Meet with your state legislators!
Please join history advocates and professionals from across Ohio on March 5, 2008 for Statehood Day, an advocacy event to help celebrate the importance of Ohio history. Statehood Day is a fitting occasion to connect Ohio’s history and preservation community to the state’s history and to state legislators. Help make sure your state legislators understand that History Works for Ohio and in your local community by having your voice heard at the Ohio Statehouse!
Statehood Day is a joint effort among the Ohio Historical Society, Heritage Ohio, the Ohio Archaeological Council, the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, Preservation Ohio, the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Society of Ohio Archivists.
Statehood Day activities provide Ohio’s history community with an opportunity to learn from other organizations and to effectively communicate to Ohio legislators that Ohioans care deeply about their history and how our appreciation of history helps shape a brighter future.
Ohio’s History Works Legislative Priorities
The History Works Agenda is available by clicking here. (434KB Acrobat PDF will load in new browser window)
Statehood Day activities
| 10 a.m. |
Coffee and registration (Ohio Statehouse Atrium, Columbus) |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Welcoming remarks |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Overview of Statehood Day legislative agenda |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Small group discussions |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch and keynote address by Governor Ted Strickland |
| 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
Group meetings with state legislators and Strickland Administration officials (meetings will be arranged by the Ohio Historical Society) |
To participate, please RSVP to Todd Kleismit, Ohio Historical Society director of government relations, by e-mail or by calling 614-297-2355 by February 25. There is no cost for this event. Meetings with legislators will be arranged for you.
We look forward to seeing you on Statehood Day!
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