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The Ohio Common Schools Act, passed on 14 March 1853, included provisions for the establishment of school libraries in Ohio. It allowed Rufus King, the president of the Board of Education, to found a central public library in Cincinnati's Central School. The library was located on Longworth Street, a street which no longer exists. [1]
Originally called the Canada Sugar Refining Co., after his son Peter (1821–1894) joined the business the company's name was changed to John Redpath & Son. Four years later in 1861, Redpath's son-in-law George Alexander Drummond (1829–1910) also joined the company.
The State Library of Ohio was created in 1817 as a service to the government of the state. Over the years, the State Library has increased its scope to include service to all residents of the state. [1] The position of State Librarian of Ohio was created with the creation of the first State Library of Ohio in 1821. In the early days of the ...
After further expansion, name changed to Mercer County District Library in 1994. 15: Chillicothe Chillicothe: Apr 13, 1903: $30,000 140 S. Paint St. Opened 1907, now the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library (Main library) 16: Cincinnati Avondale Cincinnati: Apr 9, 1902: $286,000 3566 Reading Rd. Opened 1913 17: Cincinnati Cumminsville ...
Fifteen individuals have served as directors of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library: [1] John D. Caldwell (1855–1857) N. Peabody Poor (1857–1866) Lewis Freeman (1866–1869) William Frederick Poole (1869–1873) Thomas Vickers (1874–1879) Chester W. Merrill (1880–1886) Albert W. Whelpley (1886–1900) Nathaniel D.C. Hodges ...
The Ohio State Highway Patrol traffic stop of the SUV carrying the defendants on Jan. 10 took place after they had stayed in a hotel in Fairfield, according to the criminal complaint, which made ...
Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Senate, and Ohio secretary of state: H. Clay Van Voorhis: U.S. House of Representatives: John L. Vance: 1861 U.S. House of Representatives: Robert Ward: 1978 Minority leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives: Leroy Welsh: 1871 Ohio State Treasurer: Charles Preston Wickham: U.S. House of ...
He co-anchored "Good Morning Cincinnati" for 32 years, and retired from the station after 39 years in 2022. On social media, journalists at Local 12 and other Cincinnati TV stations reacted to the ...