“And Peter Schwab is dead.” So reads the lead story of the Hamilton Evening Journal on September 15, 1913, one...
As Hamilton’s youngest and longest-serving mayor, Charles S. Bosch seemed to be something of a Teflon politician in the days...
In the spring of 1903, the Hamilton Board of Education hired a 29-year-old recent graduate of Miami University as the...
By Richard O Jones Although he never lived in Hamilton, Israel Ludlow established its geography as the founding landowner and...
In the late 1850s, author Henry Howe made the first of several passes through Butler County collecting information for...
When John Reily arrived in Hamilton in 1803, the fort had been abandoned for eight years, but traces of it...
By Richard O Jones Through the years, Hamilton had many brave men join the military and fight for the America...
After generals Hamar and Clair suffered resounding defeats at the hands of the Indians, it appeared that the campaign wasn’t going well...
The notable career of one of Hamilton’s most formidable businessmen. One of the most formidable businessmen of his era, Gordon...
City historians a hundred years ago were fond of the phrase “There were giants in those days” when talking about...
Although his name is nearly forgotten today except for a three-block avenue on the East Side off Grand Boulevard, James Waring...
Hamilton historians have described John Woods as “a giant in intellect as well as in stature.” His resume is impressive:...