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1908 Dola photo of 4th of July

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, July 5, 2022

This 1908 RP postcard features a photo of the 1908 4th of July Parade in Dola, Ohio.

Have historic photos of our area? You can share them with the Icon at [email protected] and on Old Pictures of Forgotten Ohio on Facebook.

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Photo-story: Ada seamstress recounts her NFL career

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, May 28, 2022

Sitting in the Ada Public Library meeting room listening to a presentation by Jane Helser is a reminder that, yup, you really can’t judge a book by its cover. You wouldn’t guess that she’s rubbed elbows with NFL greats, until you take a peek at her memorabilia and photo albums from a 48-year career at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory at 217 Liberty St. The factory is the sole manufacturer of NFL and Super Bowl footballs.

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Do you remember?

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 19, 2022

Arthur Amiet took this photo in the fall of 1938, when he was a student at Ohio Northern. Mayor Dave Retterer recalls that the tower supports were made of railroad rails. Photo courtesy of Don Amiet, as found on Old Pictures of Forgotten Ohio.

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My Time at the Wilson Football Factory with Jane Helser on May 18

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, May 6, 2022

The Ada Ohio Historical Society will host My Time at the Wilson Football Factory with Jane Helser at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main St.

Helser will give a talk about her 48-year career at the Wilson Football Factory. In the attached photo Helser is pictured with Peyton Manning, the NFL quarterback who played for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four seasons with the Denver Broncos. Helser was featured on the television program Peyton's Places in 2019.

View the video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=369243813978881

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1937 earthquake shook Ohio

Posted by Staff on Sunday, April 17, 2022

Icon founder Fred Steiner blogs about 1937 earthquakes that shook Ohio. You'll find the Ada Herald story from 1937 HERE, in the digital archives of the Ada Public Library.

By Fred Steiner, www.blufftonforever.com

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First ONU college building

Posted by Staff on Sunday, April 3, 2022

David Devier, Ph.D., attended ONU, taught there for 15 years, and lived in and around Ada for 45 years. In the following column he provides an item of "town and gown" history that fits with the theme of Founders Day, celebrated this year on April 6.

By David Devier

This is a plate from the 1902 publication "Ada and the O.N.U. The New and the Old" photo book. This plate shows H. S. Lehr standing in front of the house at 122 West Monford St, which still stands (see photo attached), that served as his first college building.

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