History

This episode follows the preservation team to coastal North Carolina's Elizabeth City State University, where decades of radio history lay hidden in locked cabinets. Through the collaborative efforts of librarians, radio staff, archivists, and oral historians, we discover how WRVS-FM has served as a vital community voice since 1986 and how preservation work sparked an institutional commitment to safeguarding these irreplaceable recordings for future generations.

Vick Mickunas revisits his 1996 interview with Brooks Hansen about "The Chess Garden," set in Dayton, Ohio, during the 1913 flood. A New York Times notable book turns 30.

From the 2002 archives: Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman discusses her young adult novel "Matilda Bone," set in medieval England's fascinating world of early medicine.

The weeks before the Wright Brothers' historic 1903 flight were filled with broken shafts, fierce weather, and a three-day journey to North Carolina's Outer Banks.

The exhibit features 300-year-old painted hide robes that the Myaamia Center’s been studying with the Peoria (Peewaalia) Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma for the past five years.

The artists hail from the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. The exhibit "Ohi:yo’: We’re Still Here" is available to view at the Bryn Du Mansion in Granville until Nov. 26.

Harvard professor Sarah Lewis will speak on Sunday at Springfield, Ohio's John Legend Theater, about how art shapes American democracy. Free event, doors open at 3:30 PM.

In 1843, the Wyandot tribe was forced to leave Ohio. They had to walk 150 miles from Upper Sandusky to Cincinnati, leaving behind all they built in the Sandusky River Valley.

The Davis-Linden Building has been around since the late 1800s, housing commerce and industry in East Dayton. Now it is home to both creative and commercial entrepreneurs.

These secret diaries from the first half of the 19th century were never meant to be discovered. When a descendant found them, it was quite a surprise to everyone.

Kay Hooper was a bestselling romance novelist when she visited WYSO for an interview 30 years ago. Plus C.J. McLin Jr.'s autobiography discussion with Dr. Minnie Johnson.

Great Council State Park is the only Ohio state park built in collaboration with any of Ohio’s historic tribes – in this case, the Shawnee tribes. WYSO checked in on how the first year has gone.