Things They Carried: The Things They Rushed to Sell

Things They Carried: The Things They Rushed to SellIf you are looking for samples of what they carried, you might want to consider checking out the things they carried for the 2020 Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. This is one of the sites available from the Ohio Memory Project.As you might imagine, some of the things they carried are very interesting. Some are very unusual, but they are well known and well documented. Here are some examples:The first yard sale (we know of) was made in Dublin, Ohio, at 123 Renfrew Road. This one brought in a number of artifacts including some buttons, beads, and glazed bowls. The family who owned the house and lived there, purchased a brass swing set and 'moved out' of the house.The second yard sale took place in Brecksville, Ohio, at the man's home, on Pointe Drive, just west of the Ohio River. The artifacts sold in this yard sale were a number of military items, including a battle flag, a scrap of a military jacket and what appeared to be an American flag.Another of the four groups that stopped by in Dublin was a group of cowboys. This group brought a lot of cowhide and many headdresses. Most of the items that the cowboys brought to the yard sale were a few, but quite a few were pulled from the local market.These cowboys were from the Miami County section of Franklin County, Ohio. Of course, we know about the other groups because they had to be added to the list of the things they carried, but here is the other one:The last group of things they carried came from our very own State of Ohio. The following is a sample essay that my students will be using as an example from their Toledo Ohio classrooms. Hopefully they will get a good idea of what they were able to find in the Columbus, Ohio area.