The Ohio Historical Society in partnership with the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums has compiled and updated a Directory of Historical Organizations in Ohio since 1987. It’s last published form was in 2003. The online version is intended to make the directory more accessible and easier for people to locate historical societies, historical museums, historic sites, historic preservation organizations, genealogical societies, historical libraries and statewide/regional history-related associations in any part of the state. Staff at any of these institutions can update or add listings in the directory by contacting Bonnie Such at bsuch@ohiohistory.org. If you would like to purchase mailing labels contact Bonnie Such at bsuch@ohiohistory.org.

Historical organizations listed in this directory can be found under the name of the organization. They can also be found under the name of the county and the name of the town in which they are located. The site’s physical location is included in the entry “Address of Prime Site.”

Acronyms are sometimes used within this directory’s entries. Those used are as follows:

DIRECTORY LISTING FORMAT

Complete entries within this directory include the following information:

ORGANIZATION NAME: Organization name

MAILING ADDRESS: Includes mailing address, city, state and zip code.

TELEPHONE: Includes area code and number

FAX: If available

WORLD WIDE WEB SITE: WWW site address, if available

CONTACT PERSON NAME: As provided by Organization

E-MAIL ADDRESS: As provided by Organization

YEAR FOUNDED: Year organization began

MEMBERS: Number

NUMBER OF STAFF: Full time, part-time, and volunteer staff

NAME(S) OF ORGANIZATIONS MAGAZINE AND/OR NEWSLETTER: If any

NAME(S) OF MUSEUMS/HISTORIC SITES OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION: If any

ADDRESS OF PRIME SITE: Included only for those organizations whose site address differs from their mailing address or who maintain facilities at more than one site. If the prime site address is in the city under which the entry appears no city name is included. If the city location is not the same as that under which it appears, the name of sites city is included as part of the address.

MONTHS OF OPERATION: YEAR ROUND (If open for the entire twelve months)
JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC (If open only during specific months.)

DAYS/HOURS OF OPERATION: M, TU, W, TH, F, SA, SU (Days of the week when site opened)

MAJOR PROGRAMS: (Programs listed could include the following.)

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: Description of the organization's scope and activities.

Staff at any of these institutions can update or add listings in the directory by contacting Bonnie Such at bsuch@ohiohistory.org.