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Levi and Catherine Coffin were fixtures on the Underground Railroad, but before they moved to Cincinnati, they provided safe harbor at their home in Indiana, just north of Richmond. It's now a museum that honors their legacy.
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Local historians highlight the story of the neighborhood at the heart of Cincinnati — in many ways a microcosm of the American urban experience.
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Cincinnati's Jewish community is celebrating 200 years of communal life. The Queen City played a pivotal role in the development of the Jewish faith outside of Europe, becoming the birthplace of Reform Judaism in North America.
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A special event at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force showcases the women pilots of World War II.
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"To continue that awful silence of indifference just opens the door to it happening again," said Steve Coppel, whose dad escaped Nazi soldiers during World War II.
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Signs will begin going up soon on a new scenic driving tour through Warren and Clinton counties. The Quaker Heritage Scenic Byway covers 55 sites across 54 miles of roadway, including Friends (Quaker) meetinghouses, cemeteries, historical markers, settlements, schools, notable homes and more.
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American Veteran begins a four-week run on PBS next Tuesday. Consulting producer, veteran, journalist and author Kelly Kennedy joins Cincinnati Edition to talk about the show.
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As the Village of Lincoln Heights celebrates its diamond jubilee of 75 years since incorporation, WVXU has been telling stories from the community as part of our series Round the Corner. We sat down with renowned historian Carl Westmoreland to hear about his experiences growing up in Lincoln Heights in the 1940s and '50s.
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Throughout 2021, the Ohio History Connection has offered up a series of workshops called Where My Single Folk? that are all about finding those family members who never married or passed away unmarried, including those who might have been LGBTQ.
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Jon Meacham and David Blight have both spent decades studying the nation's history, especially as it relates to civil rights. They're coming to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for a discussion on late Congressman John Lewis and the ongoing struggle for racial justice — the subject of an upcoming design exhibition at the museum as well.