In this era of political activism, open voting and endless polls, it’s hard to imagine a time when half of all United States citizens did not have the right to...
As a museum educator and all-around nerd for museums, I’m happy to report museums across the country are answering the call for digital outreach to students of...
Dozens gathered inside the Boys and Girls Club in Harmar last night for a special Main Street West neighborhood meeting to discuss the future of the Historic H...
Parkersburg Celebrates 200th Birthday
200 years ago today, the city of Parkersburg was incorporated in the state of Virginia. Now West Virginia’s fourth-lar...
As how and why we celebrate the Christmas holiday continues to change, so indeed has the legend and lore of Christmas monsters. Though in modern days, films ha...
In terms of places rich in American history, many of us may think of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello or George Washington’s Mount Vernon. There is, however, anot...
Through the fog rolling across the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers, a gorgeous building stands above the rest in front of Harmar Hill, sitting prou...
The Story of the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of
Gettysburg
Our regiment had seventeen color-bearers killed or wounded during the war. Seven o...
Once the World’s Largest Earth Moving Machine, “Big Muskie” could move 39 million pounds of earth and rock every hour. The enormous dragline machine, now disas...
Every other year, Marietta Main Street teams up with the Hidden Marietta Tour Company to host a very unique downtown tour. “Hidden Places, Secret Spaces” takes...
