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The building also houses Ohio's state archives, also managed by the Ohio History Connection. The museum is located at the Ohio State Fairgrounds, site of the Ohio State Fair, and a short distance north of downtown. The history center opened in 1970 as the Ohio Historical Center, moving the museum from its former site by the Ohio State University.
During the 17th century, present day Ohio was part of the French colony of New France. The Diocese of Quebec, had jurisdiction over the region. However, unlike other parts of the future American Midwest, there were no attempts to found Catholic missions in Ohio.
The Hay-McKinney Mansion, part of the Cleveland History Center. The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) is a historical society in Cleveland, Ohio. The society operates the Cleveland History Center, a collection of museums in University Circle. The society was founded in 1867, making it the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio.
1728 – Institutum Judaicum founded in Halle as first Protestant mission center for Jewish evangelism [174] 1729 – Roman Catholic missionary Du Poisson becomes the first victim in the Natchez revolt. On his way to New Orleans, he had been asked to stop and say Mass at the Natchez post. He was killed in front of the altar.
Catholic Historical Review 101.2 (2015) pp. 242–273. Hsia, R. Po-chia. "The Catholic Historical Review: One Hundred Years of Scholarship on Catholic Missions in the Early Modern World." Catholic Historical Review 101.2 (2015): 223–241. online, mentions over 100 articles and books, mostly on North America and Latin America.
In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Bardstown in Kentucky, with jurisdiction over the new state of Ohio along with the other midwest states. [6] Cincinnati's first Catholic church, Christ Church, was organized in 1819, just beyond the city boundaries. [7] The first Catholic church in Dayton, Emmanuel Church, opened in 1837. [8]
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The Ohio History Connection operates dozens of state historic sites across Ohio. Its headquarters is the 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m 2) Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio, a Brutalist concrete structure. [14] [15] Extensive exhibits cover Ohio's history from the Ice Age to the present. The Center includes state archives and library spaces ...