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Volume 37 Issue 5 September/October 2021 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: Overcoming Obstacles for the 2021 Annual Meeting Dr. Betsy Hedler, Executive Secretary, Ohio Local History Alliance; Team Lead, AmeriCorps and Partnerships, Local History Services, Ohio History Connection egister now to join us for the 2021 Annual Meeting! We have an exciting lineup of sessions to complement the theme, Chal- Rlenge Accepted: Overcoming Obstacles. The 2021 Annual Meeting will be held online, September 30 through October 2, 2021. I know that many of you (myself included!) were hoping for an in-person meeting for 2021; but I truly believe that this online conference will continue to provide the excellent professional development we were able to deliver for the 2020 Annual Meeting and the 2021 Regional Meetings. Our conference theme, was designed This photograph shows an automobile stranded in mud on State Route 60 in Huron, Ohio, to allow us to address the challenges in 1924. The predicament of this traveler indicates one of the many trials of early automobile posed by the pandemic without limiting travel throughout the United States, demonstrating that paved roads were not uniformly the ourselves to only discussing our case in Ohio in the early automobile era. Image courtesy of the Ohio History Connection. reactions to COVID-19. To that end, we have put together a program that addresses both challenges faced by WHAT’S INSIDE historical communities and the ways museums and historical societies have Overcoming Obstacles for Let’s Not Hide the Tough 1 7 faced and overcome challenges of all the 2021 Annual Meeting Stuff of History types. 2 President’s Message 8 Preserving and Storing Vintage and Heirloom Flags I’m including a short version of the 2 People in the News schedule here; be sure to check our 3 2021 Board Members 9 Announcements website for full session descriptions and to register. Session access information 5 Best Practices for Cemetery 12 News from the Regions will be emailed to registrants during the Cleaning in Six Easy Steps 13 Members | Calendar week before the conference. (continued on page 4) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Big anniversary events have a way of reminding American’s to pay attention to their history. 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of America and there is no better time to text block starts here under “continued from“ banner share the rich history of our state and role in this milestone. The U.S. Semiquincen- tennial Commission was established by Congress to inspire Americans to participate in the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The commemoration period began in 2020, culminates on July 4, 2026, and officially concludes in 2027. The Ohio Local History Alliance is proud to have a role in the commemoration of the Semiquincentennial of our nation and the impact of Ohioans on the nation’s past, pres- ent and future. We are the birthplace of Presidents, flight, rock and roll, the NFL and so much more. We need YOU to continue to promote and highlight those local entities who may have been forgotten over time but truly deserve recognition for their accom- plishments and contributions. No one knows local history better than the communities where it happened. Local history is American history and as the voices of history for our communities, it is our job to make those stories heard. Join us in October at the Annual Meeting to hear more about upcoming Semiquincen- tennial commemoration (America 250). You’ll hear about what OLHA is doing to help Ohio get ready to celebrate 1776 between now and 2026, and how you can get involved. Christy Davis Curator of Exhibitions Canton Museum of Art [email protected] www.cantonart.org PEOPLE IN THE NEWS LONG-TIME OLHA TREASURER RETIRES Kathleen Fernandez has retired from her position as Treasurer of the Ohio Local History Alliance, a position she has held since 2012. She is the former Site Manager at the Ohio History Connection’s Zoar Village and Fort Laurens and later Director of the North Canton Heritage Society, and has served on the OLHA board since 2007. She is the author of two books on historic Zoar Village, a German religious communal society. She lives in North Canton. The Local Historian | September/October 2021 2 2021 Board Members Ohio Local History Alliance PRESIDENT EX-OFFICIO (EXECUTIVE REGION 4 REGION 8 Christy Davis SECRETARY) Lisa Hoerig Terrie Puckett Curator of Exhibitions Dr. Betsy Hedler Newton Falls Preservation Foundation The Grail in the US Canton Museum of Art, Canton Ohio History Connection, Columbus [email protected] Loveland [email protected] 614-297-2538 www.nfpreservation.org/ (513) 683-2340 www.cantonart.org c. 614-398-3591 [email protected] [email protected] Sarah Moell www.grail-us.org/where-we-are/ 1ST VICE PRESIDENT www.ohiohistory.org Education and Outreach Manager grailville/ Leslie Wagner Trumbull County Historical Society, Christina Hartleib Historian REGION 1 Warren The Dawes Arboretum, Newark 330-394-4653 Executive Director 740-323-2355 x1256 Amy Craft [email protected] Harriet Beecher Stowe House, [email protected] Director www.trumbullcountyhistory.org Cincinnati dawesarb.org/ Allen County Museum & Historical 513-751-0651 Society, Lima REGION 5 [email protected] 419-222-9426 www.stowehousecincy.org 2ND VICE PRESIDENT [email protected] Shelagh Pruni Melissa Shaw www.allencountymuseum.org Director REGION 9 Curator, Collections Management Reeves Museum, Dover 330-343-7040 Ann Cramer Division John Swearingen, Jr. Hocking County Historical Society National Museum of the United States Museum of Fulton County, Wauseon [email protected] www.doverhistory.org Logan Air Force 419-337-7922 740-590-6023 937-255-8839 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.museumoffultoncounty.org Bailey Yoder hockingcountyhistorymuseum.org/ www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ Curator of Football Heritage REGION 2 Massillon Museum, Massillon REGION 10 SECRETARY Julie Mayle 330-833-4061, ex. 116 [email protected] Kyle Yoho Rebecca Urban Associate Curator of Manuscripts Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential www.massillonmuseum.org Education Director Peninsula Foundation, Peninsula The Castle Historic House Museum 330-657-2528 Library & Museums, Fremont 419-332-2081 REGION 6 Marietta [email protected] 740-373-4180 [email protected] Nina Thomas www.rbhayes.org [email protected] TREASURER Museum Specialist www.mariettacastle.org Anti-Saloon League Museum/ Kathleen Fernandez Ronald I. Marvin, Jr. Westerville Public Library, Westerville Jennifer Bush Historian and Museum Consultant Director [email protected] North Canton Wyandot County Historical Society Director www.westervillelibrary.org/ Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, 419-294-3857 AntiSaloon/ TRUSTEES-AT-LARGE 443-510-5162 Coshocton 740-622-8710 Timothy Daley [email protected] Kate LaLonde www.wyandothistory.org/ [email protected] Cleveland Masonic Temple and Director www.jhmuseum.org Museum, Cleveland Worthington Historical Society, 216-486-1298 REGION 3 Worthington [email protected] Leianne Neff Heppner 614-885-1247 President & CEO [email protected] Melissa Karman Summit County Historical Society, worthingtonhistory.org/ Director Akron The Sutliff Museum, Warren 330-535-1120 REGION 7 330-395-6575 [email protected] Dante Centuori [email protected] Executive Director www.sutliffmuseum.org/ Mazie Adams Armstong Air and Space Museum Executive Director Wapakoneta Leslie Blankenship Cleveland Police Historical Society 419-738-8814 Kelton House Museum and Garden, and Museum, Cleveland [email protected] Columbus 216-623-5055 www.armstrongmuseum.org 614-853-2324 [email protected] [email protected] www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org Matilda Phlipot Executive Director IMMEDIATE PAST Shelby County Historical Society, PRESIDENT Sidney 937-498-1653 Wendy Zucal [email protected] Executive Director shelbycountyhistory.org/ Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Dennison 740-922-6776 [email protected] dennisondepot.org The Local Historian | September/October 2021 3 AnnualShort title Meeting (continued from(continued page 4) from page 1) Thursday, September 30 Equality was honored by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of the best history books of 2018. 9-10 AM: CONCURRENT SESSIONS Dr. Cox will be speaking on how histories get hidden, and •Historic Properties and ADA how those hidden histories in Ohio can be discovered, celebrated and •Community Partnership for the Preservation of utilized by local history organiza- Jewish History in the Mahoning Valley—SOA tions. The keynote is sponsored by Ohio Humanities 10:30-11:30 AM: CONCURRENT SESSIONS •Fabric Treasures: Caring for the Quilts in your 2:30-3:30PM: CONCURRENT SESSIONS Collection •John Brown Speaks •Making Your DPLA Harvest Go Further—SOA •Marketing 102 12:30-2 PM: SPONSOR MEET & GREET AND 5 - 6 PM: HISTORIC COCKTAIL HOUR BUSINESS MEETING Brian Cushing, host of The Victorian Barroom, shows you 2:30-3:30 PM: CONCURRENT SESSIONS how to make some of his favorite beverages from the Victo- rian period that best bring the era back to life. Learn about •Valuing Cyclical Maintenance for Museum what mixology was like in those days and the spirits of the Interpretation age. •Lessons Learned: Adapting Collections Care in a Global Pandemic—SOA Saturday, October 5 4-5 PM: DIRECTOR’S ROUNDTABLE 9-10 AM: CONCURRENT SESSIONS Friday, October 1 •An Accessibility Toolkit: A Guide to Implementing Inclusive