Southern Ohio’s Hanging Rock Iron Region.

Near the end of spring earlier this year I went on a tour of southern Ohio, roughly in the area … More

Jonathan Alder and the Madison County Historical Society.

Foster Chapel Cemetery Jonathan Alder Madison County Historical Society It was May 2020 and the spring migration season was going … More

Colonel Crawford Memorial.

A few years ago I was driving up north to do some birding along Lake Erie when I noticed a … More

Ohio’s Oldest Existing Settlement and Greatest Frontier Infamy.

Gnadenhutten It’s pronounced ‘NAYD-uhn-huh-ten’. I had it right from a villager, and that’s the final word on that. As for … More

Ohio’s Only Revolutionary War Fort.

Fort Laurens was built in the Ohio wilderness in an attempt to bring the war to the British at Fort Detroit- but it didn’t work out that way.

Springfield – Downtown History.

Downtown Springfield City Hall Fountain Square Old Columbia Street Cemetery The Madonna of the Trail I’ve recently moved to Clark … More

Put-In-Bay and Perry’s Victory Monument.

Put-in-Bay History dates back to the war of 1812 where Put-in-Bay became an important operations headquarters for Oliver Hazard Perry. … More

Wapakoneta and the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.

Two weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing- what an amazing achievement!  I remember that night … More

Zanesville and the National Road Museum.

A couple months ago I was spring birding and made a stop in Zanesville Ohio, 50 miles east of Columbus.  … More

Northwest Ohio Tour – Fort Defiance, the Maumee River, and Fallen Timbers.

Fort Defiance Park The Maumee River Battle of Fallen Timbers Monument Last autumn, I spent a few days traveling around … More