{"id":5316,"date":"2025-09-09T11:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/?p=5316"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:09:22","slug":"black-diamonds-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2025\/09\/09\/black-diamonds-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This year’s Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day<\/a> took place at Stuarts Opera House<\/a> in Nelsonville, Ohio on Saturday, September 6, 2025. It was the first time this event was held in Athens County. Nelsonville was once known as the “first Little City” because of its history as a place to mine coal. This free public event brought together local history enthusiasts, historical societies, and regional organizations such as Rural Action<\/a> and Ohio’s Winding Road<\/a> for a day of information sharing and honoring the cultural legacy of this Ohio microregion of coal mining towns.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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President of Little Cities, Tyler McDaniel, presents on where the Little Cities of Black Diamonds region is in Athens, Hocking, Morgan, and Perry counties. An interactive map<\/a> is available on the Little Cities website. Photo by Greta Suiter.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Nancy Devol Rose plays the accordion next to a table of glass bottles collected by Cameron Blosser. Photo by Greta Suiter.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Stuarts Opera House provided an amazing venue, rich in history, and beautifully restored and preserved. Tables of artisans, community groups, and organizations were on the first floor and up a steep flight of stairs presentations were given on the historic stage. Speakers included:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n