The board's activities during the reporting
period included one meeting, the continuation
of work on an on-line imaging project, now
called "Ohio Memory," and the review
of a grant proposal.
A meeting was held 5 June at the National
African American Museum in Wilberforce. Among
the guests attending this meeting was Dave
Larson, DAS Records Administrator, who was
asked by the board to serve as ex-officio
member. The board discussed the Ohio Bicentennial
Scrapbook now called the "Ohio Memory"
project. Once considered solely as a possible
regrant submission to the NHPRC, "Ohio
Memory" has grown into a statewide project
under the direction of a committee made up
of OHRAB members, OHS staff, and representatives
from the library and archival communities.
In April, the group submitted the proposal
to the IMLS for a National Leadership Grant.
The proposal was also presented to a subcommittee
of the Ohio Bicentennial Commission in June,
and an OHS staff person was designated to
work on the project. The board discussed the
possibility of preparing a regrant proposal
through the NHPRC for the purpose of funding
various processing grants that might be associated
with the "Ohio Memory" project.
The board heard reports on the status of
the HRRS survey. With the final national version
due to be released, the board is moving forward
with plans to distribute the Ohio results
around the state. The board is considering
the possibility of creating a series of reports
to be distributed as articles in various Ohio
archival publications, prepared as oral presentations,
and mounted on the OHRAB web site. Four representatives
of local historical societies joined the board
for lunch discussion of the board's work and
local needs.
The next OHRAB meeting was scheduled for
21 August in Marietta. However, due to scheduling
conflicts, the board canceled that meeting
as well as a follow-up meeting to be held
23 October.
During the reporting period, board members
assisted the Dayton Art Institute staff in
preparing for re-submitting a proposal to
the NHPRC for the November deadline. The full
board reviewed the proposal in November.
The board anticipates the arrival in the coming
year of state capital funding, known as "Cap
III," that will enable the continuation
and growth of programs that OHRAB called for
in The Ohio 2003 Plan.
Respectfully submitted,
George Parkinson
Deputy Coordinator
