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Annual Report Ohio History! FISCAL YEAR 2014 Annual Report Ohio History! Through the historic preservation of our communities, our critically acclaimed education programs, 1.9 million collected items and over 50 historic sites and museums, we are helping people connect with Ohio’s past to understand the present Across the state, the Ohio and create a better future. History Connection oversees historic sites counties, and museums which 58 located in 40 include: historic sites natural history sites 33 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS museums acres of land 11 5,000 A Message From the Executive Director & CEO .............................. 3 archaeological buildings built 10 sites 300 between 1788 A Message From the Board President ......... 4 and 2013 Ohio History at Work ............................... 5–10 canal major boats 7 locks 4 bridges 2 Numbers ...........................................................11 Our Historic Sites and Museums ................ 12 Annual Revenue and Expenses ................... 13 Annual Supporters .................................. 14–18 Watch the accompanying Leadership ....................................................... 19 videos to the Annual Report at ohiohistory.org/ar2014. A MESSAGE FROM THE Executive Director & CEO It has been a great year for those of us who • We are beginning to create and open new love Ohio and Ohio History. On May 24, 2014, and immersive exhibits and experiences we officially changed our name from the connecting our guests to the real stuff Ohio Historical Society to the Ohio History of history. Connection. This change reflects our continued • In the field of historic preservation, we added commitment to advancing Ohio History and 31 new listings on the National Register of our goal to invite more Ohioans to open the Historic Places last year, which brings the door to history and explore it with us. total to over 4,000 Ohio listings. Through the Nearly two years ago, we began to garner a Historic Tax Credit Program we’ve seen $200 greater understanding of what Ohioans think of million invested in historic buildings last year, us in order to improve our services. We hosted which brings the total to $2.87 billion invested focus groups throughout the state and learned since 1976. that many find Ohio History interesting, but could • We are reaching more teachers and students not relate to the words “historical” or “society.” through distance learning opportunities After listening to people with an affinity for and, specifically, the Ohio As America online history and others whose interest we hope to textbook for fourth and eighth graders spark, we selected and tested the new name for throughout Ohio. our mission. We chose the word “connection” • Finally, in the last four years, we’ve increased because, at the core of our service, we are a visitation by 119 percent and earned revenue conduit to Ohio’s past. by 15 percent. We provide expertise, we tell stories, we With all the great services we have to offer, create experiences and we help others we wanted a name that resonates with people develop skills to educate our youth. and makes them excited about preserving and sharing Ohio History with us. Ohio History and While we are not the only connection to Ohio the Ohio History Connection have a bright History, our enormous scope of services allows future. Please join us as we continue to preserve us to be a key connection to exploring Ohio’s and share the stories of Ohio’s past. history. Our decision to change our name is also a reflection of our progress over the last four years: Sincerely, • We have successfully implemented new management partnerships for our more than 50 sites throughout Ohio that responsibly leverage financial resources while providing visitors with an improved experience. Burt Logan A MESSAGE FROM THE Board President Our mission is to spark discovery of Ohio From local communities to classrooms, we are History. With the momentum generated over helping Ohio History thrive in schools across the last year, we are making more personal the state through innovative programs that connections with Ohioans than ever before. engage teachers and students. The National From fourth grade field trips to family history History Day program, which originated in research and from Civil War reenactments to Cleveland in 1974, saw over 7,000 students historical marker dedications, Ohio History participate at district, state and national has something to offer everyone. As board competitions last year. In addition, we had president, it is always rewarding to see how 22,700 fourth and eighth graders in 83 Ohio history sparks Ohioans’ curiosity and motivates school districts subscribe to and use Ohio As them to dig deeper and discover more. It has America, an eTextbook. been my pleasure during the 2014 fiscal year to Over the past year, we continue to reach see this curiosity flourish and witness important beyond Ohio’s borders to build relationships strides toward preserving and sharing our with the federally recognized post-contact Ohio state’s history with all Ohioans. tribes who now live in Oklahoma. We were Communities across the state were at the center particularly pleased the Ohio General Assembly of the Statehood Day celebration in February, amended House Concurrent Resolution 26, where the Ohio History Connection awarded 10 which recognizes the last week in September History Fund grants to local organizations. In its as American Indian Week. Each year during second year of grant-making, the History Fund is this time, the Ohio History Connection will a competitive matching grants program funded collaborate with our sites and partners to present entirely through Ohio taxpayers’ voluntary programs that help educate and inform Ohioans contributions. The History Fund was created to about American Indian history. support the preservation and sharing of Ohio’s These are just a few highlights of how the Ohio heritage. It is wonderful to see it making a History Connection is making a difference difference in communities that are so passionate across the state and beyond. Ohio History’s about history. successes are due to our supporters, including Local history was also the focus during the Gov. John R. Kasich, the Ohio General Ohio County Courthouse Symposium in May, Assembly, our members, our donors and the which we hosted cooperatively with the Ohio 1,500 volunteers across Ohio. Supreme Court, Heritage Ohio and the County Thank you for helping build the Ohio History fan Commissioners Association of Ohio. County club and for the privilege to serve Ohio History. courthouses serve as the center for political and commercial life and are important Sincerely, anchors in the heart of many of our communities. The event connected elected officials from all over the state with the resources and expertise they need to ensure these important landmarks Glenda S. Greenwood are preserved for future generations. OHIO HISTORY AT WORK Across Ohio and Beyond The Ohio History Connection works closely with local, national and international partners to advance Ohio History. The following six stories showcase the great work of these partnerships. MUSEUM OF CERAMICS FOUNDATION Makes Museum Accessible to All During the late 19th century, ceramic manufacturing was as synonymous with East Liverpool as steel Every object on display has a story just like every production was with Pittsburgh or as automobile person through the door has a story. This accessibility manufacturing later became with Detroit. The Museum project broadens our audience and it also broadens of Ceramics tells this important chapter in Ohio’s and the knowledge we can get from our visitors. There the nation’s manufacturing history. Now, due to the hard is always something to be learned, every single day, work of the Museum of Ceramics Foundation, everyone whether it is visitors learning from us or us learning can access and enjoy the museum. from visitors. On the National Register of Historic Places, the Museum of Ceramics occupies the former city post office, – Sara Webster Vodrey, which was built in 1909. While an excellent example of Director of the Museum of Ceramics adapting an older building for a new use, the museum was not accessible to people with disabilities. Making the museum accessible to everyone was a priority for See the new elevator online at ohiohistory.org/ar2014. the Museum of Ceramics Foundation, which manages the museum for the Ohio History Connection. The Museum of Ceramics Foundation launched the Access? All Right! campaign and successfully raised funds for an accessible restroom and an elevator that connects the street level with the museum’s two levels. Ohio History Connection FY2014 Annual Report • 5 AMERICORPS VOLUNTEER HELPS Reinvigorate Historic Theatre Since October 2010, the Ohio History Service Corps at the Ohio History Connection has been supporting community and local history all over Ohio. Twenty When I saw the Tecumseh Theatre, I knew I wanted to AmeriCorps members provide at least 34,000 hours be involved and bring back a place dedicated to the of service to Ohioans each year in the categories of arts to Shawnee. It was extremely rewarding to see historic site survey, collections digitization and capacity the kids come in and enjoy themselves and to interact building for local historical organizations. this way in their community. They were having fun, AmeriCorps volunteer Dayton Willison has made learning about their community and becoming a tremendous difference in southeast Ohio. invested in their history. The one thing that I learned as an AmeriCorps volunteer is that the more invested Willison has spent the last two years as an AmeriCorps you are in where you live, the more you care and want volunteer for the Sunday Creek Associates in Shawnee, to get involved. I found that this theatre building is Ohio. As the Arts Program Manager, he took on a that ray of hope. special project to return arts and theatre to the historic Tecumseh Theatre.
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