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Better
known to some as the belt buckle in the Rust Belt, Ohio has
seen everything since its inception as a state. When
Googled, the Ohio search turns up
http://www.ohiomemory.org as the 42nd link.
Ohio Memory
boasts information about the 34th largest state
from 26,000 different primary sources, including an
interactive map that allows users to search information by
county and a handful of contacts to other historical
Internet destinations.
Among the
highlighted links on the main page, Ohio Memory suggests
surfers to browse the official scorebook for the 1984
Cincinnati Reds, a history lesson behind the first
mechanical cash register and a peek into the launch of
Apollo 11, commanded by Neil Armstrong of Ohio.
An
Introduction by Andrew Cayton, a History professor at Miami
University, outlines famous leaders, quotes and moments from
the seventeenth state; the rest of the web site is an
adventure through a virtual encyclopedia.
This online
scrapbook has been years in the making and “allows
the global community to discover and explore Ohio’s rich
past.” Extensive links and interesting tidbits promise to
teach more than any textbook.
The Ohio
Memory Project is based out of Columbus at the Ohio
Historical Society. |
