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Saturdays in March, April, and May 2009
Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums Regional Meetings
The Role of Historical Organizations in Shaping and Engaging Communities
Grow Your Organization! Spring is regional meeting time for the Ohio Association of
Historical Societies & Museums. Join friends and colleagues at an OAHSM regional meetings near you
to grow new skills, share your love of history, talk about the role of historical societies,
museums, and related organizations in shaping and engaging communities, and explore nearby museums
and sites. We look forward to seeing you!
Register today! Check the schedule below for the date of the meeting you'd like to attend,
then:
Click here to register
online, or
Click here for a printable registration form
(Acrobat PDF requires
Acrobat Reader,
and will load in a new browser window), or
Call 1-800-858-6878 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except March 28 through
April 5, 2009 see Note to Registrants under 'Registration' near the bottom
of this page) to register by phone using VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 (Register by Monday, March 2)
Region 7
West Central
Xenia
For Organizations in Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Mercer, Miami,
Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby Counties
Host / Meet at Greene County Historical Society, 74 W. Church St., Xenia
9:00 AM: Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Back from Disaster: What It Takes to Bring a Historical
Organization Back to Life roundtable moderated by Jim Oda, Flesh Public Library,
with Cathy Wilson and Ben Thompson, Greene County Historical Society, and
Vickie Bondi, Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society
11:45 AM: Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Disaster Planning: What We Thought We Knew But Didn't featuring results
of REPP, a grant-funded program that examines risk, evaluation, and planning for disaster, with
Virginia Weygandt, Clark County Historical Society
2:00 PM:
Partnering with Community Groups to Attract Audiences with Vicki Bondi,
Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society, and Roger Sherrock, Clark County
Historical Society
3:00 PM: Tour Greene County Historical Society Museum, Galloway Log House,
and Victorian Town House
Saturday, March 14, 2009 (Register by Monday, March 9)
Region 6
Central
Whitehall
For Organizations in Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Madison,
Perry, Pickaway, and Union Counties
Host Whitehall Historical Society
Meet at Whitehall Community Park Center, 402 N. Hamilton Rd., Whitehall
9:00 AM: Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Making Community Relationships Work for Your Historical Society:
- Town Partnerships, with Mike Ippoliti, Canal Winchester Area Historical
Society
- Civic Tourism, with Pat Williamsen, Ohio Humanities Council
- Schools, Libraries, Parks, and Programs, with Jody Blankenship, Ohio
Historical Society
11:45 AM: Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Basic Preservation Techniques: Low Cost Tips to Take Care of Collections with
Kim Feinknopf, Ohio Historical Society
2:00 PM:
Display on a Dime: Inexpensive Ideas to Show Off Your Collections with Jim
Gibson, Knox County Historical Society
3:00 PM:
Tour Whitehall Historical Society's Lustron House
Saturday, March 21, 2009 (Register by Monday, March 16)
Region 1
Northwest
Kenton
For Organizations in Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Paulding,
Putnam, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood Counties
Host Hardin County Historical Museums
Meet at First United Methodist Church, 234 N. Main St., Kenton
9:00 AM: Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM: Engaging Your Community: Gaining a Seat at the Table
- Civic Tourism with Nancy Laubis, Hardin County Historical Museums
- Strength in Partnerships with Christie Raber, Wood County Historical
Center
- Becoming a Player with Pat Williamsen, Ohio Humanities Council
11:45 AM: Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Be a Tourist in Your Own Town: A Case Study of Civic Tourism with Kelli
Kling, Wood County Historical Center, and Wendy Stram, Wood County Convention and
Visitors Bureau
2:00 PM:
Don't Be Shy: Gaining Recognition for What You Do with Randy Brown, Wood
County Historical Center, and Pat Smith, Allen County Historical Society
3:00 PM:
Tour Hardin County Historical Museums
Saturday, March 28, 2009 (Register by Monday, March 23)
Region 8
Southwest
Waynesville
For Organizations in Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland,
and Warren Counties
Host Museum at the Friends Home, Waynesville
Meet at Quaker Heights Care Community, 514 High St., Waynesville
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
The Role of a Historical Organization in Defining a Community's
Quality of Life with Kay Fisher, Clinton County Historical Society, and
Pat Williamsen, Ohio Humanities Council
11:45 AM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Building Community and Making Friends in a Larger Historical Setting:
- Making Connections Through History in the Heartland with Jack Blosser,
Fort Ancient
- Power in Numbers Through Heritage Advisory Councils with Ruth Dobyns,
Quaker Heritage Center, Wilmington
- Expressing Gratitude with Debbie Stamper, Clinton County Convention
and Visitors Bureau
2:00 PM:
Thinking Outside the Museum Walls When Building Outreach Programs with
J.D. Britton, Ohio Historical Society
3:00 PM:
Tour the 1811 White Brick Quaker Meeting House and the Museum at the Friends
Home
Saturday, April 4, 2009 (Register by Monday, March 23)
Region 5
East
Wooster
For Organizations in Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Stark,
Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties
Host Wayne County Historical Society
Meet at Arden Shisler Conference Center, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development
Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster
Region 5 registrants, please note: The Ohio Historical Society, including the Local
History Office, which staffs the Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums, will close
from March 28 through April 3, 2009, as a cost-saving response to state funding cuts. The Local
History Office will reopen on Monday, April 6. If you plan to attend OAHSM's Region 5 meeting in
Wooster on Saturday, April 4, please register by Monday, March 23 (two Mondays before the meeting
date), so the Local History Office can process and confirm your registration before closing down
from March 28 through April 5.
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Benefits of Collaboration: Money, Publicity, People, and Engagement with
Kathy Fernandez, North Canton Heritage Society, Matt Lautzenheiser, Dover Historical
Society, and Jeff Musselman, Wayne County Historical Society
11:45 AM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Reaching Out to Celebrate Historical Anniversaries with Kim Kenney,
William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
2:00 PM:
Collections: Learning to Say Yes, No, or Maybe with Jason Aikens,
Pro Football Hall of Fame
3:00 PM:
Tour the Wayne County Historical Society
Saturday, April 18, 2009 (Register by Monday, April 13)
Region 9
South Central
Athens
For Organizations in Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross,
Scioto, and Vinton Counties
Host / Meet at Athens County Historical Society, 65 N. Court St., Athens
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Help Getting the Word Out About Your Historical Organizations with Amir
Eylon, Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism
12:00 PM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:15 PM:
Getting Recognition for Your Organization Through Historical Markers and
Awards with Margaret Parker, Meigs County Historical Society, and Joanne Prisley,
Athens County Historical Society
2:00 PM:
Please Touch: Creating Interactive Exhibits with Heather Reed, Athens County
Historical Society
3:00 PM:
Tour Athens County Historical Society Museum and Archives
Saturday, April 25, 2009 (Register by Monday, April 20)
Region 3
Northeast
Peninsula
For Organizations in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit Counties
Host Peninsula Library & Historical Society
Meet at Boston Township Hall, 1775 Main St., Peninsula
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Being Community: Preservation Outside the Museum Walls roundtable with
Steve Paschen, Kent State University, Randy Bergdorf, Peninsula Library & Historical
Society, Mazie Adams, Lakewood Historical Society, and Bridget Garvin, Cuyahoga Valley
National Park
11:45 AM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Thinking or Rethinking Your Website for Greater Outreach with Elizabeth
Schultz, Oberlin Heritage Center, and Judy James, Akron-Summit County Public Library
2:00 PM:
Tips and Tools for Getting Greater Publicity and Membership with
Pat Murphy and Mary Anne Cunningham, Oberlin Heritage Center
3:00 PM:
Tour Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum and G.A.R. Hall
Saturday, April 25, 2009 (Register by Monday, April 20)
Region 10
Southeast
Marietta
For Organizations in Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble,
and Washington Counties
Host / Meet at The Castle, 418 4th St., Marietta
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Why Historical: Engaging Community One Person at a Time panel moderated
by Andy Verhoff of the Ohio Historical Society's Campus Martius / Ohio River Museum, with
Scott Britton, Gen. Benjamin D. Fearing Camp 2, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War,
Carol Steinhagen, Marietta College, Jean Yost, Marietta Chapter, Sons of the American
Revolution, and Charlotte Powell, Belpre Historical Society
11:45 AM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:15 PM:
Engaging Community: What Is Civic Tourism and Should We Care? with
Pat Williamsen, Ohio Humanities Council
2:15 PM:
Engaging Schools by Addressing Standards workshop with Glenna Hoff,
Campus Martius Museum
3:00 PM:
Tour The Castle
Saturday, May 2, 2009 (Register by Monday, April 27)
Region 2
North Central
North Fairfield
For Organizations in Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Richland,
Sandusky, Seneca, and Wyandot Counties
Host North Fairfield Historical Association
Meet at United Methodist Church, 105 W. Main St., North Fairfield
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Being a Part of the Community: Putting Fun into Our History panel session
with Ann Basilone-Jones, Milan Historical Museum, Veronica Vanden Bout, Sandusky Merry-Go-Round
Museum, and Ruth Earl, North Fairfield Historical Association
11:45 AM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Taking the Fear Out of Technology: Blogs, Podcasts, and Other Forms of
Communication with Maggie Marconi, Follett House Museum, Sandusky Library
2:00 PM:
Identifying and Organizing Your Photographs with Ron Davidson, Sandusky
Library
3:00 PM:
Tour the North Fairfield Historical Museum
Saturday, May 2, 2009 (Register by Monday, April 27)
Region 4
Northeast
Warren
For Organizations in Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, and Trumbull Counties
Host Sutliff Museum, Trumbull County Historical Society, and Upton Association
Meet at Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., NW, Warren. Park
at First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Ave., NW
9:00 AM:
Registration
9:30 AM:
Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and
Local History Office Report
10:30 AM:
Success Stories in Shaping and Engaging Communities roundtable with
Bill Lawson, Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Carol Faustino, Liberty Historical
Society, and Sally Thomas, Sutliff Museum
11:30 AM:
Lunch / Sharing Time
1:00 PM:
Recognizing and Overcoming Misconceptions and Limitations of Historical
Organizations with Bill Lawson, Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Martha Ellers,
Trumbull County Historical Society, and Sandy Sarsany, Upton Association
2:00 PM:
Concurrent Workshops:
- Newsletter Content and Design with Audrey John, Niles Historical Society
- Strategic Planning with Ken Conklin, Upton Association
- Preserving Recent Historical Materials, TBA
3:00 PM:
Tour the Harriet Taylor Upton House, John Stark Edwards House, and Sutliff
Museum
To Register
There are three ways to register:
Click here to register
online, or
Click here for a printable registration form
(Acrobat PDF requires
Acrobat Reader,
and will load in a new browser window), or
Call 1-800-858-6878 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except March 28 through
April 5, 2009) to register by phone using VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.
Please register by the Monday before your meeting (please register two Mondays before
the Region 5 meeting in Wooster see Note to Registrants below); your
early registration lets regional meeting hosts place meal orders. After receiving your
registration, we will send you a confirmation along with a map and directions to your meeting
location.
Note to Registrants
The Ohio Historical Society, including the Local History Office, which staffs the Ohio
Association of Historical Societies & Museums, will close from March 28 through April 3, 2009,
as a cost-saving response to state funding cuts. The Local History Office will reopen on Monday,
April 6. If you plan to attend OAHSM Region 5 meeting in Wooster on Saturday, April 4, please
register by Monday, March 23, so the Local History Office can process and confirm your
registration before closing from March 28 through April 5.
While the Local History Office is closed from March 28 through April 5, you may register
for the April 18, April 25, and May 2 OAHSM Regional Meetings by mail, fax, or online, though
not by phone. The office will receive and process registrations that arrive between March 28 and
April 5 when it reopens on Monday, April 6. For more on how the closing affects Ohio Historical
Society sites, museums, and services statewide, visit www.ohiohistory.org/sn/010509.html.
Regional Displays
Share successes or tell your story. Check the registration form to reserve free table space.
Questions?
Call toll free 1-800-858-6878, e-mail oahsm@ohiohistory.org, or write OAHSM Regional Meetings,
c/o Local History Office, Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211-2497.
About OAHSM
The Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums, organized in 1960 under the
sponsorship of the Ohio Historical Society, is composed of local historical societies, historic
preservation groups, history museums, archives, libraries, and genealogical societies throughout
the state involved in collecting, preserving, and interpreting Ohio's history.
The Regional Meetings are organized for the Ohio Association of Historical Societies &
Museums by the Ohio Historical Society's Local History Office.
Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums
Ohio Historical Society
Local History Office
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497
ph: 1.800.858.6878 / 614.297.2330
fx: 614.297.2233
oahsm@ohiohistory.org
www.oahsm.org
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