Once Upon a Time, Cincinnati’s Official Chemist Uncovered Some Unsavory Secrets
From poison candy to unhealthy air, Clarence Bahlman tested anything brought his way to keep Cincinnatians safe.
Explore Black History and Culture on Chicago’s South Side
The neighborhood often gets a bad rap, but a visit there will show you plenty of history pertinent to Black life in America.
The Sacred Ground of Serpent Mound
Southwest Ohio has been home to the world’s largest serpent effigy for a millennium at least. Its origins remain shrouded in mystery.
Cincinnati’s Seven Hills Were First Counted by an Utterly Incompetent Charlatan
When a fraudulent professor's bloviation about the city in a literary magazine somehow became an accepted fact.
Investigating Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Local architectural historian John E. Hancock shares what we know (and what we don’t) about the ancient ceremonial sites.
The Mysterious Cincinnati Tablet
Stolen from a Queensgate mound in 1841, this 2,000 year-old sandstone artifact still intrigues archeologists.
Meet the Original Cincinnatians
After centuries of erasure, we're still learning what we can about the pre-contact people who were here before the settlers arrived.
Was Striptease Invented in Cincinnati? Some Burlesque Historians Think So.
When world-famous Millie De Leon debuted her new risqué act at the People's Theatre in 1901.
Dredging Up Cincinnati’s Prehistoric Natural History
Since 1942, the Cincinnati Dry Dredgers have been digging for, sharing, and learning about local fossils.
Cincy’s Best Fossil Hunting Spots
Lead your own personal excavations at these parks around town.
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