2024 Regional Meeting NORTHEAST (Region 3)

NORTHEAST

Saturday, March 23
Akron

Register by Friday, March 15
For organizations in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit Counties.

Host: Summit County Historical Society
Meet at: Lock 3 Commons, 200 S. Main Street, Akron, OH 44308 (below the State St. parking deck)

Note: Free parking is available in the State Street Parking Lot, 51 W. State St, Akron, OH 44308. After parking take the elevator to the lowest level and exit turning right and then right to exit the building. Walk across the underpass and into the building directly across from the door that you exited to enter
the meeting space. Please dress appropriate for the weather as we will be taking a short walk over to an adjacent site.

9:00 REGISTRATION
9:30 WELCOME

9:45 SESSION Commemorations and Untold Stories with Todd Kleismit, America 250-Ohio; Dave Lieberth, The Lieberth Consulting Group

10:45 TOUR Visit the Akron History Center

11:15 SHARING TIME

12:00 LUNCH
12:45 ALLIANCE REGION 3 BUSINESS MEETING & OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION LOCAL HISTORY OFFICE REPORT

1:15 SESSION Community Collaborations for Inclusive Storytelling with Tawanda Mullins, Truth Statue Project; Leianne Neff Heppner, Summit County Historical Society

2:15 SESSION Establishing an Institutional Archives with Brianna Trelevan and Rachel Sykes, Shaker Historical Society; Meghan Hays, Shaker Heights Public Library

3:15 TOUR Tour the Summit County Historical Society John Brown House & Perkins Stone Mansion Meeting ends at the conclusion of the tour, no later than 4:15 p.m.