A long love affair with baseball
My love affair with baseball began on July 26, 1970, and unfortunately it had nothing to do with the Columbus Clippers. I was nine yearsRead More »A long love affair with baseball
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Epic Doo Dah Parade water battle of 1993
It was early June 1993, and a friend put out an invitation to help with his ‘float’ for the upcoming Fourth of July Doo DahRead More »Epic Doo Dah Parade water battle of 1993
Deshler Hotel was the host of Columbus
In 1916, the social event of the year in Columbus, Ohio was set for Wednesday, August 23rd. Columbus’ newest hotel – the elegant 12-story DeshlerRead More »Deshler Hotel was the host of Columbus
Our Park of Roses is ageless
The Park of Roses has been a Columbus jewel since it opened to the public in June 1953. The park’s signature rose garden features moreRead More »Our Park of Roses is ageless
Dave Thomas’ legacy is adoption and compassion
Wendy’s old fashioned hamburgers jumped into the ‘Burger Wars’ between McDonald’s and Burger King in 1984. The debate between the industry’s two giants was flame-broiledRead More »Dave Thomas’ legacy is adoption and compassion
Local anchor makes her mark in New York City
New York City is America’s #1 television market. It’s nineteen licensed television stations enter 7.4 million households in twenty nine counties across four states. TelevisionRead More »Local anchor makes her mark in New York City
Great industrialist S. P. Bush
While Samuel Prescott Bush was busy working in Columbus in the early twentieth century, his wife Flora and their four kids would summer at CapeRead More »Great industrialist S. P. Bush
Barbara Nicklaus – 50th Memorial honoree
As you walk through the Jack Nicklaus Museum here in Columbus, Ohio you see pretty much what you expect – a lot of trophies. JackRead More »Barbara Nicklaus – 50th Memorial honoree
Ohio State professor and the Underground Railroad
Shortly after being hired in 1893 as history professor at the Ohio State University, Wilbur Henry Siebert assigned one of his classes a project toRead More »Ohio State professor and the Underground Railroad
Columbus soccer legend
Unfortunately, in the eyes of the world, the MLS is not the ‘big leagues’ in soccer. Columbus Crew legend Juan Camilo “Cucho” Hernandez knew thatRead More »Columbus soccer legend
Columbus’ Cultural Historian
In 1976, fresh out of Miami University with a degree in Urban Planning, Wil Haygood moved back to Columbus. His family was here, but hisRead More »Columbus’ Cultural Historian
Prohibition & the Irish Buckeye
In the early twentieth century – legend has it – a young man was on his way to work (night shift) and on a larkRead More »Prohibition & the Irish Buckeye
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