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Photo from All Hallow's Eve, Paring apples, All Hallow's Eve, Ohio Village. OHS Photo Event Feature
FUN FALL WEEKEND EVENTS
AT OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY SITES

With Halloween just around the corner, there's a lot brewing at Ohio Historical Society sites. You can tour ancient earthworks, shop Colonial crafters, view old home movies, explore a bog at night, encounter the spookier side of an early Ohio fort, hear The Legend of Sleepy Hollow retold by the fire, and see the Headless Horseman.

In the spirit of the season, here are some things to do at OHS sites in coming weeks. More…

The Mahoning Dispatch became the first Ohio paper to be digitized for the Library of Congress website.
Historic Ohio Newspaper Now Online at Library of Congress
MAHONING PUBLICATION FIRST OF SEVERAL TO CHRONICLE STATE'S HISTORY ON WEB SITE
Ever spent hours while doing research wading through reels and reels of microfilm looking for information from old Ohio newspapers? Thanks to the Ohio Historical Society those days are numbered now that The Mahoning Dispatch, once published in Canfield, has become the first of 13 historic Ohio newspapers to be digitized and uploaded to the Library of Congress Chronicling America Web site. More…

Rustic lodge, Wahkeena Preserve, OHS Photo Fall Foliage Hikes
This Weekend
WAHKEENA'S COLORS
NEAR THEIR PEAK
It's mid-October, mornings are crisp and fall colors are just about to peak – time to get
away for a day or a weekend to enjoy the season before winter's gray days set in, and a perfect time to enjoy the rustic beauty
of the Ohio Historical Society's Wahkeena Preserve near Lancaster. Located at the edge of southeast Ohio's picturesque Hocking Hills, this outdoor education area is used for
nature study and is a preserve for birds and other wildlife. More… 		Three masks with stands by Columbus artist Garner Chapman, OHS Photo New Soul!
Companion Exhibit
CONTEMPORARY OHIO ARTISTS INSPIRED BY
MASK-MAKING TRADITION
Masks have been used in many cultures around the world for thousands of years. Works by three contemporary Ohio mask-makers that echo that mask-making tradition are featured
in a new exhibit opening at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus this month. Newest in a series of companion exhibits complementing the major exhibit Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, the exhibit Masks! opens Oct. 22 and continues through Nov. 29. More… 		Aerial view of Ohio Stadium and the campus of Ohio State University along the Olentangy River in Columbus, ca. 1940-1949. AL05153 This Month in Ohio History
OCTOBER
First Game Played in Ohio Stadium (October 7, 1922)
Ohio State took on Ohio Wesleyan for the first game played in newly-built Ohio Stadium. One of the earliest stadiums built of reinforced concrete, it cost about $1.3 million. At the time, Ohio Stadium was the largest stadium west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Deadly Lake Erie Gales (October 20, 1916)
The deadliest winds known on Lake Erie took the lives of 58 sailors on four vessels on Oct. 20, 1916. The winds began as a hurricane that struck Alabama on Oct. 18 and moved north to near Chicago by the 20th. More… 		Four individuals and 14 history organizations were honored at the Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums Awards Oct. 3 at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums Presents Annual
History Honors
EIGHTEEN INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE STATE RECOGNIZED
The Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums (OAHSM) presented its 2009 Outstanding Achievement Awards Oct. 3 at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. Eighteen recipients were honored with awards in two categories: Individual Achievement and History Outreach. More…
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