Region 1 Regional Meeting (Northwest)

NORTHWEST

Saturday, March 18

Bowling Green

Register by Friday, March 10

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

Host/Meet at: Wood County Museum, 13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green, OH 43402

Note: Park in the main lot of the Museum. Walk under the stone archway and up the long sidewalk. Look for the blue “Open” flag on the enclosed front porch by the entrance. Check in will be right by the front door inside. Accessible parking is located on the backside of the Museum building close to the elevator. To find the elevator, look for the “covered car port” and you will find the elevator door. Press “1” to have the elevator take you to the main floor for check in.

9:00 REGISTRATION

9:30 WELCOME

9:45 SESSION -What’s Your Story: Know Your Mission and Follow It to Build Partnerships and Gain Support with Christie Weininger, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums; Andrew Kalmar, former Wood County Commissioner; Doris Herringshaw, Wood County Commissioner

11:00 SHARING TIME

11:45 LUNCH

12:30 ALLIANCE REGION 1 BUSINESS MEETING & OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION LOCAL HISTORY SERVICES REPORT

1:00 SESSION Breaking the Bake Sale Mentality: Creating a Museum People Want to Support with Holly Kirkendall, Wood County Museum

2:15 PANEL Marketing Your Store with Marissa Muniz Kolhoff, Wood County Museum

3:15 TOUR Tour of the Wood County Museum Meeting ends at the conclusion of the tour, no later than 4:15 p.m.