Thanks to the work of the West Chester Historical Society and MidPointe Library, a large and thorough collection of World War II era letters have been made available online. Virginia Shewalter, native of Dayton, served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and then the Women’s Army Corps between 1942 and 1945. She spent time in training […]
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ODN Item of the Week: Dark Elegies
Founded in Akron in 1968, the Ohio Ballet began nationally touring in 1974 and continued to imbue both the city of Akron and the region with the magic of dance until 2006 when they closed. Heinz Poll and Tom Skelton formed the dance company from Poll’s students at the University of Akron, but it grew […]
Read The Full ArticleODN Item of the Week: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Founded at Cornell University in 1906 with a Kent State University chapter taking shape in 1958, Alpha Phi Alpha is the first African American focused intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity. Its founders are known as the Seven Jewels, and its aims are “Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love For All Mankind”. The fraternity has been open to men of […]
Read The Full ArticleODN Item of the Week: The Norwester
This week’s item is the February 1920 issue of the Norwester, a community magazine for the Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights, and Marble Cliff neighborhoods, just north and west of downtown Columbus. From the UA Archives site: “Read about Upper Arlington’s residents and daily life during our community’s founding. The Norwester magazine was published monthly from […]
Read The Full ArticleODN Item of the Week: Interview with Olympic medalist Carol Heiss Jenkins
Carol Heiss Jenkins is a Cleveland resident who won both gold and silver medals for figure skating, along with 5 World Championships and 4 U.S. Championships. Through the 1950s, and known as Carol Heiss, she dominated the world figure skating scene – even becoming the first woman ever to land a double axel, in 1953. […]
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