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1924 Ada Kiwanis vs. ONU Profs baseball "was a huge success"

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, December 13, 2024

See the full front page HERE at the Ada Public Library website. 

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ada Icon has noted that the Ada Kiwanis is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024. Need proof? How about this 1924 article from The Ada Record.

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1898 ONU student W.J. Bowden intrigues AOHS members

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, September 4, 2024

An 1898 textbook owned by W.J. Bowden has connected a Youngstown thrift store shopper with Ada Ohio Historical Society members on Facebook. Danielle Stoner reached out for information and with the help of Beth Gray learned that Stoner was an Ohio Northern University student who studied under Professor JB Gregg.

Bowden's notes in cursive include the price of the book (95 cents), biographical information about Galileo and Isaac Newton, and his "natural philopsophy" grades.

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1912 view of ONU campus from Main St.

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, August 8, 2024

Found on Old Pictures of Forgotten Ohio on Facebook

This photograph shows a 1912 view of the Ohio Northern University campus from Main St. Four buildings dominate the scene: (from left) Dukes Building (1903-present) which was named for farmer Lewis Dukes, the Normal School Building (1871-1913), Hill Memorial (1879-present) and Brown Hall (1905-1976). 

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Brown Hall post card depicts a gathering for....?

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 24, 2024

In a recent Ada Ohio Historical Society group post of several images on Facebook, Fish Hall provided this intriguing post card of Brown Hall on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

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First piece of mechanical fire equipment used in Ada

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 23, 2024

In anticipation of the June 14-15 Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association(NOVFA) convention in Ada, the Ada Historical Society is posting a variety of Ada fire department photographs on its Facebook group page. 

For some background on early firefighting artifacts, visit https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collection...

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Can you name the year these AHS seniors reached the top?

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, April 21, 2024

You can flip through the digital pages of this yearbook via the Ada Public Library Digital Archives.

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