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Pie Judging at the Ohio State Fair
It’s a high-stakes competition as judges at the Ohio State Fair taste-test their way through pies of all flavors. Will the winner be fruit, berry or pumpkin this year? Videographer: Chris Hedrick
Driving with Darbee: Shawnee’s Tecumseh Theater
This old theater in Shawnee, Ohio, is in the midst of preservation efforts. Residents hope it will become a cornerstone of the community arts district. Join architectural historians Jeff Darbee and Nancy Recchie for a visit to the Tecumseh Theater. Photos courtesy of: Columbus Metropolitan Library, PhotOhio, John Winnenberg
Big Walnut Country Club
Discover the history of the first African-American recreation retreat in Columbus and one of the first African-American country clubs in the nation. Big Walnut Country Club was founded in Gahanna in the 1920s. Charlene Brown sits down with Gahanna Mayor Tom Kneeland and Niel Jurist, the city’s public information manager, at Creekside Cafe in Downtown […]
Driving with Darbee: Central Ohio Fire Museum
At one time, fires were a dreaded part of daily life in Downtown Columbus. Find out how firefighting has changed through the centuries and lessons we can still learn from the well-preserved artifacts at the Central Ohio Fire Museum. Photos courtesy of: Central Ohio Fire Museum, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio History Connection
Old Oaks Porch Parties
Follow historian Doreen Uhas Sauer as she investigates how the Old Oaks neighborhood is creating a dynamic, diverse community through weekly Party on the Porch gatherings.