Subject | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio |
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| | • | Ohio -- Biography |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Ohio -- History |
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| | • | Northwest, Old -- History |
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| | • | Ohio -- Description and travel |
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| | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 |
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| | • | Ohio River Valley -- Description and travel |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Northwest, Old |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Ohio |
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| | • | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources |
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| | • | Ohio imprints |
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| | • | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Biography |
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| | • | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. |
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| | • | Athens County (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Brown County (Ohio) -- Biography |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Cleveland imprints 1896 |
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| | • | Frankfort (Ohio) |
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| | • | Itinerancy (Church polity) -- Methodist Church |
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| | • | Livingston family |
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| | • | Marietta (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Medina County (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Muskingum River Valley (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- To 1787 |
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| | • | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865 |
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| | • | Ohio -- Social life and customs |
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| | • | Ohio Company (1786-1795) |
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| | • | Ohio imprints 1855 |
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| | • | Pioneers -- Ohio |
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| | • | Taylor family |
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| | • | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns |
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| | • | Vinton County (Ohio) -- History |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Young, Jacob, -- 1776-1859 |
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| | • | Alder, Jonathan, -- b. 1773 |
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| | • | American newspapers -- Ohio |
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| | • | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Athens County (Ohio) -- Biography |
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| | • | Autobiography -- Women authors. |
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| | • | Baldwin, Anner Mary Hudson, -- 1800-1892 |
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| | • | Baldwin, Anner Mary Hudson, 1800-1892. |
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| | • | Ball family. |
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| | • | Ball, Zenas, 1792-1860. |
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| | • | Barker family |
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| | • | Barker, Joseph, -- 1765-1843 |
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| | • | Barton family |
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| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 61 | Title: | The squirrel hunters of Ohio: or, Glimpses of pioneer life, by N. E. Jones, M. D
| | | | Creator: | Jones, Nelson Edwards, 1821-1901 | | | | Publication: | The R. Clarke co, Cincinnati,1898. | | | | Call #: | F34JE J78 | | | | Extent: | vii, [1], 363 p. front., illus. 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio | Ohio -- Social life and customs | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 | Ohio imprints 1898
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 67 | Title: | A soldier's life on the western frontier in 1813
| | | | Creator: | Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County | | | | Publication: | Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Fort Wayne, Ind.],1953. | | | | Notes: | A letter written by an anonymous author to an unknown correspondent, Zanesville, Ohio, March 28, 1813. Reprinted from the Weekly register, May 8, 1813. | | | | Call #: | F37DC F74 no. 20 | | | | Extent: | [10] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio | Northwest, Old -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaign | United States -- Armed Forces -- Military life | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 68 | Title: | A history of Jonathan Alder: his captivity and life with the Indians
| | | | Creator: | Alder, Henry Clay, 19th cent | | | | | Davison, Doyle H. | | | | | Nelson, Larry L. (Larry Lee), 1950- | | | | Publication: | University of Akron Press, Akron, OH,2002. | | | | Notes: | "The version within these pages is the Doyle Davison transcript of the Henry Clay manuscript held by the Ohio Historical Society ... "--Introd. Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index. | | | | Call #: | E99 S537A36 | | | | Extent: | ix, 222 p. ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Alder, Jonathan, -- b. 1773 | Indian captivities -- Ohio | Shawnee Indians -- Social life and customs | Mingo Indians -- Social life and customs | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 69 | Title: | Hannah Huntington Letters
| | | | Creator: | Huntington, Hannah | | | | Dates: | 1791-1811 | | | | Abstract: | Hannah Huntington (1770-1818) was the wife of Samuel Huntington (1765-1817), jurist, legislator, and governor of Ohio. The collection consists of personal letters, primarily concerning family matters, from Mrs. Huntington to her husband. | | | | Call #: | MS 0884 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Huntington, Hannah, 1770-1818. | Huntington family. | Huntington, Samuel, 1765-1817. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Governors -- Ohio. | Governors' spouses -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 71 | Title: | Mary Vesta Whittlesey Walton Means Childhood Recollections
| | | | Creator: | Means, Mary Vesta Whittlesey Walton | | | | Dates: | 1889 | | | | Abstract: | Mary Vesta Whittlesey Walton Means (1824-1894) was the daughter of Asaph and Vesta Hart Whittlesey, sister of Charles Whittlesey, and niece of Elisha and John Whittlesey. After her mother's death she was adopted by her uncle John and moved to Salisbury, Conn. In 1844 she married Dr. Lucius C. Walton and returned to her birthplace, Tallmadge, Ohio. Dr. Walton died in 1879 and Mary married Captain John A. Means in 1880. The collection consist of one bound volume of memoirs written in 1889, at the request of her grandchildren, when the author was 65 years old. The document consists of 110 handwritten pages describing Mrs. Means' memories of personal and family affairs and events in Tallmadge, Ohio and Salisbury, Connecticut, ca. 1828 to 1879. The first one hundred pages focus on her childhood to age twenty. Three recipes have been taped on the pages following the narrative. | | | | Call #: | MS 3932 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Means, Mary Vesta Whittlesey Walton, 1824-1894. | Whittlesey family. | Autobiography -- Women authors. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Women -- Ohio -- Biography. | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | Salisbury (Conn.) -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 72 | Title: | Day Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Day Family | | | | Dates: | 1825-1890 | | | | Abstract: | Norman Day was a farmer in Lorain County, Ohio, where his father, Captain John Day, settled in 1815. His wife, Julia Ann Root, was the daughter of Henry and Mary Root, early settlers in Sheffield Township, Lorain County. Norman's son, Richard Day, served as county auditor in 1861. The collection consists of correspondence, an account book, receipts, and memorabilia, including a history of Sheffield Township, Ohio. The collection pertains primarily to family relationships in the early Western Reserve, particularly in Sheffield Township, and land purchases in the Midwestern frontier. | | | | Call #: | MS 4346 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Day family. | Family -- Ohio -- Lorain County -- History -- 19th century. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Lorain County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Sheffield (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 73 | Title: | Ohio's last frontiersman, Connecticut mariner Captain James Riley
| | | | Creator: | Alig, Joyce L. | | | | | Mercer County Historical Society | | | | Publication: | Mercer County Historical Society, Celina, Ohio,1997, c1996. | | | | Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-418) and index. | | | | Call #: | F34HA R573A41 | | | | Extent: | viii, 432 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Riley, James, -- 1777-1840 | Riley family | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio | Ship captains -- United States -- Biography | Ohio -- Biography | Willshire (Ohio) -- History | Van Wert County (Ohio) -- History | Mercer County (Ohio) -- Biography | Connecticut -- Biography
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 74 | Title: | James Newton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Newton, James | | | | Dates: | 1815-1878 | | | | Abstract: | James Newton was a Connecticut native who moved to Hudson, Ohio, to join the mercantile business of his sister (Eunice Newton Oviatt) and brother-in-law (Heman Oviatt). He later prospered as a farmer in Charlestown, Portage County. His brothers John and Eben moved to Ohio and entered politics. John was an Ohio state legislator and associate judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. Eben was a state senator, a judge of the common pleas court, and a U.S. congressman. A relative, Sophia Newton, was president of the Female Missionary Sewing Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Charlestown (est. 1844). Another relative, Emma Newton, left behind three composition books (1837-1838). The collection consists of family correspondence, land documents, receipts, Emma Newton's composition books and the by-laws and minutes of the Female Missionary Sewing Society. | | | | Call #: | MS 4052 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Newton, James, 1784-1854 | Newton family | Legislators -- Ohio | Pioneers -- Ohio | Women pioneers -- Ohio | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio | Women -- Ohio -- Charlestown -- Societies and clubs | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 76 | Title: | The cross in the wilderness: a biography of pioneer Ohio
| | | | Creator: | Monica, MarySister, 1892- | | | | Publication: | Longmans, Green and co, London, New York [etc.],1930. | | | | Notes: | "First edition." The life of Mother Julia Chatfield. | | | | Call #: | BX4705 C492M74 | | | | Extent: | xii p., 1 ¥., 290 p. front., plates, ports., facsims. 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chatfield, Julia, -- Mother, -- d. 1878 | St. Martin, O. -- School of Brown County Ursulines | Education -- Ohio -- Brown County | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio | Nuns -- Ohio -- Brown County -- Biography | Brown County (Ohio) -- Biography
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 78 | Title: | Legends of the West: sketches illustrative of the habits, occupations, privations, adventures, and sport of the pioneers of the West
| | | | Creator: | Hall, James, 1793-1868 | | | | Publication: | R. Clarke & co, Cincinnati,1869. | | | | Notes: | Harpe's head has been published separately under this title and also under the title: Kentucky. | | | | Call #: | F25UA H177L 1869 | | | | Extent: | xvi, 17-435 p. | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio | Ohio River Valley -- Description and travel | Ohio -- Description and travel | Ohio imprints 1869
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