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Woodland Cemetery celebrates 175 Years

Posted on February 18, 2016 by specialcollections

Woodland Cemetery is just one of many local organizations whose history and records are preserved here at Special Collections & Archives. On this day, February 18, Woodland Cemetery celebrates the 175th anniversary of its founding! We are pleased to share with you … Continue reading →

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Buried Treasure: Boyer Funeral Home Records

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Lisa Rickey

Get it? Funeral home records – buried treasure? Sorry, couldn’t resist a morbid joke. But if this post caught your eye, you’re probably a genealogist, and so little details that some might consider “morbid” are basically some of your favorite things. But let’s get … Continue reading →

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A Gift From Rike’s Means So Much More: The Million in December Campaign of 1922

Posted on December 21, 2015 by scastudent

By Sarah Allison, archives student worker & Public History graduate student The Rike-Kumler Co. held it’s “A Million in December” campaign December 1st, 1922, at its downtown Dayton location. It was a feat that had not been matched in the … Continue reading →

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