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Check out the Serpent Mound

Atop a plateau overlooking the Brush Creek Valley, Serpent Mound is the largest and finest serpent effigy in the United States. Nearly a quarter of a mile long, Serpent Mound apparently represents an uncoiling serpent.

Advocacy, a little word with a big meaning

Do you believe that your historical society has stories that you can tell? Do you host a historical home filled with mementos of a bygone era that you can show others? How many times have you shared with others the unique and interesting items your organization is preserving? Then you are an Advocate!

Since its founding in 1960, the Ohio Local History Alliance has worked closely with the Ohio Historical Society (OHS). Both organizations share a common goal to encourage the preservation and the presentation of Ohio's heritage. Although separate organizations, they are joined by this common purpose and by the belief that through collaboration the two groups can be effective in meeting their goals. The staff of the OHS Local History Office administers and coordinates all Alliance programs. The Alliance, through its twenty-three person board of trustees, provides direction and oversight for those programs. The Alliance's board also serves as the nucleus of a network of organizations and individuals interested in all aspects of community history in Ohio. ...Read more

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Lobby “lifeguards”can protect your museum visitors

Written by Wendy Zucal Museum entranceways and lobbies can be like Grand Central Station. People are coming to visit the museum, eat in our restaurant, browse the gift shop, purchase tickets for up to a dozen events at a time, donate …

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Nomination Deadline – Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards

Do you know of great rehabilitation projects? A special person or group who should be recognized for a significant preservation effort? An effective program, event, or campaign that increased awareness of historic preservation? Each year the Ohio Historical Society's ...

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