The new museum tells the stories of the Dublin community, from the Dublin Cornet Band to notable Dubliners and everyday life in the small village turned teeming city of nearly 50,000. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:09:38 GMT /arts-culture/2024-10-18/dublin-celebrates-its-history-and-stories-with-new-museum Allie Vugrincic /news/2024-07-15/columbus-police-mounted-unit-marks-40-years-in-the-saddle The mounted unit was formed in 1984 under CPD's traffic division. Then-chief Dwight W. Joseph wanted to make police more approachable because people kept trying to flag down police cruisers. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-15/columbus-police-mounted-unit-marks-40-years-in-the-saddle Allie Vugrincic /arts-culture/2024-06-26/oral-history-project-to-collect-woodstock-counterculture-stories-at-comfest For the second year, the Woodstock Oral History Initiative will be gathering stories at ComFest. The accounts will become part of the Museum at Bethel Woods' collection. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:18:30 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-26/oral-history-project-to-collect-woodstock-counterculture-stories-at-comfest Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides/2024-06-19/ohio-lawmaker-fighting-for-land-promised-to-freed-slaves-to-be-awarded-to-their-descendants More than 3,000 acres in Mercer County were supposed to go to the freed slaves, but it never happened. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-06-19/ohio-lawmaker-fighting-for-land-promised-to-freed-slaves-to-be-awarded-to-their-descendants /arts-culture/2024-06-17/justice-for-the-randolph-freedpeople-telling-their-story-and-returning-their-land In 1833, John Randolph freed nearly 400 people from slavery in his will. He promised the emancipated slaves land in Mercer County, Ohio, but white settlers in the area chased them away. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:04:23 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-17/justice-for-the-randolph-freedpeople-telling-their-story-and-returning-their-land Allie Vugrincic /arts-culture/2023-09-18/hopewell-earthworks-including-2-newark-sites-poised-to-become-ohios-first-world-heritage-site A UNESCO committee will decide whether to recognize eight Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks with the highest designation in the world for cultural and natural heritage. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-18/hopewell-earthworks-including-2-newark-sites-poised-to-become-ohios-first-world-heritage-site Allie Vugrincic /news/2023-06-22/friends-of-ohio-barns-strives-to-preserve-history-states-farming-roots Barn raisings were community events. Repurposing them as public spaces or homes restores that sense of community, said Friends of Ohio Barns Vice President Dan Troth. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /news/2023-06-22/friends-of-ohio-barns-strives-to-preserve-history-states-farming-roots Allie Vugrincic /2023-06-14/lessons-from-the-1950s-how-central-ohios-housing-crisis-can-learn-from-historys-boom The boom of the 1950s led to the creation of modern American suburbs and the rise of the middle class - but it's not exactly what we need out of housing today. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /2023-06-14/lessons-from-the-1950s-how-central-ohios-housing-crisis-can-learn-from-historys-boom Allie Vugrincic