Washington Court House museum offers a peek into the past Story and photos by Jennifer Woods The Fayette County Museum provides travelers of all kinds a peek into different historical aspects of Fayette County and surrounding areas. The Washington Court House museum is housed in the history-rich Morris Sharp House that was constructed in 1865. […]
Remembering the many interesting people who rest here Story and photos by Jane Beathard They are presidents, pioneers, stand-out athletes, decorated war heroes, show-biz celebrities, inventors and titans of American industry. And they all have one thing in common. Ohio is their final resting place. Some were famous, some infamous and some barely known to […]
‘People really gravitate toward’ Champion Trees By Sarah Allen Photos courtesy of Alistair Reynolds Ohio’s largest trees are rooted in something far richer than soil — national history. The Champion Trees program is a state-by-state effort to preserve our grandest resources for generations to come. The Ohio Division of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry is […]
Story and photos by McKenzie Caldwell When Harvard University archaeologist Frederic Ward Putnam arrived in Peebles in the 1880s after a 13-hour wagon ride from Cincinnati, he was awestruck by the 1,348-foot long, snake-shaped mound he found there — known today as Serpent Mound. “A lot of times when you read these old, stuffy archaeologists, […]
Story and photos by Jane Beathard It’s the all-American alcoholic beverage. And 95 percent of the world’s bourbon whiskey is produced in central Kentucky — all within a two-hour drive from most points in southern Ohio. That fact and many more about the Bluegrass State’s history and culture are awaiting discovery on the Kentucky Bourbon […]
Story by Tara Jones One of last year’s nativities was made from kitchen utensils. From Russian nesting dolls and beads to kitchen utensils and leaves, a traditional nativity can be represented in many ways. For the past five years, the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics has been home to some of the […]
Highland County man expresses creativity with wood Story and photos by Tim Colliver Story and photos by Tim Colliver In a little woodworking studio just north of Buford, Dwight Thomas can take an ordinary chunk of wood — maple, black walnut, hickory — and in a matter of weeks he’ll transform that lump of lumber […]
Trail makes it easy to visit sites Story by Jane Beathard Virginia calls itself the “mother of presidents.” But Ohio has fathered nearly as many of our nation’s chief executives. For anyone who doesn’t remember grade school history, presidents Ulysses Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft and […]
Annie Oakley Festival is July 26-28 Story by Sarah Allen Photos courtesy of Annie Oakley Festival 1st picture is of the Annie Oakley Statute that is on display in Greenville at the park located at the intersection of Martin St, Washington Ave, and Broadway. “Little Miss Sure Shot” — or Annie Oakley — is […]
Story by Jane Beathard If it’s an Ohio county, city or hamlet, chances are the name has something to do with history, location, Indian heritage — or a hero of those early wars between the U.S. and England. Considering that Ohio was mapped and settled between the late 1700s and mid-1800s, most places are named […]