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Sep
26
2011 Local History Publication Award Winners Announced
September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The winners of the Local History Publication Award for 2011 were announced at a conference held at the Wolcott House. You Will Do Better in Toledo, by Sandy Husman, John R. Husman and Ken Levin won in the Independent Scholar Division. The book features commentary on some three hundred postcard views of Toledo from 1893-1929, […]
Sep
7
Northwest Ohio Goes to War: The Blow is Struck!
September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Northwest Ohio Goes to War: The Blow is Struck! A Local History Forum Focusing on Northwest Ohio at the dawn of the Civil War Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) Location: Wolcott House Museum Complex 1031 River Road Maumee, Ohio To register: 419-893-9602 or www.wolcotthouse.org Cost: […]
Aug
2
In Memoriam: Bernard Sternsher (1925-2011)
August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Dr. Bernard Sternsher, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of History, died July 16, 2011. A graduate of the University of Alabama (1948), Sternsher held a master’s degree (1950) and a Ph.D. (1957) in history from Boston University. He taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology and at Seaton Hall University before coming to Bowling Green State […]