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Brown Hall post card depicts a gathering for....?

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 24, 2024

In a recent Ada Ohio Historical Society group post of several images on Facebook, Fish Hall provided this intriguing post card of Brown Hall on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

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First piece of mechanical fire equipment used in Ada

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 23, 2024

In anticipation of the June 14-15 Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association(NOVFA) convention in Ada, the Ada Historical Society is posting a variety of Ada fire department photographs on its Facebook group page. 

For some background on early firefighting artifacts, visit https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collection...

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Can you name the year these AHS seniors reached the top?

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, April 21, 2024

You can flip through the digital pages of this yearbook via the Ada Public Library Digital Archives.

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Ada Ohio Historical Society photos, March 2024

Posted by Staff on Sunday, March 31, 2024

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On the Ada Ohio Historical Society Facebook group, photographs of individuals and groups are shared, sometimes in search of identification, sometimes to share a memory or a face.

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Can you identify these Ada IGA employees from 1953?

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, February 18, 2024

The Ada IGA grocery store was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Chrismer in May 1951. In 2024, folks are trying to indentify the store's employees from 1953, as seen in this photo posted on Facebook by the Ada Ohio Historical Society.

You can chime in of Facebook HERE. Not on Facebook? Email [email protected].

Additional information about the grocery store can be found in the Ada Public Library news archive:

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Price check: Tuition, room and board from days gone by

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The Ada Ohio Historical Society (AOHS) recently shared this Ohio Normal University (which became Ohio Northern University) advertisement from 1894. It's interesting to imagine hopping on a train or in a carriage to travel to a university sight unseen. But as the ad promises, transportation expenese were refundable "if things are not found as represented." 

For more AOHS finds and conversations, visit www.facebook.com/groups/319456045210675/

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