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The Cincy Shirts Podcast Episode 122: Cincinnati Library Historian and Genealogist

James Mainger is the genealogy and local history reference librarian for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. He talks with us about the flu epidemic of 1918, the library's genealo...

The History of the Cincinnati Swords

The Cincinnati Swords first took the ice in 1971 as the newest members of the American Hockey League (AHL). The city previously hosted the Mohawks, who started in the AHL in 1949 before switching t...

The Cincinnati Mohawks, The Queen City's First Hockey Team

Before the Cyclones and the Mighty Ducks, before the Stingers and Swords, hockey fans in the Queen City rooted for a team called the Cincinnati Mohawks. The most successful, on the ice at least, of...

7 "Chilly" Facts About the Freezer Bowl

When pro football fans talk about epic cold weather games, two particular contests always come up. One is the Ice Bowl played on December 31, 1967. It was a playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys ...

The Nomadic Shillito's Elves

Just about every major American city has a unique holiday tradition which are often tied to a long-closed department store. In Atlanta, it’s the Pink Pig monorail that began at the now-defunct Rich...