Volume 31 Issue 6 November/December 2015 THE Local Historian The 2015 winners of the Ohio Local History Alliance’s Outstanding Achieve- Congratulations ment Awards pose with their certificates after the Awards Luncheon at the Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of the Ohio 2015 Alliance Award Winners! History Connection. By Wendy Zucal, Executive Director, Dennison Railroad Depot Museums System, Dennison Since 1960, the Ohio Local History provide access to their large and comprehen- Alliance, in partnership with the Ohio sive collection of local history and genealogy History Connection, has led the state in materials. Past Pursuits has been published recognizing excellent projects, programs, by the Special Collections Division since WHAT’S INSIDE: and publications produced by Ohio’s local 2002. Originally conceived as an outreach historical societies, museums, and related tool, content has expanded to include original 2 President’s Message organizations. In addition, the Alliance is scholarly articles on a variety of local history proud to recognize individuals who have topics with unique collection items and 3 Save the Date: contributed greatly to the field of local his- genealogical history. Today, the newsletter Statehood Day tory. This year the Alliance board present- has over 1,000 subscribers and is considered 4 Local History Services News ed 17 Outstanding Achievement Awards an outstanding family and local history at the annual Awards Luncheon during publication. 5 New OHSC Members the 2015 Annual Meeting. These awards ■ A Magical Journey into Wadsworth’s 6 Award Winners (con't) recognize exceptional projects and people History, Wadsworth City Schools, Wad- that have made an impact by inspiring, 7 Ohio Historical Marker sworth. In 2006, principal Roger Havens Grant Receipients connecting, and educating their audiences discovered there was no common curriculum in Ohio. in use for third graders to learn local history. 8 Announcements Media and Publications He proposed the development of a study 10 Calendar ■ Past Pursuits: A Newsletter of the Spe- book, a concept overwhelmingly approved cial Collections Division of the ASCPL, by teachers. Havens partnered with a com- 11 News from the Regions Akron-Summit County Public Library, mittee of local historians to establish content. 12 New and Renewing Special Collections Division, Akron. An With the help of the Martha Holden Jennings Members overriding goal of the library’s special Foundation, the book went to print and was collections division has been to share and used by teachers for the first time in (Continued on page 3) 1 organization encountered a difficult problem and History Connection by January 18, 2016. The President’s found a solution that is shareable? Did you or your Education Committee will convene its planning organization develop a program that was unique meeting for the conference in February or early Message: and successful? If you answered yes to any of these March and will use the session proposals received questions, please consider developing a 2016 an- to help guide their process to choose the most When the Saturday afternoon sessions con- nual conference session proposal and submitting it. worthwhile topics for presentation next October. cluded at the 2015 Ohio Local History Alliance The theme for the 2016 conference is Connecting Thanks for your consideration in our joint effort conference, your comments and evaluations began Communities. The Alliance needs your ideas and to make each conference better than the last. to shape the direction of the 2016 gathering. The experiences to make the 2016 conference a time Alliance Education Committee is committed to of learning and sharing that will give participants Beth Weinhardt providing quality sessions that will be beneficial to new ideas, unique perspectives, and specialized President, Ohio Local History Alliance Local History Coordinator, Westerville Public Library attendees. The 2015 conference had a new element expertise. (614) 259-5028 – workshops and speakers generated by the call for The call for proposal form can be downloaded [email protected] session proposals. Nearly one fourth of the 2015 from this link on the Alliance website: http://www. sessions were obtained using this process. ohiolha.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2016- Do you have expertise that you would like to Annual-Conference-Session-Proposal.pdf . Propos- share with your fellow local historians? Has your als are due to Local History Services at the Ohio 2015 Board Members Ohio Local History Alliance President Region 1 Region 6 Beth Weinhardt, Local History Coordinator Gary Levitt, Director Leslie Blankenship, Trustee Westerville Public Library, Westerville Museum of Postal History, Delphos Franklinton Historical Society, Columbus (614) 259-5028 (419) 303-5482 (614) 527-1957 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://westervillelibrary.org/local-history http://www.postalhistorymuseum.org http://franklintonhistoricalsociety.org The Ohio Local History Alliance, 1st Vice President Holly Hartlerode, Curator Andrea Brookover, Executive Director organized in 1960 under sponsorship of Todd McCormick, Curator/Director Wood County Historical Center Fairfield Heritage Association, Lancaster the Ohio History Connection, is composed Logan County Historical Society Bowling Green (740) 654-9923 of local historical societies, historic preservation Bellefontaine (419) 352-0967 [email protected] groups, history museums, archives, libraries, (937) 593-7557 [email protected] http://www.fairfieldheritage.org [email protected] and genealogical societies throughout the state http://www.woodcountyhistory.org Region 7 involved in collecting, preserving, and interpreting http://www.loganhistory.org Region 2 Chris Burton, Executive Director Ohio’s history. 2nd Vice President Brenda Stultz, Curator Armstrong Air & Space Museum The Local Historian (ISSN 9893-3340) is published Wendy Zucal, Executive Director Clyde Heritage League, Clyde Wapakoneta (419) 738-8811 bimonthly by the Ohio History Connection, 800 E. 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