Category Archives: History

“Please! Only you can prevent forest fires.”

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Betsy

I finally got around to seeing Footloose, the 1984 film with the sensational soundtrack and sayings of the era (“Yo!,” “Jump back!,” and “If you ask me, he’s a total fox.”). Those were the days. The late bloomer missed seeing … Continue reading →

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“The most comfortable and most favourable arrangement of my worldly concerns that I ever had.”

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Betsy

One of my best friends digs dandelions and dump trucks, craves chocolate and constructs pillow houses. In fact, he’s turning four today. Henri shares his birthday with John Brown, the noted abolitionist who was born 224 years ago. To my … Continue reading →

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“So frank, so joyous, her spirit sheds sunlight all about her.”

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Betsy

A modest Federal-style house in Chillicothe might not look like much, but it’s been on my list of must-sees for some time. It was here that Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, the wife of our 19th president, was born on August … Continue reading →

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“Probably no other equal portion furnishes so rich and interesting a field for the antiquarian.”

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Betsy

Ohio’s statehood wasn’t the only thing being commemorated in Chillicothe last month. A spectacular concentration of ancient earthworks was also celebrating the centennial of its being proclaimed a national monument by President Warren Harding in 1923. Hopewell Culture National Historical … Continue reading →

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“Trust thyself.”

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Betsy

Yes, Mr. Emerson, after learning and forgetting and learning again and again, Self-Reliance is a wonderful thing. After sitting at home with the cause for far too long, I ventured to the Ross County Heritage Center on my own steam. … Continue reading →

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