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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.
Continue Reading: Gridiron and Grace: A Look Back at the Toledo TroopersAbout The Author
Gayle has been employed with the Library since 2004, and has been with the Local History and Genealogy Department since 2013. One of her ongoing projects is the digitization of books, documents and additional material for preservation on Ohio Memory. She is busy raising her two young grandchildren, and is a fan of all things Toledo.
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