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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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ONU memorabilia display moves to Hill Building

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, March 2, 2022

A military-style sword, a medal from the celebrated 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and a recreational pipe that belonged to a KISS band member, are just a few of the curious artifacts from ONU’s past that were unearthed this fall by students taking a special sesquicentennial history course.

Senior history major Jordan Clagg says she was excited to take the course. “This class hasn’t been offered in the past and won’t be offered again” she explained.

Co-taught by Russ Crawford, Ph.D., professor of history, and David Strittmatter, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, ONU History was funded through a grant obtained from the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Do you wish you had a sleigh?

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, February 4, 2022

On a day like today, do you wish you had a sleigh? This 1869 view of a snowy Lincoln Ave. is from the Ada Historical Society website. www.adaohiohs.com/reminisce

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