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Ashes to Ashland: Reverend George Gordon and His Crime Against Inhumanity

When discussing the most well-known criminals of 19th-century Ashland County, the names that come to mind are Charles Steingraver, George Horn, and Henry Gribbon. The crimes we tend to think of […]

Ashes to Ashland: Freedom and a Fracturing Faith

The Twisting Histories of the Savannah Presbyterian Churches There is a unique experience that can be seen when travelling through America, regardless of state, location, or size; other than a […]

Ashes to Ashland: A Family Tragedy at the Vantilburg Farm

The sun shone brightly on a hot summer day in 1851, Independence Day celebrations of all sorts could be heard with cheers and reveling that filled the nation. However, this […]

Ashes to Ashland: The Secret of Savannah

On September 18, 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law. This law required northern free states to assist in the capture and return of former slaves.[1] While many places […]

Ashes to Ashland: Ann “Pee Wee” Petrovic

November 26, 2024

On December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy, bringing the United States into the Second World War. At its peak, the U.S. Armed Forces had […]

Ashes to Ashland: Helen Arnold, A Pioneer Probation Officer

September 4, 2024

Helen Phillips Arnold was born on the 30th of July in Ashland Ohio in 1875 to Mr. David Allison Phillips and Mary Reep Phillips. She lived out her youth in […]

Ashes to Ashland: Sumner Palmer, A Lost Civil War Veteran

Sumner Levi Palmer was born in Sullivan, Ohio in 1843 to Zurah and Lauretta Palmer. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Confederates at Andersonville Prison in Georgia, […]

1946 Seagrave Firetruck

The Ashland County Historical Society recently transferred the ownership of their 1946 Seagrave Firetruck to the Whitmore Car Museum in Ashland, Ohio. The museum felt it was important to keep […]

Acquisitions Corner

Did you know the museum is in possession of a very impressive paperweight collection? Many of our paperweights belonged to Helen Myers Miller (daughter of F.E. and Alavesta Myers, and […]

Acquisitions Corner

January 7, 2024

Over 500 items were donated to the ACHS over the past year. This requires a lot of time and work from our staff to make sure everything is documented and […]

105 West Main Street

We all know it now as the Uniontown Brewing Company, but Ashland citizens once knew the building at 105 West Main Street as the home of a few other very successful businesses over the years.

Ashland Cemetery

Despite the current stay at home orders and social distancing practices, a nice walk to get out of the house and breathe some fresh air is something we can still do. Many locals routinely walk at the Ashland Cemetery, and it’s certainly an interesting place to take a stroll and educate yourself about local history.

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