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Tedd Long
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The 1862 Toledo Riot
Toledo's history is filled with stories of industrial growth and the struggles that accompanied it. One particularly tumultuous chapter...
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Tedd Long
Nov 91 min read
Ketcham Family Photographs
Here is a cache of photographs to go along with our Ketcham Family Series on the Glass City Chronicles.
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Tedd Long
Aug 264 min read
We're Strong for Toledo
The Anthem That Defines the Glass City Toledo is a city with a rich history and a vibrant cultural identity. One of the most enduring...
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Tedd Long
Mar 22 min read
Celebrating Emma Jane Smith Ashley and Women's History Month
Apart from her roles as the spouse of James M. Ashley, a US Congressman and Montana Territorial Governor, and the great-grandmother of...
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Tedd Long
Mar 11 min read
Birmingham: Toledo's Melting Pot
The ethnic heritage of East Toledo originated with French-Canadian families like the Navarres early on and later a prominent French...
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Tedd Long
Feb 285 min read
Unseen Since the Time of Tecumseh
As we move closer to the once-in-a-lifetime 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8th, Northwest Ohio residents (and many thousands who will...
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Tedd Long
Feb 176 min read
A Toledo Power Couple's Black Oasis
Each February, Toledo comes alive with educational programs, exhibitions, and events designed to celebrate the profound impact of African...
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Tedd Long
Dec 29, 20237 min read
Mr. Reliable?
Imagine it's early November 1908. You are a member of the Toledo Laundry Workers union, the first laundry workers union organized in the...
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Tedd Long
Oct 21, 20236 min read
The War that Sparked an Epic Rivalry
In the heartland of America, no rivalry stands as iconic as that between Ohio State and Michigan. But to the uninitiated, it might seem...
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Tedd Long
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Reader's Choice Award!
HolyToledoHistory.com was incredibly honored to learn we were selected as Favorite Blogger in the 2023 M Living Readers’ Choice Awards....
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Tedd Long
Sep 20, 20238 min read
A Spirited Tour of Lucas County Hauntings, Hysterics, and All Things Eerie!
Greetings, fearless adventurers and thrill-seekers! Are you ready to embark on a journey through the spine-tingling corners of Lucas...
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Tedd Long
Sep 17, 20235 min read
The Friendly Center Story
Today, we know the Friendly Center, located at the corner of Superior and Magnolia Streets in the Vistula Historic District, as a local...
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Tedd Long
Jul 31, 20231 min read
New Walking Tours Explore Downtown Bowling Green
Bowling Green has a fascinating history—from its roots as a farming village, to the county seat, to a gas and oil boomtown, to a college...
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Tedd Long
May 24, 20231 min read
History Tours on the Sandpiper
Join Tedd Long aboard the Sandpiper on a two-hour historical cruise on the Maumee River on the first Wednesday of June, July, August, and...
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Tedd Long
May 17, 20234 min read
Woodlawn Arts & Leisure Bonus Stops
This post includes information on several Arts & Leisure pioneers that were laid to rest in historic Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum....
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Tedd Long
Apr 18, 20231 min read
HTH Selected as Top 25 Toledo Blog
The Holy Toledo History team is honored to be selected as one of the top 25 blogs in Toledo! We've been selected from hundreds of other...
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Tedd Long
Feb 19, 20232 min read
Babe Ruth Homers at Swayne Field
For more than a century, Toledo baseball fans enjoyed exhibition contests that featured big league names and even bigger home runs. My...
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Tedd Long
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Ironville
As early as the 1860s, there was an iron mill near Front and Millard. The Ironville community grew up with the steel mills and casting...
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Tedd Long
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Your Boys Today...Your Citizens Tomorrow
Post War Film Provides a Terrific Trip Back in Time Camp Miakonda, the sixth oldest Boy Scout Camp in the United States, can trace its...
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Tedd Long
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Building a Custom Home in 1929
4028 Brookside | Ottawa Hills When Everett E. Taylor and his wife Hazel took part in the 1930 census, they proudly provided the address...
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