So thrilled to have contributed the cover article for the latest Echoes magazine from #ohiohistoryconnection ! 200th anniversary of the #ohio and Erie Canal.

Join us for a presentation on the importance of the #NorthwestTerritory in preventing the expansion of #slavery westward and the complicated legacy it created on September 24 at 6:30 at Bennett Hall, Ohio University. #Museum #free #OhioHistoryConnection

Proud to have participated in the #ohiohistoryconnection Statehood Day events on Wednesday! I delivered the keynote address about Ohio's canal era, which began almost exactly 200 years ago. The whole program is available on video at:
ohiochannel.org/video/stateh...

At the #ohiohistoryconnection event, I was especially keen to hear #OhioState Coach Jim Tressel's remarks, since I grew up a few blocks from Youngstown State University -- where he was a local hero. 🏈🙂