Conestoga, the volunteering fundraising Corps of the Ohio History Connection, has announced a $60,000 donation to help fund and plan a new Tribal Youth Internship Program. This program will place college-age Native Americans in residential paid summer internships at Newark Earthworks and Fort Ancient—both part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Ohio’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. This project will be done in partnership with some of Ohio History Connection’s more than 40 Native American Tribal Partners.

Beginning in 1984 with a goal of supplementing the Ohio History Connection's budget, Conestoga has raised $960,000 since its founding. It also has an endowment of $400,000. Each year, Conestoga holds a fundraising event centered on an Ohio History Connection project. This year’s fundraiser was held on April 27, and the resulting donation is the second largest in Conestoga’s history.