Saturdays in March and April Starting March 1, 2008

Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums Regional Meetings
Keeping Ohio's History Healthy: Caring for and Managing Our Collections

Spring is regional meeting time for the Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums. Join friends and colleagues who share your interest in local history at one of our 10 regional meetings Saturdays between March 1 and April 26. Exchange ideas, learn about collecting, preserving, and interpreting the evidence of your community’s past, and tour museums and sites. Each of this year’s meetings features sessions and workshops on caring for and managing collections. 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. to register by phone using VISA, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover.

March 1, 2008 (Register by February 25)
Region 7
West Central

For Organizations in Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby Counties

Host / Meet at Miamisburg Historical Society, 4 N. Main St., Miamisburg

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Making Collections Interesting: Basic Techniques for Displaying Artifacts with Jim Oda, Flesh Public Library

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Virginia Weygandt, OAHSM Region 7 Representative

1:00 p.m. People Power: Attracting a Workforce for Your Historical Society with Dawne Dewey, Wright State University, Virginia Weygandt, Clark County Historical Society, and a representative of Dayton Art Institute

2:00 p.m. Big Money for Historical Societies: Developing Successful Capital Campaigns with Todd McCormick, Logan County Historical Society, Jim Oda, Flesh Public Library, Piqua, and Bobbye Sweny, Miamisburg Historical Society

3:00 p.m. Tour Miamisburg Historical Society, Gebhart Tavern Museum, Baum Opera House, Historic Downtown Miamisburg, and Miamisburg Mound

March 8, 2008 (Register by March 3)
Region 6
Central

For Organizations in Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Madison, Perry, Pickaway, and Union Counties

Host / Meet at Kelton House Museum & Garden, 586 E. Town St., Columbus

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Basic Conservation Techniques: Low Cost Tips to Take Care of Collections with Kim Feinknopf, Ohio Historical Society

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Beth Weinhardt, OAHSM Trustee-at-Large

1:00 p.m. Building Better Boards: Giving Them the Skills and Knowledge to Perform with J.D. Britton, Ohio Historical Society

2:00 p.m. Display on a Dime: Inexpensive Ideas to Show Off Your Collections with Jim Gibson, Knox County Historical Society

3:00 p.m. Tour Kelton House Museum & Garden

March 15, 2008 (Register by March 10)
Region 1
Northwest

For Organizations in Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood Counties

Host Wood County Historical Society

Meet at Wood County Historical Center and Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Not If, When: Preparing for Disaster roundtable with Paulette Weiser and Sue Tucker, Hancock Historical Museum Association

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Randy Brown, OAHSM Region 1 Representative

1:00 p.m. Bringing Life to Cemeteries: Preservation, Programs, and Genealogy with Lolita Guthrie, Wood County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society, and Christie Raber, Wood County Historical Society

2:00 p.m. Picture This: Making the Most of Your Photograph Collections with Eric Honneffer, Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, and Paulette Weiser, Hancock Historical Museum Association

3:00 p.m. Tour the Wood County Historical Center and Museum

March 29, 2008 (Register by March 24)
Region 8
Southwest

For Organizations in Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren Counties

Host Evendale Historical Commission

Meet at St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale Milford Rd., Evendale

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Getting Others to Do What You Can’t: Recruiting, Maintaining, and Recognizing Volunteers with Jack Blosser, Fort Ancient State Memorial, Shirley Ray, Warren County Historical Society, and Vicky Foster, Gorman Heritage Farm

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Shirley Ray, OAHSM Region 8 Representative

1:00 p.m. Cemetery Preservation: Dig and Preserve It with Karen Cruse, Summit Country Day School, and Darrin Upp, Society of Historic Sharonville

2:00 p.m. From Stagnation to Interaction: Making Sense of Native American Collections with Jack Blosser, Fort Ancient State Memorial

3:00 p.m. Tour Gorman Heritage Farm

April 5, 2008 (Register by March 31)
Region 5
East

For Organizations in Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties

Host Holmes County Historical Society

Meet at Hotel Millersburg, 35 W. Jackson, Millersburg

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Perfecting the Past: Using Past Perfect to Catalog Your Collections with Alexandra Nicholis and Sheri Walter, Massillon Museum

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Kathy Fernandez, OAHSM Region 5 Representative

1:00 p.m. What Makes Historical Societies Successful? with J.D. Britton, Ohio Historical Society, and Matt Lautzenheiser, Dover Historical Society

2:00 p.m. Givers and Receivers: Two Perspectives on Grant Writing with Matt Lautzenheiser, Dover Historical Society, and Kathy Fernandez, Grant Reviewer, Ohio & Erie Canalway Association

3:00 p.m. Tour Holmes County Historical Society’s Victorian House Museum

April 12, 2008 (Register by April 7)
Region 9
South Central

For Organizations in Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton Counties

Host / Meet at Meigs County Historical Society, 144 Butternut Ave., Pomeroy

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Blennerhassett: Its History and Building a Successful Historical Organization, with Ray Swick, Historian, West Virginia State Parks, and Joanne Prisley, Athens County Historical Society

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Joanne Prisley, OAHSM Region 9 Representative

1:15 p.m. Interpretation: What Is It and How Do We Use It? with Norman Fox and Ken Bowald, Robbins Crossing Living History Farm

2:00 p.m. Basic Techniques for Preserving Archival Materials with Janet Carleton, Ohio University

3:00 p.m. Tour Meigs County Historical Society Museum

April 19, 2008 (Register by April 14)
Region 3
Northeast

For Organizations in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit Counties

Host / Meet at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. Beyond the Obvious: Artifacts as Tools to Convey the Big Picture roundtable with Brian Reitz, Hale Farm and Village, Dave Desimore, Holden Arboretum, and Steve Paschen, Kent State University Archives

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Tom Hilberg, OAHSM Region 3 Representative

1:00 p.m. Accidents and Actions: Doable Disaster Planning with Mark Heppner, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron

2:00 p.m. Beyond the Box: Expanding Your Education Horizons with Mazie Adams, Lakewood Historical Society, Chrissy Kozey, Education Specialist, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron, and Tom Hilberg, Medina County Historical Society

3:00 p.m. Tour Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

April 19, 2008 (Register by April 14)
Region 10
Southeast

For Organizations in Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, and Washington Counties

Host / Meet at Belpre Historical Society Museum, 509 Ridge St., Belpre

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. A Stitch in Time: Caring for Your Textile Collections with Sky Cone, Ohio University

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Judy Robinson, OAHSM Region 10 Representative

1:15 p.m. It’s In the Computer: Tracking Your Collections with Susan Wielinski of The Castle, Marietta

2:15 p.m. Raising Money Through Relationships with Nancy Sams, Belpre Historical Society, Judy Robinson, Noble County Historical Society, and Andy Verhoff, Campus Martius / Ohio River Museum, Marietta

3:00 p.m. Tour Belpre Historical Society Museum and Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad Depot

April 26, 2008 (Register by April 21)
Region 2
North Central

For Organizations in Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wyandot Counties

Host Richland County Museum Association

Meet at First Congregational Church, 47 Delaware St., Lexington

9:00 a.m.: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. To Choose It or Lose It, That is the Question: Planning Your Collections discussion with Tom Culbertson, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

11:45 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Tom Culbertson, OAHSM Region 2 Representative

1:00 p.m. Frailty Thy Name is Woman: Interpreting Women in Historic Places with Melinda Gilpin, Harding Home, Bvenitta Williams, Richland County Museum Association, and Maggie Marconi, Sandusky Library, Follett House Museum

2:00 p.m. Preservation and Conservation Issues Associated with 20th Century Textile Collections with Virginia Gunn, Professor, Clothing, Textiles, and Interiors, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Akron

3:00 p.m. Tour Richland County Museum and 1846 First Congregational Church

April 26, 2008 (Register by April 21)
Region 4
Northeast

For Organizations in Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, and Trumbull Counties

Host Hiram Historical Society

Meet at Hiram College Library, 11694 Hayden St., Hiram

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Welcome, Business Meeting, OAHSM Report, and Local History Office Report

10:30 a.m. What Does It Take to Run a Healthy and Successful Small Historical Society? roundtable moderated by Wendell Lauth, Bristol Historical Society, with representatives of Hiram Historical Society, Garfield Historical Society, and Mantua Historical Society

11:30 a.m. Lunch and Sharing Time with Bill Lawson, OAHSM Region 4 Representative

1:00 p.m. Publish or Perish: The Pros and Cons of Local History Publications moderated by Bill Lawson, Mahoning Valley Historical Society, with Joyce Dyer, Hiram College, Suzie McCabe, Canfield Historical Society, plus an author who has published through Arcadia Press

2:00 p.m. Historical Triage: Bringing Collections Back to Life with Jessica Trickett, Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Joanne Sawyer, retired Archivist, Hiram College, and Jennifer Morrow, Archivist, Hiram College

3:00 p.m. Tour Hiram College Archives and Library, Hiram College, and Hiram Historical Society’s Century House

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. to register by phone using VISA, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover.

Please register by the Monday before your meeting; 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.

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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 1959 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.

Thank you for your interest in The Ohio Historical Society!