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Saving St. Leo Church

Learn how parishioners rallied to save St. Leo, a historic and beloved South Side church that was scheduled to be closed.

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Driving with Darbee: Odd Fellows Home

Join local architectural historian Jeff Darbee for a visit to Springfield to see the grand and historic Odd Fellows Home for the Orphans, Indigent and Aged. Photos courtesy of: Archives of the Clark County Historical Society in Springfield, Ohio Columbus Metropolitan Library Library of Congress Ohio History Connection Ohio Memory Photohio

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A Grand Home in Granville

Learn how the Manwaring Home — where U.S. presidents James Madison and Andrew Jackson once gathered — came to Granville, Ohio, from its original location in Connecticut. Owners Jill and Don DeSapri share the story of their house.

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From the Vault: The Winton Car

Could the first motorized carriage to be seen on the streets of Columbus be in the Ohio History Connection collections?

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Paving the Way: The First Concrete Street in America

The first concrete street in America was poured in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1891 — and it has a connection to a WOSU TV host.

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