Storied Ground
The Wyandotte (Part Three)
This episode of Storied Ground is part three of a series on the history of the Wyandotte people in Ohio, from their arrival in the early eighteenth century, to their removal later in the nineteenth century, to their extraordinary return in the present day. With guest experts Chris Houk, Lifeways Researcher at the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma’s Culture Center & Museum, and historian Dr. Mary Stockwell, author of the book The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians.
Sources for This Episode:
- Baughman, A. J., ed. Past and Present of Wyandot County, Ohio: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. 2 vols. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1913.
- Cheever, George Barrell. The Removal of the Indians: An Article from the American Monthly Magazine, an Examination of an Article in the North American Review, and an Exhibition of the Advancement of the Southern Tribes, in Civilization and Christianity. Peirce and Williams, 1830.
- Finley, James B. Autobiography of Rev. James B. Finley; or, Pioneer Life in the West. Edited by W. P. Strickland. Cincinnati: Cranston and Curtis, 1853.
- Finley, James B. History of the Wyandott Mission, at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, under the Direction of the Methodist Episcopal Church. J. F. Wright and L. Swormstedt, for the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1840.
- Houk, Chris. Interview by Nick Pavlik. Recorded Zoom interview. May 20, 2024.
- Johnston, John. Recollections of Sixty Years. Edited by Charlotte Reeve Conover. J. H. Patterson, 1915.
- Mitchell, Joseph. The Missionary Pioneer; or, A Brief Memoir of the Life, Labours, and Death of John Stewart, (Man of Colour), Founder, under God, of the Mission among the Wyandotts at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Joint Centenary Committee, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1918. First published 1827 by J. C. Totten.
- Monroe, James. "Special Message." January 27, 1825. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley. The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Accessed September 4, 2025. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/special-message-233.
- Stockwell, Mary. Interview by Nick Pavlik. Recorded at WGTE Studios, Toledo, Ohio. May 29, 2024.
- Stockwell, Mary. The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians. Westholme Publishing, 2015.
- Wharton, Thomas K. "From England to Ohio, 1830–1832: The Journal of Thomas K. Wharton." Edited by James H. Rodabaugh. Ohio Historical Quarterly 65, no. 1 (January 1956): 111–51.
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Meet Your Host Nick Pavlik
Nick Pavlik is an archivist and public historian who is passionate about engaging with communities to document, preserve, and share local and regional histories. Since 2015, he has served as the Manuscripts and Digital Initiatives Archivist at Bowling Green State University’s Center for Archival Collections (CAC), where he oversees the development and management of the CAC’s Northwest Ohio manuscript collections and coordinates a variety projects utilizing digital technologies to preserve and provide access to the CAC’s unique and renowned collections. He has also been steadily working to advance the CAC’s priority of ensuring a more inclusive and representative historical record of Northwest Ohio through community partnerships, oral history projects, and digital exhibits highlighting underrepresented or little-known aspects of our region’s remarkable history. Outside his role at the CAC, Nick also works independently as a public historian, and is particularly interested in pursuing collaborative community projects that showcase the power of local history in fostering a unique sense of place, deepening our connection to our everyday environments, and uniting communities in a shared past that bridges social and political divides. He is grateful for the opportunity to pursue this work through the Storied Ground podcast.
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