Historic sites open their doors for Ohio Open Doors
Ohio History Connection marks the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act with a 10 day Ohio Open Doors event. More than 100 sites statewide offer tours programs and events including NASA Glenn Zero Gravity Facility Lorain Palace Theater projection booth and OSU Thompson Library. Events are free though some may require reservations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Historical Society
Ohio History Connection
Emmy Beach
NASA Glenn Research Center
Lorain Palace Theater
Ohio State University
Lake Erie island lighthouse restored for events at Put-in-Bay
The 19th century South Bass Island Lighthouse on Lake Eries Put-in-Bay has been restored and will host events next year. Ohio State University, which bought the building from the federal government in 1867, notes the 60‑foot tower and attached Queen Anne home. The grounds include a butterfly garden and overlook Lake Erie.
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Lake Erie
South Bass Island
Toledo Blade
Ohio State University
Two Dead Found in Morrow Home After School Lockdown
Hamilton Township police say a man and a woman were found dead at a home after reports of an active shooter prompted lockdowns in the Little Miami School District near Cincinnati. Investigators suspect death by homicide suicide and are clarifying the relationship between the pair. SWAT and other units responded to the scene as residents were urged to shelter in place.
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Morrow
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton Township
Little Miami
Infant found dead at Dayton homeless shelter
An autopsy on a four month old boy found at a Dayton shelter showed no signs of foul play. the infant’s twin sister is hospitalized and the father, 23, was jailed after punching an officer during the incident though he faces no charges tied to the death.
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Dayton
Dayton Daily News
Montgomery County
College to study history of Jesuit slavery at John Carroll
John Carroll University in University Heights will form a campus working group to examine Jesuit slavery and Archbishop John Carroll's role. The move mirrors Georgetown University's recent study of its own ties to slavery and efforts at atonement.
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University Heights
John Carroll University
Cleveland
Cleveland.com
Georgetown University
Robert Niehoff
Ohio School
John Carroll
Superhero Sunday Draws Kids at Prayers From Maria Event
Avon's Superhero Sunday event features children including Grady Hove and Kenley Dominick posing with Batman at the Prayers from Maria sunflower field. Luke Murphy from Avon Lake explores Thor's hammer during the gathering hosted by Superheroes for Kids of Ohio.
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Maria Sunflower Field
Luke Murphy
Avon Lake
Thor
Avon
Former pilot visits bomber that saved my life
Capt. Kenneth J. Curry 71 of Loveland Colorado recalls a life saving moment aboard a B 52D over North Vietnam on April 9 1972 when a surface to air missile shredded the aircraft yet the crew survived. Curry returns to the war damaged bomber at the National Museum of the United States Air Force for a photo shoot with Jim Cornfield of Malibu Canyon California for a book on environmental portraiture.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
North Vietnam
Kenneth J. Curry
Curry
Loveland
Colo
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Jim Cornfield
Malibu Canyon
Calif
Cornfield
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