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Burt Logan, Executive Director and CEO of the Ohio History Connection, to Retire in Early 2023

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks’ nomination to UNESCO World Heritage List will be considered next year

2022 Ohio History Fund Grants Announced March 1

Recognizing the Legacy of President Warren G. Harding

Art of SOUL! Opens September 25

The Ohio History Connection and Cincinnati’s Harriet Beecher Stowe House receive National Park Service Grant

Nekole Alligood joins Ohio History Connection as NAGPRA Specialist

Ohio History Connection announces recipients of National Park Service grant

Ohio History Fund Grant Recipients Announced on Statehood Day, March 1, 2021

Serpent Mound Management Update

Ohio History Connection will oversee management of site, work alongside Federally-Recognized American Indian Tribes

A Statement from the Ohio History Connection January 2021

A Statement from the Ohio History Connection–Serpent Mound

Alex Wesaw Joins Ohio History Connection as Director of American Indian Relations

Ohio History Connection Honors Preservation Achievements Across Ohio

Ohio History Fund COVID-19 Emergency Grant recipients announced

Ohio History Connection Announces New Board Members July 2020

A Statement from the Ohio History Connection June 2020

Ohio History Connection Important Update

American Indian Tribal Representatives to attend Tribal Nations Conference in Columbus, October 22–October 24

Ohio History Connection Wins Grant to Repair Benjamin Lundy House

Funds from “Save America’s Treasures” program will help preserve abolitionist’s home

Ohio–Champion of Sports Media Kit

Ohio History Fund Grant Recipients Announced on Statehood Day, Feb. 27

Ohio History Connection to Unveil Ohio–Champion of Sports Exhibit March 16

The newest exhibit tells the compelling history of Ohio sports and the state’s role in shaping American sports history.

Get Free Admission to the Ohio History Center and Other Columbus Destinations During the Big Explore

The Columbus Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Give the Gift of Membership

Octagon Earthworks

No Lottery or Deer Hunting for 2018-2019 Season at Fort Hill

Ohio History Connection Announces New Board Members June 2018

State Board Recommends Nine Ohio Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places

Ohio History Fund Grant Recipients Announced at Statehood Day Event

Update on the Poindexter Village Plan

New World War II Exhibit, “African Americans Fighting for a Double Victory,” Opens Sat., Sept. 23

New World War II Exhibit Opens at National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio

Bhutanese-Nepali Neighbors: Photographs by Tariq Tarey Opens May 5 at Ohio History Center

Ohio History Fund Grant Recipients Announced on Statehood Day, March 1 2017

Zoar Village Becomes National Historic Landmark

Celebrate American Indian Week with the Ohio History Connection September 25–October 1

Ohio History Connection Announces New Board Members June 2016

Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board Approves State’s Nominations to National Register of Historic Places

Ohio History Connection Kicks off Summer Season May 28

History Fund Grant Recipients Announced on Statehood Day, March 1

Riverbank Stabilization Set to Begin at Fort Amanda Memorial Park

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Honors Outstanding Historic Preservation Accomplishments

Certified Local Government Grants Awarded

Ohio History Connection Announces New Board Members for 2015-2016

Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board Approves National Register Nominations

National History Day Competition Held in Maryland

Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board to Consider National Register Nominations June 2015

Power of Painting: Lilly Martin Spencer Now Open at the Ohio History Center

Public Meeting at Armstrong Air and Space Museum

Two New Exhibits at the Ohio History Center

Lustron Stories and Riverworks Discovery open May 20

Ohio History Connection Kicks off Summer Season May 23

2015 Ohio Memory Madness Champion

Serpent Mound Public Meeting Comments

Historic Ohio Newspapers Now Online at the Library of Congress

Serpent Mound Public Meeting

Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board to Consider National Register Nominations March 2015

Losing UNESCO Vote Reverberates in Ohio, Jeopardizing International Recognition and Boost in Tourism

History Fund Grant Recipients Announced on Statehood Day, Mar. 4

Building Doctor Clinic in Greenhills

History Fund Campaign Begins

Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Ohio History Connection

Lottery for Deer Season Conducted by Fort Hill, Highland County, OH

Quaker Yearly Meeting House Celebrates 200th Anniversary

New Historic Ohio Newspapers Now Online at the Library of Congress

Ohio Historical Society Changes Its Name To Ohio History Connection

History Fund Grant Recipients 2014

Local Civil Rights Activist and 1960s Freedom Riders to be featured at Black History Month Student Program at Ohio History Center, Feb. 12

Celebrate Black History Month at the Ohio History Center

New Radiocarbon Dates Prove Ohio’s Adena Mound was Built in A.D. 40

2014 Ohio History Tax Check-Off Campaign Begins

Celebrate the Holidays with the Ohio History Connection

1950s: Building the American Dream Exhibit at Ohio History Center to Open July 13

New Ohio History Center Exhibit, Transformation, Opens Sept. 11

Archaeology Investigation Tours at John Rankin House Begin Aug. 26; Volunteers Can Participate

Ohio Food Truck Festival, Sept. 28-29