Greg Hand
Ruth Neely Paved the Way for Cincinnati’s Women Journalists
The daredevil adventures of the Queen City’s no-nonsense female journalist Ruth Neely.
A Journalist Named Invisible Green Captured Cincinnati’s 1850s Foibles For Posterity
The impeccable memory and insatiable curiosity of William G. Crippen.
For a Century Cincinnati’s Fashionistas Fawned Over a Shade Called ‘Invisible Green’
A color fad influenced by the paintings and construction of Regency England.
They Built This City: Some Early Women Contractors Made Their Mark In Cincinnati
Sarah Pollock, Carrie Wiley, and female visionaries that shaped the city as we know it today.
Little Emma Beyer’s Very Curious Eyes Attracted Medical Researchers and Kidnappers
The living medical marvel of late-19th century Cincinnati.
Cincinnati’s Poorhouse Kept The Impoverished Out Of Sight And (Mostly) Out Of Mind
When the poor and mentally ill were hidden away save for occasional freakshow.
Cincinnati’s Absinthe Lovers Chased The ‘Green Fairy’ In Their Own Midwestern Way
How the brain shaking spirit made its way into the hearts (and livers) of turn-of-the-century Cincinnatians.
Cincinnatians Gobbled up Tales of Barnyard Freaks and Vegetable Monstrosities
Corncob arms, mutant goats, and undead turtles.
Where to Find Some of the City’s Most Haunted Houses
Is there a Cincinnati neighborhood that has never claimed a haunt?
Though Rare, Cincinnati Has Occasionally Reported Vampires Of One Type Or Another
Finding the Queen City's alleged blood suckers.