The Journal-News is reporting that with construction work already underway, Lane Library officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the new Oxford branch facility on Locust Street at the site of the former Wal-Mart. Artist rendering of new Oxford Lane Library The new location will not only house the usual Lane Library
The Andrew A. Olson Lecture Series in Early American History in Honor of Andrew Cayton: "Both Sides Now: Looking North from the American Midwest" Susan E. Gray, Associate Professor of History, Arizona State University Monday, September 29, at 430pm in King Library 320, Miami University, Oxford: "Why the Seven Years' War is Worth Remembering" Fred
Last Friday, the Benninghofen house got a good dusting and some more work done on the textiles collection as a group of students from Butler Tech's School for the Arts came by to lend a hand. A group was also at Heritage Hall helping them get ready for their big move to the third floor.
Behind the Gates of Greenwood, October 18, 2014
The Michael J. Colligan History Project will continue its public history series in Hamilton, focusing on “Hard Road to Liberty: Ohio and the Civil War.” Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Sept. 16, The Fight Against Slavery: Lessons From History, 7 p.m., Miami Hamilton Downtown Center. Kelli Johnson, Professor of English at Miami University Hamilton, will explore
Kelli Lyon Johnson, Miami University Hamilton, English Tuesday, September 16 @ 7pm Miami Hamilton Downtown, 221 Robinson-Schwenn Bldg Hailed as the first human rights movement, the fight for abolition of slavery and the slave trade is an inspiration for freedom struggles today and relevant to the fight to eliminate slavery and human trafficking in the
We have recently digitized this short piece of silent film from the Homer Gard papers in our archives. It looks to be from the Hamilton Journal News offices around 1939 or 1940. We would like to identify as many people as we can. If you know anyone in here, please let us know
The Journal-News is reporting that when Miami University gives Shideler Hall a face-lift in 2016, the famous globe in its lobby could be history instead of historical. Photo by Greg Lynch/Journal-News “The existing globe is no longer accurate as to political boundaries and names of numerous countries; it takes up a significant amount
A Bull Lead. The clamp is inserted into a bull's nostrils. A Meat Tenderizer. The following people correctly identified one or more of the items: Wyatt Parman, Hamilton Tim Plageman, Hamilton Nicholas Deugles, Middletown Jacob Long, Liberty, IN William Simms, Hamilton Chris Sheard, Oxford John Bowling, Hamilton