Sep

26

2011 Local History Publication Award Winners Announced

September 26, 2011 | Local History, News  |  Leave a Comment

John Husman, Sandy Husman, and Ken Levin

John and Sandy Husman and Ken Levin won the 2011 Local History Publication Award

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, taken from the collection of Ken Levin. A searchaable CD accompanies the volume and includes images of 2,000 historical postcards.

An Honorable Mention in the Independent Scholar Division was awarded to Something for Nothing: Gambling in the Glass City, 1910-1952, by Kenneth R. Dickson.

The Academic Scholar Division was highlighted by Honorable Mention awards to Chemistry 100, by Dr. George B. Clemans, a history of chemistry at Bowling Green State University and to A Beacon in the Wilderness: A History of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Maumee, Ohio, 1836-2009, by Marilyn Wendler.

A list of past winners of this award and the qualifications for the 2012 award are available online.

Sep

7

Northwest Ohio Goes to War: The Blow is Struck!

September 7, 2011 | All, Local History, News  |  Leave a Comment

Civil War Stationery

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: $30.00 (includes refreshments, luncheon, conference materials, and contact hours for educators)
$25.00 for MVHS members

Discover Northwest Ohio’s contributions to and experiences during the American Civil War!
Meet local authors, historians, and experts on the Civil War!
Enjoy a day with fellow history lovers!

The conference will feature speaker R. Bruce Way, a local author, University of Toledo Professor and host of FM 91′s Morning Edition. This year’s round table discussion is entitled “Beyond Your Family Tree — Writing Your Family History” with J.D. Britton, Larry Michaels, Carol Guzzo and Marilyn Wendler. Other sessions include “Civil Warriors: Petroleum V. Nasby and Thomas Nast” by Tom Culbertson of the Hayes Presidential Center, and breakout sessions for educators, genealogists and history enthusiasts. Tours of the Wolcott Museum Complex and “Hearts and Hands on the Homefront” exhibit will also be offered.

Aug

31

Research Reveals Civil War Soldiers’ Lives

August 31, 2011 | All, Archival Chronicle, Local History, Website  |  Leave a Comment

Lt. Amos E. Wood

Lt. Amos E. Wood served in Company I of the 21st OVI.

This year marks the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War.  Battles and troop movements have always been a subject of fascination.  Now, researchers looking for more personal information on specific soldiers can find suggestions for the types of records that will reveal details about the men who sacrificed to preserve the Union.

The current issue of the Archival Chronicle describes these records, from military rosters to pension and census information, and provides several examples of soldiers biographies compiled from this research.

The Gallery’s focus is on union veterans’ post-war social lives, particularly their fraternal organization, the Grand Army of the Republic, its auxiliary the Woman’s Relief Corps and the host of unit reunions held for decades following the conflict.

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