Outstanding historic preservation efforts from communities throughout Ohio were honored with the 2012 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Awards on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in Columbus.

Ohio Historical Society Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Burt Logan honored recipients with awards in two categories -- Public Education and Awareness and Preservation Merit -- during a luncheon in Building 110 on the campus of Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center.

A new program will help Ohio teachers implement the new learning standards of Senate Bill 165, also known as the “Founding of America Documents Bill.”

Legislative Directive Focuses on History

On March 30, 2012, the Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill 165, which requires teaching founding documents of America in their original context. As part of Ohio’s new Learning Standards in Social Studies, Senate Bill 165 educators must teach the Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, the United State Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) and the Ohio Constitution.