Monthly Archives: July 2015

Dayton Daily News Legend Dale Huffman passes away

Posted on July 27, 2015 by webteam

We were saddened to learn that longtime Dayton Daily News columnist Dale Huffman died Saturday evening, July 25, at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Huffman, age 79, had been battling kidney cancer and other ailments. Huffman had been a fixture in local news since … Continue reading →

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Online resource: Naturalization Index

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Lisa Rickey

Naturalization records pertain to citizenship. They represent an immigrant’s change in allegiance from their country of previous residence to the United States government. For the most part, naturalization records held by Special Collections and Archives consist of Declarations of Intention (sometimes called … Continue reading →

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Soap Box Derby

Posted on July 9, 2015 by webteam

Recently, my colleague here at Special Collections & Archives, Toni VandenBos, received an e-mail from CNN wanting any images we had of Dayton’s Soap Box Derby.  The images will be used in the Mike Rowe show, Somebody’s Got to Do … Continue reading →

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