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October 20, 2023

Ohio History Connection, formerly The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and Ohio Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1885.[1] Headquartered at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio History Connection provides services to both preserve and share Ohio's history, including its prehistory, and manages over 50 museums and sites across the state. An early iteration of the organization was founded by Brigadier General Roeliff Brinkerhoff in 1875. Over its history, the organization changed its name twice, with the first occurring in 1954 when the name was shortened to Ohio Historical Society. In 2014, it was changed again to Ohio History Connection, in what members believed was a more modern and welcoming representation of the organization's image.

History Edit

 
1898 seal of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society

In its early history, Ohioans made several attempts to establish a formal historical society. On February 1, 1822, the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation creating the Historical Society of Ohio. Well-known Ohio political leaders at the time, Jeremiah Morrow and Duncan McArthur, were members. The society's formation was brief, however, as it held only one meeting. The state legislature made another attempt in 1831, when it authorized Benjamin Tappan to form its replacement. He established the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, which met regularly in Columbus. Participation declined sharply following the Panic of 1837, and the organization decided to move to Cincinnati in 1848 in hopes that the city's larger population would help revive interest. The decision led to a period of prosperity for the organization, and it worked closely with the Cincinnati Historical Society for many years.[2]

In 1875, a new organization called the Archaeological Society was founded in the home of Brigadier General Roeliff Brinkerhoff in Mansfield, Ohio.[3] The Ohio state legislature had procured $2,500 in funds, at the request of General Brinkerhoff, to finance the creation of an exhibit for the upcoming Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia.[3] The society was active until 1883 when its secretary, Professor John T. Short of the Ohio State University, died.[3][4] It was revived two years later at the request of Governor George Hoadly, who organized two meetings in the state's capital with scholars and professors from around the state.[3][4] Sixty men attended the second meeting which had sessions spanning two days.[3][4] On March 13, 1885, the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was officially incorporated.[3] Allen G. Thurman was elected its first president.[3]

The state government began appropriating funds to assist the private organization in 1888. This led to a closer partnership with the state, in which the government was permitted to appoint six of the fifteen members serving in the board of trustees. It also led to the organization being granted oversight responsibilities for historical sites across Ohio, beginning with Fort Ancient State Memorial in 1891.[4]

The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was originally headquartered at the Ohio Statehouse but later moved to Ohio State University's Orton Hall in 1894.[4][5] On May 30, 1914, the organization dedicated the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Building, a large museum building by Orton Hall. The society stayed at the building until 1970, when the facility became part of OSU and was renamed Sullivant Hall.[6]

In 1954, the organization's name was shortened to Ohio Historical Society.[4][7] It was changed again to the Ohio History Connection in 2014, after research suggested that "society" carried a negative connotation.[4] The organization's image as a whole was perceived as "exclusive, inaccessible and antiquated", and the rebranding was an attempt to better reflect the organization's mission from a modern perspective and appeal more inviting to the state's citizens.[7] The change was also part of a national trend that saw historical societies across the United States drop "society" from their title.[7]

The organization began reaching out to federally recognized tribal nations in 2009, in an effort to incorporate Native American perspectives.[8] The Ohio History Connection is estimated to hold more than 7,100 Native American remains that have not been repatriated despite the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 1990.[9]

As of April 2014, the Ohio History Connection manages 58 museums and historical sites across Ohio, spanning 40 of the state's 88 counties.[7] This includes approximately 1.6 million artifacts, 70,000 cubic feet (2,000 m3) of stored records, and 250,000 images.[7] Also from 2010 to 2014, membership of the nonprofit organization[10] increased more than 20 percent to a total of 7,563.[7]

Ohio History Center Edit

 
The Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio
Main article: Ohio History Center

The Ohio History Connection operates dozens of state historic sites across Ohio. Its headquarters is the 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio, a Brutalist concrete structure.[11][12] Extensive exhibits cover Ohio's history from the Ice Age to the present. The Center includes state archives and library spaces, a gift shop, and administrative and educational facilities. The 1989 Smithsonian Guide to Historic America described the center as "probably the finest museum in America devoted to pre-European history."

The society's first permanent home was in Sullivant Hall on the Ohio State University campus. The society operated a museum and library there. Later, the archives moved to the Old Governor's Mansion on Broad Street. In 1965, voters approved a bond for a new structure to be built. W. Byron Ireland designed a Brutalist building with post-tensioned concrete structures, allowing for a cantilevered design. The building remains mostly as built, including its exterior use of silo tiles made in Ohio.[13]

Ohio Village Edit

Main article: Ohio Village

Ohio Village, a reconstructed 1890s-era town, is a living museum area of the Ohio History Center campus.[14] In 2002, budget cuts forced the Ohio Village to close except for special events, school and tour groups.[15] In the summer of 2012, it reopened to the public, relying on volunteers instead of paid staffing, who purchase their own costumes and dedicate at least 16 hours of work per season.[15] The Ohio Village attempts to "animate history" in the sense of taking what is perceived as one-dimensional and converting it into three dimensions, with the volunteers portraying characters that represent people who truly existed during the mid-to-late 19th century.[15] It is open to the public from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and for special events such as All Hallows Eve and Dickens of a Christmas.[16]

The village houses home games for the Ohio Village Muffins, a vintage base ball club formed in 1981 that competes each year against other vintage teams from Ohio and around the country.[17] The team's name is derived from the phrase muff, a term often used during the era to refer to an "error".[17] A team's third string was typically labeled the "muffin nine".[17] The Ohio Village Muffins promote the preservation of the game as it was played in 1860, using underhanded pitching, foregoing the use of gloves, and wearing uniforms that match the time period.[17][18] Ohio Village also hosts a women's team called The Diamonds.[19] A league for women, as teams formed at colleges across the country, began in 1866.[19]

Ohio History Connection resources Edit

The Ohio History Connection also provides educators with resources for the state's schools. Field trips, outreach programs, and educational kit trunks are available to assist teachers with supplemental learning in their classrooms. Also offered are distance learning courses. Affiliated with the Ohio History Connection is the Ohio Educational Resources Center, which loans materials to assist teachers with their lessons. The society also provides public programs that include speakers, theatrical productions, conferences, workshops, holiday gatherings, and presentations. The topics of these programs range from the Underground Railroad to the role of the state in other historical events.

The Ohio History Connection publishes Ohio History Central, an extensive online encyclopedia of Ohio history. Ohio History Central consists of over 3,000 entries about Ohio's natural history, prehistory, and history. The entries are complemented by nearly 2,000 images. The site is fully searchable, and users may browse entries by category, topic, media, time period, or geographic region within the state. Special features include image galleries, Ohio Quick Facts, Ohio Across Time (a timeline of events that occurred in Ohio or that impacted Ohio's history), and Useful Links (to Ohio History Connection websites; Ohio county and local history websites; and other state, municipal, and regional encyclopedias). Registered users can also create personal scrapbooks using any of the encyclopedia's entries and images.

The Ohio History Connection maintains an online archive of Ohio History, a peer reviewed scholarly journal first published by the society in 1887, and since 2007 by the Kent State University Press.[20]

Sites by region Edit

The Ohio History Connection operates a statewide network of historical, archaeological and natural history sites. Admission is free for members. In some cases, the Ohio History Connection has contracted with other organizations for management (viz. Serpent Mound)

Northeast Edit

Northwest Edit

Central Edit

Southwest Edit

Southeast Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Articles of Incorporation: March 13, 1885". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications. VI: ix. 1898.
  2. ^ "Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "History of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications. VI: 7–8. 1898. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Ohio Historical Society". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Construction superintendent at Ohio Historical Society". Ohio Memory. Ohio History Connection. July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "History of Sullivant Hall | Ohio State University Libraries".
  7. ^ a b c d e f Johnson, Alan (April 21, 2014). "New Ohio Historical Society Name Part of Image Boost". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Liese, Sarah (January 29, 2020). "Ohio state park is first step in representation". Indian Country Today. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Brewer, Logan Jaffe,Mary Hudetz,Ash Ngu,Graham Lee (January 11, 2023). "America's Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains". ProPublica. Retrieved June 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Ohio History Connection – About Us". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "An Ode to Brutal Architecture". Ohio Historical Society. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  12. ^ Jeff Regenburger (June 7, 2010). "The Ohio Historical Center: A Defense". OnSummit.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  13. ^ Darbee, Jeff (October 28, 2018). "City Quotient: Why Does the Ohio History Center Look So... Modern?". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "Ohio Village". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  15. ^ a b c Saunders, Amy (March 22, 2013). "It takes a village of personas to be 1863". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Ohio Village". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d "Ohio Village Muffins baseball". Columbus Metropolitan Library. December 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  18. ^ Moseley, Brittany (June 29, 2018). "Catch An Old-School Game With The Ohio Village Muffins". Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "The Ohio Village Muffins". Ohio History Connection. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  20. ^ Online archive of past volumes of Ohio History

External links Edit

  •   Media related to Ohio History Connection at Wikimedia Commons
 
Wikisource has the text of a 1905 New International Encyclopedia article about "Ohio History Connection".
  • Official website
  • Ohio Historical Marker Program
  • Ohio History Central: An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History

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Ohio History Connection formerly The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and Ohio Historical Society is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1885 1 Headquartered at the Ohio History Center in Columbus Ohio Ohio History Connection provides services to both preserve and share Ohio s history including its prehistory and manages over 50 museums and sites across the state An early iteration of the organization was founded by Brigadier General Roeliff Brinkerhoff in 1875 Over its history the organization changed its name twice with the first occurring in 1954 when the name was shortened to Ohio Historical Society In 2014 it was changed again to Ohio History Connection in what members believed was a more modern and welcoming representation of the organization s image Contents 1 History 2 Ohio History Center 3 Ohio Village 4 Ohio History Connection resources 5 Sites by region 5 1 Northeast 5 2 Northwest 5 3 Central 5 4 Southwest 5 5 Southeast 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit nbsp 1898 seal of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical SocietyIn its early history Ohioans made several attempts to establish a formal historical society On February 1 1822 the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation creating the Historical Society of Ohio Well known Ohio political leaders at the time Jeremiah Morrow and Duncan McArthur were members The society s formation was brief however as it held only one meeting The state legislature made another attempt in 1831 when it authorized Benjamin Tappan to form its replacement He established the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio which met regularly in Columbus Participation declined sharply following the Panic of 1837 and the organization decided to move to Cincinnati in 1848 in hopes that the city s larger population would help revive interest The decision led to a period of prosperity for the organization and it worked closely with the Cincinnati Historical Society for many years 2 In 1875 a new organization called the Archaeological Society was founded in the home of Brigadier General Roeliff Brinkerhoff in Mansfield Ohio 3 The Ohio state legislature had procured 2 500 in funds at the request of General Brinkerhoff to finance the creation of an exhibit for the upcoming Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia 3 The society was active until 1883 when its secretary Professor John T Short of the Ohio State University died 3 4 It was revived two years later at the request of Governor George Hoadly who organized two meetings in the state s capital with scholars and professors from around the state 3 4 Sixty men attended the second meeting which had sessions spanning two days 3 4 On March 13 1885 the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was officially incorporated 3 Allen G Thurman was elected its first president 3 The state government began appropriating funds to assist the private organization in 1888 This led to a closer partnership with the state in which the government was permitted to appoint six of the fifteen members serving in the board of trustees It also led to the organization being granted oversight responsibilities for historical sites across Ohio beginning with Fort Ancient State Memorial in 1891 4 The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was originally headquartered at the Ohio Statehouse but later moved to Ohio State University s Orton Hall in 1894 4 5 On May 30 1914 the organization dedicated the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Building a large museum building by Orton Hall The society stayed at the building until 1970 when the facility became part of OSU and was renamed Sullivant Hall 6 In 1954 the organization s name was shortened to Ohio Historical Society 4 7 It was changed again to the Ohio History Connection in 2014 after research suggested that society carried a negative connotation 4 The organization s image as a whole was perceived as exclusive inaccessible and antiquated and the rebranding was an attempt to better reflect the organization s mission from a modern perspective and appeal more inviting to the state s citizens 7 The change was also part of a national trend that saw historical societies across the United States drop society from their title 7 The organization began reaching out to federally recognized tribal nations in 2009 in an effort to incorporate Native American perspectives 8 The Ohio History Connection is estimated to hold more than 7 100 Native American remains that have not been repatriated despite the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 1990 9 As of April 2014 update the Ohio History Connection manages 58 museums and historical sites across Ohio spanning 40 of the state s 88 counties 7 This includes approximately 1 6 million artifacts 70 000 cubic feet 2 000 m3 of stored records and 250 000 images 7 Also from 2010 to 2014 membership of the nonprofit organization 10 increased more than 20 percent to a total of 7 563 7 Ohio History Center Edit nbsp The Ohio History Center in Columbus OhioMain article Ohio History Center The Ohio History Connection operates dozens of state historic sites across Ohio Its headquarters is the 250 000 square foot 23 000 m2 Ohio History Center in Columbus Ohio a Brutalist concrete structure 11 12 Extensive exhibits cover Ohio s history from the Ice Age to the present The Center includes state archives and library spaces a gift shop and administrative and educational facilities The 1989 Smithsonian Guide to Historic America described the center as probably the finest museum in America devoted to pre European history The society s first permanent home was in Sullivant Hall on the Ohio State University campus The society operated a museum and library there Later the archives moved to the Old Governor s Mansion on Broad Street In 1965 voters approved a bond for a new structure to be built W Byron Ireland designed a Brutalist building with post tensioned concrete structures allowing for a cantilevered design The building remains mostly as built including its exterior use of silo tiles made in Ohio 13 Ohio Village EditMain article Ohio Village Ohio Village a reconstructed 1890s era town is a living museum area of the Ohio History Center campus 14 In 2002 budget cuts forced the Ohio Village to close except for special events school and tour groups 15 In the summer of 2012 it reopened to the public relying on volunteers instead of paid staffing who purchase their own costumes and dedicate at least 16 hours of work per season 15 The Ohio Village attempts to animate history in the sense of taking what is perceived as one dimensional and converting it into three dimensions with the volunteers portraying characters that represent people who truly existed during the mid to late 19th century 15 It is open to the public from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and for special events such as All Hallows Eve and Dickens of a Christmas 16 The village houses home games for the Ohio Village Muffins a vintage base ball club formed in 1981 that competes each year against other vintage teams from Ohio and around the country 17 The team s name is derived from the phrase muff a term often used during the era to refer to an error 17 A team s third string was typically labeled the muffin nine 17 The Ohio Village Muffins promote the preservation of the game as it was played in 1860 using underhanded pitching foregoing the use of gloves and wearing uniforms that match the time period 17 18 Ohio Village also hosts a women s team called The Diamonds 19 A league for women as teams formed at colleges across the country began in 1866 19 Ohio History Connection resources EditThe Ohio History Connection also provides educators with resources for the state s schools Field trips outreach programs and educational kit trunks are available to assist teachers with supplemental learning in their classrooms Also offered are distance learning courses Affiliated with the Ohio History Connection is the Ohio Educational Resources Center which loans materials to assist teachers with their lessons The society also provides public programs that include speakers theatrical productions conferences workshops holiday gatherings and presentations The topics of these programs range from the Underground Railroad to the role of the state in other historical events The Ohio History Connection publishes Ohio History Central an extensive online encyclopedia of Ohio history Ohio History Central consists of over 3 000 entries about Ohio s natural history prehistory and history The entries are complemented by nearly 2 000 images The site is fully searchable and users may browse entries by category topic media time period or geographic region within the state Special features include image galleries Ohio Quick Facts Ohio Across Time a timeline of events that occurred in Ohio or that impacted Ohio s history and Useful Links to Ohio History Connection websites Ohio county and local history websites and other state municipal and regional encyclopedias Registered users can also create personal scrapbooks using any of the encyclopedia s entries and images The Ohio History Connection maintains an online archive of Ohio History a peer reviewed scholarly journal first published by the society in 1887 and since 2007 by the Kent State University Press 20 Sites by region EditThe Ohio History Connection operates a statewide network of historical archaeological and natural history sites Admission is free for members In some cases the Ohio History Connection has contracted with other organizations for management viz Serpent Mound Northeast Edit Custer Memorial New Rumley Fort Laurens Bolivar McCook House Carrollton Museum of Ceramics East Liverpool Quaker Meeting House Mount Pleasant Schoenbrunn Village New Philadelphia Shaker Historical Museum Shaker Heights Tallmadge Church Tallmadge Youngstown Historical Center Youngstown Zoar Village ZoarNorthwest Edit Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum Wapakoneta Cedar Bog Urbana Cooke House Sandusky Fallen Timbers Toledo Fort Amanda Lima Fort Meigs Perrysburg Fort Recovery Glacial Grooves State Memorial Kelleys Island Hayes Presidential Center Fremont Indian Mill Museum Upper Sandusky Inscription Rock Kelleys Island Lockington Locks Piqua Historical AreaCentral Edit Flint Ridge State Memorial Hanby House Harding Home Harding Tomb Logan Elm Newark Earthworks Great Circle Earthworks Newark Earthworks Octagon Earthworks Newark Earthworks Wright Earthworks Ohio History Center Ohio Village Shrum Mound Wahkeena PreserveSouthwest Edit Adena Mansion Davis Memorial Dunbar House Fort Ancient Fort Jefferson Fort Hill State Memorial Grant Birthplace Grant Boyhood Home Grant Schoolhouse Harrison Tomb Miamisburg Mound National Afro American Museum amp Cultural Center Rankin House Serpent Mound Story Mound Stowe HouseSoutheast Edit Big Bottom Stockport Buckeye Furnace Wellston Buffington Island Campus Martius Marietta Leo Petroglyph McCook Monument National Road Zane Grey Museum New Concord Ohio River Museum Marietta Our HouseSee also EditHistory of Ohio Columbus Historical SocietyReferences Edit Articles of Incorporation March 13 1885 Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications VI ix 1898 Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio Ohio History Connection Retrieved March 28 2020 a b c d e f g History of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications VI 7 8 1898 Retrieved March 28 2020 a b c d e f g Ohio Historical Society Ohio History Connection Retrieved March 28 2020 Construction superintendent at Ohio Historical Society Ohio Memory Ohio History Connection July 22 2013 Retrieved March 28 2020 History of Sullivant Hall Ohio State University Libraries a b c d e f Johnson Alan April 21 2014 New Ohio Historical Society Name Part of Image Boost The Columbus Dispatch Retrieved March 28 2020 Liese Sarah January 29 2020 Ohio state park is first step in representation Indian Country Today Retrieved February 19 2022 Brewer Logan Jaffe Mary Hudetz Ash Ngu Graham Lee January 11 2023 America s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains ProPublica Retrieved June 28 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Ohio History Connection About Us Ohio History Connection Retrieved March 28 2020 An Ode to Brutal Architecture Ohio Historical Society June 7 2010 Retrieved June 16 2011 Jeff Regenburger June 7 2010 The Ohio Historical Center A Defense OnSummit blogspot com Retrieved June 16 2011 Darbee Jeff October 28 2018 City Quotient Why Does the Ohio History Center Look So Modern Columbus Monthly Retrieved March 16 2020 Ohio Village Ohio History Connection Retrieved May 16 2017 a b c Saunders Amy March 22 2013 It takes a village of personas to be 1863 The Columbus Dispatch Retrieved March 28 2020 Ohio Village Ohio History Connection Retrieved March 28 2020 a b c d Ohio Village Muffins baseball Columbus Metropolitan Library December 28 2015 Retrieved March 28 2020 Moseley Brittany June 29 2018 Catch An Old School Game With The Ohio Village Muffins Cleveland Magazine Retrieved March 28 2020 a b The Ohio Village Muffins Ohio History Connection Retrieved March 28 2020 Online archive of past volumes of Ohio HistoryExternal links Edit nbsp Media related to Ohio History Connection at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Wikisource has the text of a 1905 New International Encyclopedia article about Ohio History Connection Official website Ohio Historical Marker Program Ohio History Central An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohio History Connection amp oldid 1162359021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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