The Dayton City Commission unanimously approved a resolution, to become the first Ohio City to honor a noted Lesbian writer, Natalie Clifford Barney, with a historical marker. A dedication ceremony for the Ohio Historical marker took place on October 25, 2009 in Cooper Park in Dayton Ohio. Dayton-born heiress and writer Natalie Barney, daughter…

GOHI Ex Officio Board Member and Ohio Historical Society staffer Stacia Kuceyeski wrote an article about GOHI that was published in the Spring 2008 issue of Museums and Social Issues.  The article is entitled “The Gay Ohio History Initiative as a Model for Collecting Institutions” and is aimed at helping other institutions undertake the…

Image originally posted on October 4, 2008 at QueerCincinnati.com.

Read tattered copies of TV Guide, circa 1968, and you’ll realize that Paul Lynde, then the new owner of a Hollywood mansion that required some upgrades, rarely turned down work. Over those 12 months, he appeared on Bewitched, The Flying Nun, and I Dream of Jeannie, variety shows starring Bob Hope, Dean Martin, and…