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May 2019
The Strategic Playbook: Intro to Strategic Planning (Loveland)
Ohio History Connection Department of Local History presents The Strategic Playbook: An Intro to Strategic Planning for History Organizations Learn what strategic planning is, why it is essential for organizational development, how to create and implement a strategic plan and how to establish a criteria for measuring success. Lunch will be provided. All workshops are held 9:30 a.m.—4 p.m. Participants should bring a copy of their most recent planning documents. Cost: $30/two people Wednesday, May 29, The Grail, Loveland, Region 8…
Find out more »June 2019
Gravestone Preservation Workshop 2019
The Brownhelm Historical Association is sponsoring a gravestone preservation workshop where you will learn how to properly and effectively clean, restore, and preserve gravestones during this 2-day course. The training will be led by Mark Morton of Gravestone Guardians of Ohio. Specifically, we will be learning the 6 basic & most important steps to cemetery preservation. For those who attended last year, more advanced techniques and demonstrations will be available. Lunch and drinks will be provided by the Brownhelm Historical…
Find out more »Digitizing on a Dime: Digitization Basics for Individuals and Small Genealogy Societies
Join us for “Digitizing on a Dime: Digitization Basics for Individuals and Small Genealogy Societies.” This workshop demonstrates the basics of digitization for your family or society’s historic photos and documents. Learn best practices for creating and keeping digital files with limited resources. This workshop will cover the fundamentals of digitization, image capture techniques, description requirements, and storage and access to your digital collections. Kristin Britanik is the Digital Collections Coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh and Founder of Deep…
Find out more »The Strategic Playbook: Intro to Strategic Planning (Delphos)
Ohio History Connection Department of Local History presents The Strategic Playbook: An Intro to Strategic Planning for History Organizations Learn what strategic planning is, why it is essential for organizational development, how to create and implement a strategic plan and how to establish a criteria for measuring success. Lunch will be provided. All workshops are held 9:30 a.m.—4 p.m. Participants should bring a copy of their most recent planning documents. Cost: $30/two people Wednesday, June 26, Museum of Postal History,…
Find out more »July 2019
The Strategic Playbook: Intro to Strategic Planning (Caldwell)
Ohio History Connection Department of Local History presents The Strategic Playbook: An Intro to Strategic Planning for History Organizations Learn what strategic planning is, why it is essential for organizational development, how to create and implement a strategic plan and how to establish a criteria for measuring success. Lunch will be provided. All workshops are held 9:30 a.m.—4 p.m. Participants should bring a copy of their most recent planning documents. Cost: $30/two people Thursday, July 11, Noble County Historical Society,…
Find out more »The Strategic Playbook: Intro to Strategic Planning (Warren)
Ohio History Connection Department of Local History presents The Strategic Playbook: An Intro to Strategic Planning for History Organizations Learn what strategic planning is, why it is essential for organizational development, how to create and implement a strategic plan and how to establish a criteria for measuring success. Lunch will be provided. All workshops are held 9:30 a.m.—4 p.m. Participants should bring a copy of their most recent planning documents. Cost: $30/two people Saturday, July 13, The Sutliff Museum, Warren, Region…
Find out more »Cemetery Preservation Workshop – Arcanum, Ohio
Jointly sponsored by the Twin Township Trustees and AWTHS a Hands on Workshop to learn correct and safe methods to clean stones and fix head stones as well as info on preserving cemeteries. Instructor Mark Morton from Gravestone Guardians of Ohio will lead the class. https://www.facebook.com/Gravestone-Guardians-of-Ohio-538662842826649/ Reserve your spot early. Class size limited to 20-25. $30 each pre-paid participants. See web site for registration form and details under the "Events" tab. http://arcanumhistoricalsociety.org/wordpress/?page_id=16 Rain date July 27. No refunds unless class…
Find out more »August 2019
The Strategic Playbook: Intro to Strategic Planning (Massillon)
Ohio History Connection Department of Local History presents The Strategic Playbook: An Intro to Strategic Planning for History Organizations Learn what strategic planning is, why it is essential for organizational development, how to create and implement a strategic plan and how to establish a criteria for measuring success. Lunch will be provided. All workshops are held 9:30 a.m.—4 p.m. Participants should bring a copy of their most recent planning documents. Cost: $30/two people Wednesday, August 14, Massillon Museum, Massillon, Region 5…
Find out more »September 2019
Roan Smothers on Longtown in Darke County
Roan Smothers will speak on Longtown. Mr. Smothers in researching his family genealogy found that his mother’s families’ origins were from Longtown, in Darke County Ohio. Through his research, he discovered the Clemens and Alexander’s families were the first settlers of Longtown. He joined the Union Literary Institute Preservation Society (ULIPS) and is currently the President of the ULIPS and have expanded the mission of the ULIPS to save all the remaining structures of Longtown. He wrote and nominate the…
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