Archives for "history"

GCAC Presents: Celebrating Columbus’ Bicentennial Through Art

GCAC Presents: Celebrating Columbus’ Bicentennial Through Art

1 Kaitlin Armocida / January 26, 2012 10:00 am

Roy Lichtenstein, Stanley Twardowicz, George Bellows. You’ve certainly heard of them, but did you know that they lived and worked in Columbus? Indeed, they did, and as part of the celebration of the city’s bicentennial this year, the Ohio Arts… [Read More]

History Lesson: Lucas Sullivant, Pioneer of Franklinton

History Lesson: Lucas Sullivant, Pioneer of Franklinton

4 Doug Motz / January 17, 2012 1:30 pm

On February 14th, 2012, Columbus will turn 200 and our city is really preparing for a terrific celebration! But even before there was a city laid out on the eastern side of the Scioto River, there was Franklinton nestled in… [Read More]

Seeking Nominations for Columbus Arch Award 2012

Seeking Nominations for Columbus Arch Award 2012

3 Walker / January 16, 2012 11:00 am

The City of Columbus will be turning 200 years old on Tuesday, February 14th, and once again we’ll be celebrating the occasion by announcing the annual Arch Award at the Columbus Historical Society’s birthday celebration. This award recognizes an “up and coming” local person… [Read More]

Columbus Historical Society Moving Into COSI

Columbus Historical Society Moving Into COSI

0 Anne / December 22, 2011 10:30 am

If you’ve always wanted to check out exhibits by The Columbus Historical Society but couldn’t make it to their space on Jefferson Avenue, you can rejoice because they will soon be housed in a permanent gallery space on the first… [Read More]

Philanthropy Friday: Ohio Historical Society explores the 1950s

Philanthropy Friday: Ohio Historical Society explores the 1950s

5 The Columbus Foundation / December 9, 2011 8:30 am

Over the last century, the Ohio Historical Society (OHS) has collected more than three million artifacts in order to preserve and interpret the history of Ohio. So, it may surprise you that they are now hoping to receive more loans… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Back in Business – Tree Lighting Returns to Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival

GCAC Presents: Back in Business – Tree Lighting Returns to Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival

0 Michael Ginnetti / November 17, 2011 8:00 am

After a short absence, the tradition of lighting up a holiday tree on Capitol Square will make its triumphant return to the Ohio Statehouse this holiday season. In fact, the 2011 Ohio Statehouse Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival will include… [Read More]

History Lesson: Happy Birthday to Ohio’s Statehouse

History Lesson: Happy Birthday to Ohio’s Statehouse

5 Doug Motz / November 14, 2011 6:00 pm

Happy Birthday to our State House, which on November 15, 2011 will turn 150 years old! I think it is fair to make the argument that without Columbus being designated the Capital of Ohio on February 14, 1812, the development… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Caravaggio. The Man. The Mystery. The Masterpiece.

GCAC Presents: Caravaggio. The Man. The Mystery. The Masterpiece.

0 Nancy Colvin / November 10, 2011 10:00 am

Some paintings find their power in the stories they tell, others in the stories that are told about them. Caravaggio’s Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), on view exclusively at the Columbus Museum of Art, does both. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio… [Read More]

The Athletic Club of Columbus Added to National Register of Historic Places

The Athletic Club of Columbus Added to National Register of Historic Places

4 Anne / October 12, 2011 2:15 pm

Columbus has another building on the National Register of Historic Places. The Athletic Club of Columbus has made the list as of September 29, 2011. The Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board nominated the property in July. The “six-story brick… [Read More]

History Lesson: Professional Football in Columbus

History Lesson: Professional Football in Columbus

1 Doug Motz / October 7, 2011 11:00 am

While the leaves are turning and falling throughout Columbus, the obsession and fervor with the OSU gridiron rises again, like a seasonal scarlet phoenix. Trips, parties, business deals and even weddings are scheduled, postponed and rescheduled depending on what team… [Read More]

History Lesson:  An Accidental Activist

History Lesson: An Accidental Activist

0 Doug Motz / September 15, 2011 11:00 am

With the back-to-school rush now nearly over, there is much I take for granted as a matter of course at the Columbus City Schools. For instance, I take it for granted that the Elementary Schools will have a library from… [Read More]

History Lesson: The Downtown Columbus Riverfront

History Lesson: The Downtown Columbus Riverfront

16 Doug Motz / August 10, 2011 10:00 am

The Scioto Mile Park opened on Thursday July 7, 2011 and has been receiving rave reviews! While not linked by geography to the Columbus Commons, which opened slightly earlier on May 26, these “sister” parks have added a great deal… [Read More]

New Book Featuring The Ohio Statehouse Now Available

New Book Featuring The Ohio Statehouse Now Available

0 Walker / August 9, 2011 3:50 pm

A new book titled “Ohio Statehouse: A Building for the Ages” was made available last week in the Statehouse Museum Shop. This new 80-page book features over 120 historic images of the buildings, grounds and events at the Ohio Statehouse… [Read More]

The City Center Mall Lives on Inside the ColumbusUnderground.com Offices

The City Center Mall Lives on Inside the ColumbusUnderground.com Offices

5 Walker / July 10, 2011 2:30 pm

When the City Center Mall opened in 1989 it signaled the arrival of the first upscale shopping destination in Central Ohio. Twenty years later, the mall was in the process of being razed to make room for the new Columbus… [Read More]

History Lesson: The Site of Columbus Commons

History Lesson: The Site of Columbus Commons

10 Doug Motz / July 5, 2011 8:00 am

Many of us can remember City Center and the ever-changing Rubik’s Cube of shops that began with upscale retailers like Marshall Field’s, Armani Exchange and Henri Bendel but concluded with the likes of the Dollar Store. Some of us –… [Read More]