An interesting 1928 article about Toledo's Jazz Age prosperity from the Toledo News-Bee.

The Story of Toledo's Day in the Sun

C-SPAN Cities Tour Explores the Toledo War

Ever wonder what the story was behind those round placards with the circled "K" you used to see sprinkled next to welcome signs outside...

The C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story - this weekend taking viewers to Toledo, Ohio on Book TV (on C-SPAN2) and American Histor

In 1898, Edward Ford purchased 173 acres of farmland along the Maumee River, just south of Toledo in Wood County, to build a plate glass...

Anyone who has spent a little time in Northwest Ohio is familiar with Anthony Wayne. In fact, it's damn near impossible to ignore his...

So how did the Old Newsboys become one of Toledo's most popular charities?

In 1971, Willis Stork, the former Head of School at Maumee Country Day School (1938-1955) and, at the time, Headmaster of History at the...

Some say that no one has done more to offer hope for the mentally and physically challenged of Northwest Ohio than Josina Lott.

From the Black Swamp era to the rebirth of Toledo's postindustrial downtown, the Toledo story is a fascinating journey.

Holy Toledo History Featured in The Blade.

East River Road Between Perrysburg and Rossford. From 1915 to 1930 nearly a dozen estates were built on the southern banks of the Maumee...

1502 West Central Avenue The rural cemetery movement was a widespread cultural trend that developed in mid-nineteenth-century America....

29100 West River Road. Built as a supply depot and staging point for operations into Canada, and also to provide command of the rapids of...

The Ludwig Memorial. Founded in 1876, Toledo's Woodlawn Cemetery epitomizes the rural cemetery movement.  Today, historic Woodlawn is the...

Whatever Happened to Wanda Urbaytis? Shortly after midnight on February 17, 1921, two postal employees pulled their mail truck onto the...

The Heart of Innovation and Collaboration in the Glass City. When I'm asked to provide a local history tour, I always include a stop at...

Corner of Locust and Superior Streets. If this building could talk it would begin its story in 1870 when 41 charter members of...

John Gunckel and the Toledo Newsboys. One of my favorite people from Toledo history is John Gunckel. There is just so much to admire...