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Volume 33 Issue 5 November/December 2017 Congratulations 2017 Award Winners! The 2017 winners of the Ohio Local History Alliance’s Outstanding Achievement Awards pose after the Awards Luncheon at the Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection. By Jim Geyer, Director of Museums, Muskingum County History and OLHA Region 10 WHAT’S INSIDE: Representative ince 1960, the Ohio Local History Alliance, in partnership with the Ohio 2 President’s Message History Connection, has led the state in recognizing excellent projects, 3 2017 Award Winners programs, and publications produced by Ohio historical societies, museums, (con't) libraries, and related organizations. In addition, the Alliance is proud to Srecognize individuals who have made significant contributions in preserving local 5 Advocacy | On the Web history and heritage. This year the Alliance board presented twenty Outstanding 6 Local History + The Achievement Awards at the Annual Meeting in Dublin. These awards recognize History Fund: Denison exceptional projects and people that have made an impact inspiring, connecting, and Railroad Depot Museum educating audiences throughout Ohio. 8 Book Review: How to Complete the Ohio INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Historic Inventory by Individual Achievement Awards recognize people who have made outstanding contri- Stephen C. Gordon butions to Ohio’s historical societies or history museums or to the understanding and 9 Announcements appreciation of state or local history. 13 News from the Theresa Rayner Regions Noble County Historical Society 14 Calendar For many years Theresa Rayner has been involved in preserving and protecting the his- tory of the USS Shenandoah airship, which crashed in Noble County, Ohio, on Septem- 15 New & Renewing ber 3, 1925. Along with her late husband, Bryan, Theresa has dedicated many years Members to keeping alive the history of the ill-fated (continued on page 3) bottom of “continued from page x” block OLHA officers and trustees. I am humbled I also want to thank the region President’s to serve a second year as president and representatives who went off the board top of text Message: am excited to have much of the governance at the end of their term on May 31, 2017: committee back with Wendy Zucal (1st VP), Tim Daley (Region 3), Nancy Newton text block starts here under “continued from“ banner The 2017 Ohio Local History Alliance Leann Rich (2nd VP), Kathy Fernandez (Region 4), Andrea Brookover (Region 6) Annual Conference was a great success (Treasurer) and Ruth Brindle (Secretary). and Kasey Eichensehr (Region 7). Thank We hope you heard ideas in the sessions Kate Smith and Gary Levitt will continue you all for your service on the OHLA Text box starts here under title block that will help make your organization their terms as trustees-at-large. We wel- board and for representing your region better and stronger. We are now in come back Tim Daley to the OLHA board so well. A special thanks to Past-President planning the 2018 Region meetings. as the newly elected trustee-at-large. Beth Weinhardt for being the nominating Please attend these as well and take Tim replaces Jim Oda. Jim has served chair and for her continued support and advantage of another chance to learn and in nearly every position on the OAHSM/ counsel. OHLA board over the years. Jim brought share experiences from the important Todd McCormick insight, institutional knowledge and of field of local history. President, Ohio Local History Alliance The Annual Business meeting on Octo- course, humor to the board. The board will Curator/Director, Logan County Historical Society ber 6th included the elections for the 2018 miss you. (937) 593-7557 [email protected] 2017 Board Members Ohio Local History Alliance President Immediate Past-President Region 4 Region 8 Todd McCormick, Curator/Director Beth Weinhardt, Local History Melissa Karman, Director Ed Creighton Logan County Historical Society, Coordinator The Sutliff Museum, Warren Friends of White Water Shaker Village, Bellefontaine Westerville Public Library, Westerville (330) 395-6575 Hamilton (937) 593-7557 (614) 259-5028 [email protected] (513) 756-1515 [email protected] [email protected] www.sutliffmuseum.org [email protected] www.loganhistory.org westervillelibrary.org/local-history Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, University Terrie Puckett 1st Vice President Ex-Officio (Executive Archivist Grailville, Loveland Secretary) Kent State University, Kent (513) 683-2340 Wendy Zucal, Executive Director [email protected] [email protected] Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Dr. Betsy Hedler, Partnerships Coor- www.library.kent.edu/page/10300 www.grailville.org/ Dennison dinator, Local History Services (740) 922-6776 Ohio History Connection, Columbus Region 5 Region 9 [email protected] (614) 297-2538 Christy Davis, Registrar Jessica Cyders, Curator dennisondepot.org [email protected] Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton Southeast Ohio History Center, Athens www.ohiohistory.org 2nd Vice President (330) 588-3616 (740) 592-2280 Region 1 [email protected] [email protected] Leann Rich, Manager of Education & www.ProFootballHOF.com athenshistory.org External Relations Richard Witteborg, Curator of Kelly Kuhn-Engstrom, Director. Megan Malone, Director Mahoning Valley Historical Society Exhibits Curator. Lillian E. Jones Museum, Jackson Youngstown Andrew L. Tuttle Museum, Defiance Sugarcreek Information Center. Alpine (740) 286-2556 (330) 743-2589 (419) 784-1907 Hills Museum, Sugarcreek [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (330) 852-4113 www.jonesmuseum.com www.mahoninghistory.org cityofdefiance.com/tuttle-museum/ [email protected] alpinehills.webstarts.com/ Region 10 Secretary Pat Smith, Director Jim Geyer, Director for Museums Ruth Brindle Allen County Museum & Historical Region 6 Muskingum County History, Zanesville [email protected] Society, Lima Leslie Blankenship, Trustee (740) 454-9500 (419) 222-9426 Franklinton Historical Society, [email protected] Treasurer [email protected] Columbus www.muskingumhistory.org Kathleen Fernandez, Historian and www.allencountymuseum.org (614) 527-1957 Museum Consultant, North Canton Judy Robinson, Trustee [email protected] [email protected] Region 2 Noble County Historical Society Mike Wilson Leslie Wagner, Historian Caldwell Trustees-At-Large Morrow County Historical Society The Dawes Arboretum, Newark (740) 732-2654 Jim Oda, Director (567) 231-8709 740-323-2355 x 1256 [email protected] Piqua Public Library, Piqua [email protected] [email protected] www.rootsweb.ancestry. dawesarb.org/ com/~ohnoble/histsoc.htm (937) 773-6753 Gene Smith, Curator of Museums [email protected] Clyde Museum and McPherson House, Region 7 www.youseemore.com/piqua Castalia Melissa Shaw, Curator, Collections Kate Smith, Trustee, [email protected] Management Division Wadsworth Area Historical Society National Museum of the United States [email protected] Region 3 Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB Rebecca Urban Gary Levitt, Director (937) 255-8839 Peninsula Foundation, Peninsula Museum of Postal History, Delphos [email protected] (330) 657-2528 (419) 303-5482 www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ [email protected] [email protected] Natalie Fritz, Curator of Library and www.postalhistorymuseum.org Greg Palumbo, Director Archives Lakewood Historical Society, Lakewood Clark County Historical Society, (216) 221-7343 Springfield [email protected] 937-324-0657; x234 [email protected] The Local Historian | November/December 2017 2 2017 Award Winners (continued from page 1) bottom of “continued from page x” block top of text airship, establishing a travelling exhibit of historical artifacts of Presidential History and Sandusky’s connection to a number the airship, and presenting educational programs that help the of Presidential candidates. This 22-program series included text block starts here under “continued from“ banner community understand and remember the importance of the musical performances, first person interpreters, lectures, book USS Shenandoah, its crew, and the lighter-than-air program of discussions, movie discussions, a children’s program, and even a the United States Navy. cookbook club! After Bryan’s death, Theresa, now with the help of her two Text box starts here under title block daughters, has carried on the preservation and commemoration Commemorating the World War I Centennial of the incident. Theresa has volunteered her life to teaching in Akron and Summit County people about this Airship flight that made history in Noble Summit County Historical Society of Akron, OH County. To recognize the sacrifices of local men and women during Randall L. Buchman World War I, The Summit County Historical Society of Akron, OH started its centennial commemoration efforts in the fall of Randall Buchman has spent his career in helping others 2016 by pinning sites related to WWI monuments and veteran gain an appreciation for the heritage of Ohio, Northwest Ohio, memorials on Google Maps. Projects and programming revolved and Defiance, Ohio, through teaching, writing, speaking around recognition of forgotten men and women. engagements, and museum work. He was a professor at Defiance College for 40 years; and also taught at Bacone College Lest We Forget: Remembering Washington in Oklahoma, a college with strong historic ties to a number of American Indian tribal nations. His early