It’s 1876 and the Civil War is long over. The Underground Railroad has ceased operations, but there’s an Underground Railroad ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Ohio Capital Journal and was republished by WTOL 11 under a Creative Commons License. You can find the ...

The Ohio Local History Alliance has nominated the Lorain Historical Society for an outstanding achievement award in the category of Public Programming History, according to a news release. Outreach ...

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 ...

Nearly five decades ago, Ohio State opened its 1977 season by hosting Miami for the very first time at Ohio Stadium. The Woody Hayes-led Buckeyes put the clamps on the Hurricanes defensively, holding ...