HistoryForge: Census, Maps and More
WHHS has partnered with HistoryForge to create an on-line application that links census information to historical maps. We started this kind of work with the Continue Reading
Category: Demographics
Archibald Dickerson and the Walnut Hills Pharmacy, 1919-1924
Archibald Dickerson and the Walnut Hills Pharmacy, 1919-1924 We have seen that African American pharmacist Archibald Dickerson opened the Walnut Hills Pharmacy at 1126 Chapel Continue Reading
1900 Census: Mapping our Neighborhood
Using both Google Maps and Google Earth, we have been able to visually display the census data from 1900. Google Maps shows each dwelling, color Continue Reading
1900 Census: The Census Pages and the Sanborn Insurance Maps
The 1900 census is available online through many sites. We used FamilySearch.org, setting up a free account. Once you are logged in, use this link Continue Reading
1900 Census: Research, Maps and Insights
For the past few years, the college-level course on African-American History at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts has been dedicating time to Continue Reading
Louis Rebisso and Very Large Men on Even Larger Horses
We have met the Italian-born sculptor Louis Rebisso, who lived on Lincoln Avenue in Walnut Hills, in the context of his first major public work Continue Reading
Walnut Hills Ashland Park: An Aspirational Place for African Americans
Tennis emerged as a fashionable sport for white elites in the 1880s. Walnut Hills provided the settling for many early courts, beginning with a Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth, Cincinnati City Council, and the Universal Negro Improvement Association 1921
Horace Sudduth has generally been cast as a businessman who steered clear of politics. In 1921, however, Sudduth was willing to run for Cincinnati City Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth and Black Tenement Housing on Walnut Hills
When Horace Sudduth began working in the Walnut Hills market, he played much the same role dealing in and managing tenements as he had downtown. Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth’s Charitable Work during the 1910s
In the previous post we looked at Horace Sudduth’s business dealings in the West End during the 1910’s. We also noted that the Lincoln Theater, Continue Reading