History

The Indian Removal Act resulted in the relocation of thousands of people. It was chaotic and deadly for tribal nations. Still, those nations maintain their communities today.

The Great Circle Alliance is an arts organization founded in 2021. Most recently, artist residencies have become its primary focus.

Indigenous communities across the world founded the practice of prescribed fires in their respective homelands. And in the Dayton region, the Myaamia tribe was one of those groups.

When Ralph Harrell died in 1979, he left behind a funny legacy. Harrell spent most of the 20th century clowning around with the Ringling Brothers and Shrine Circuses. Now, the Miamisburg History Center is celebrating the clown they call “The Original Bozo.”

This series is meant to raise awareness of the work the theater wants to create, which are more drama productions.

A new history exhibit attempts to shed light on the complicated story for tribal communities following a battle that took place here over two centuries ago.

A group connected with Antioch College is identifying Black Civil War Veterans who settled in Yellow Springs.

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Conference flies into Dayton, bringing guests from 60 countries to the Birthplace of Aviation.

A new exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center uses the museum’s world-class fossil collection to transport visitors four hundred and fifty million-years back in time. It’s called “Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight.” The exhibit also features the work of Hamilton artist James Herrmann. His bronze sculptures allow visitors to see, and touch, the past. Renee Wilde spoke with Herrmann at his studio.

Aug. 28 marks the anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Organizations are inviting tribal communities forced out of the state back to Ohio to educate residents on an oft-overlooked part of the region's history.

The city's first Black-owned recording studio preserved acts big and small from the 1950s until 2006, turning out hundreds of records which are now collectors' items.