Celebrate Historic Preservation Month!
Join us as we celebrate Historic Preservation Month with a series of free lunchtime webinars led by staff from the State Historic Preservation Office. We'll learn about historically significant African American sites, energy conservation and sustainability of historic preservation, how the National Register of Historic Places works and how the Section 106 process helped find, and save, a lost African American cemetery.
Learn more and register below! All webinars are free and open to the public.
Historically Significant Sites in Ohio Associated with African American History
Weds., May 7
Noon–1 p.m.
In this webinar, Diamond Crowder will explore the National Register of Historic Places and the steps involved in being listed. Additionally, she will emphasize the significance of African American historic sites across Ohio, including those recently added to the National Register such as King Records Studio (Cincinnati), The Edgemont Inn (Cincinnati) and Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (Cleveland).
Energy Conservation & Sustainability of Historic Preservation
Thurs., May 15
Noon–1 p.m.
Saving energy, which helps conserve the planet’s resources, is of paramount and global importance—and it can help save money. Historic buildings often already have built-in energy saving features. In this presentation, we’ll explore the passive energy-saving features already existing in many older buildings as well as other additional energy saving measures that can be sensitively done to preserve the integrity of your historic building and help preserve the planet.
Get to Know the National Register of Historic Places
Thurs., May 22
Noon–1 p.m.
Join Inventory & Registration staff from the State Historic Preservation Office to learn about the National Register of Historic Places—what it is and what it is not—including tips on how to prepare a National Register nomination.
How the Section 106 Process Helped Find, and Save, a lost African American Cemetery
Thurs., May 29
Noon–1 p.m.
In April of 2020, archaeological investigations for a medical facility development in Dublin, Ohio, led to the discovery of a lost African American cemetery. Twenty-two burials were identified, and further historical research revealed the site’s connection to a community of emancipated slaves who had relocated from Virginia to Ohio in the 1840s. Through collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office, local historical societies and descendant communities, the Brown-Harris Cemetery was rededicated in June 2024, ensuring its preservation and commemoration for future generations.