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    Join the Alliance

    We share your passion for local history. The Ohio Local History Alliance is Ohio’s only statewide organization for local history.  It’s what we know and we’re proud to be a...

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    Alliance Regional Meetings

    At the heart of the Ohio Local History Alliance’s mission are Regional Meetings. The people you’ll meet and the ideas you’ll gather will inspire you, connect you to others in...

  • Alliance Digitization Grants

    Introduction The Ohio Local History Alliance (OLHA) will award a total of up to $7,500 to preserve local history collections through digitization. The grant is given yearly to OLHA members....

About the Alliance

The Ohio Local History Alliance works to advance the field of local history in Ohio through education, advocacy, and collaboration. We represent over 300 member organizations ranging from small neighborhood historical societies to large history museums. The Alliance leverages our individual and collective resources to help all of these organizations improve their relevance and achieve excellence.

The Ohio Local History Alliance works closely with the Ohio History Connection. Both organizations share a common goal to encourage the preservation and the presentation of Ohio’s heritage. The staff of OHC Local History Services administers and coordinates all Alliance programs. The Alliance, through its twenty-three person board of trustees, provides direction and oversight for those programs. The Alliance board also serves as the nucleus of a network of organizations and individuals interested in all aspects of community history in Ohio.

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Alliance Regions

To best serve you, we have divided the state into ten regions. Find out what region you are in by downloading this map of Alliance Regions.