By Don Radebaugh — It’s a pretty nice rock, as far as rocks go. And […]
Author: History Mystery Man
The story of the Stranahans, Champion Spark Plug and the preservation of a world class park
By Don Radebaugh — It’s the mother of all metroparks in northwest Ohio. While the […]
Meet the real Tony Stewart; racing icon sharing a day with a dying man
By Don Radebaugh — I’m not sure if you can uncover more emotion from a […]
Lincoln’s early, impressionable years in Kentucky
By Don Radebaugh — When I was 9 years old, I shut myself up in […]
Welcome to another island paradise…residents beware?
JOHNSON’S ISLAND, Ohio — If you’re in the right age bracket, you would remember Gilligan’s […]
Welcome to the Keeper’s House…
MARBLEHEAD, Ohio — Every time I venture out on another historical adventure, I always discover […]
Lee surrenders at Appomattox
It must have been quite a moment when Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and […]
Mark Twain…in and out with Halley’s Comet
By Don Radebaugh — Halley’s Comet is visible in the sky about every 75 years […]
Have a seat in Lincoln’s chair…might as well…everyone else did
By Don Radebaugh — Good Friday turned out to be not all that good for […]
Welcome to Gettysburg’s Evergreen Cemetery…enter “at night” at your own risk…a self-guided ghost tour
By Don Radebaugh — Ghost walk tours have become big attractions at historical sites across […]