Stories by Gayle H

Cards of Yesteryear

Posted about 1 month ago by Gayle H

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice or any combination of the winter holidays, it's a great time to reach out to family and friends with warm wishes. Please enjoy this small sample of cards created by a group of Toledo area residents of yesteryear.

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Women's Suffrage and Baseball in 1911 Toledo

Posted 9 months ago by Gayle H

Edwin J. Tippett, a 1911 graduate of Toledo Central High School, put forth his proposal to determine the fate of Women's Suffrage once and for all in the Almanac's Class Novel.

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Bowsher's Apogee Joins Library Online Yearbook Collection

Posted 11 months ago by Gayle H

Another Toledo Public Schools yearbook collection, Bowsher’s Apogee, is now available online at Ohio Memory.

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TPS Students Use Library Research to Honor Fallen Heroes

Posted about 1 year ago by Gayle H

Students of teacher Joe Boyle recognize area soldiers in special ceremony.

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Library Customer Finds, Returns to Family a 101-Year-Old WWI Registration Card

Posted about 1 year ago by Gayle H

Toledo Library customer recovered the 101-year-old document in a Friends of the Library book purchase.

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Unknown Photograph of Family Member Discovered

Posted about 1 year ago by Gayle H

Recently, a local researcher visiting the Local History and Genealogy Department made a surprising discovery while doing a routine search of the Toledo Blade on microfilm.

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The Night Before Christmas: Public Works of Art With Local Ties

Posted over 2 years ago by Gayle H

The vault of the Blade Rare Book Room houses a variety of historical objects, including a set of Christmas paintings commissioned by the Public Works Administration Art Project in 1934.

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Our Online Toledo Troopers Exhibit is Growing!

Posted over 2 years ago by Gayle H

Check out the newest additions to our Toledo Troopers online exhibit, thanks to a donation of several unique items from former Toledo Troopers player Beverly Severance.

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Haunted House Histories

Posted over 2 years ago by Gayle H

If you'd like to put together your house's history, put on your detective hat and visit us in the Local History and Genealogy Department at Main Library!

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Gridiron and Grace: A Look Back at the Toledo Troopers

Posted over 3 years ago by Gayle H

Explore the history of the Toledo Troopers.

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