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Allen County Historical Society And Museum Lima, Ohio
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The Allen County Historical Society was founded in 1908. Its mission is to collect,... |
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American Civil War Museum Of Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio
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The American Civil War Museum of Ohio feature dioramas, mannequins, audio visual tools... |
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Brecksville Historical Association Brecksville, Ohio
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The Brecksville Historical Association maintains the Squire Rich House Museum, barn, and... |
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Clark County Historical Society Springfield, Ohio
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The Clark County Heritage Center’s purpose is to collect, preserve, and interpret... |
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Clyde Historical Museum Clyde, Ohio
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Richard Edward Wolfe, a science teacher at Clyde High School, started The Clyde Museum in... |
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David Berger National Memorial Beachwood, Ohio
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David Mark Berger was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended Tulane University from... |
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Dayton, Ohio
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Dayton Aviation consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville... |
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Dunbar House Dayton, Ohio
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The Dunbar House exhibits his literary treasures, many of his personal items and his... |
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Fairfield Heritage Association: Georgian Museum Lancaster, Ohio
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Located in one of Lancaster's three National Historic Districts, this outstanding example... |
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Fairfield Heritage Association: Sherman House Museum Lancaster, Ohio
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The original frame home built in 1811 consists of a parlor/dining room, kitchen, master... |
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Garst Museum Greenville, Ohio
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Run by the Darke County Historical Society, the museum features exhibits on Annie Oakley... |
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Glendale Heritage Preservation Museum Glendale, Ohio
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The Village of Glendale and GHP volunteers spent tens of thousands of dollars and... |
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Granville Historical Society And Museum Granville, Ohio
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The rich archives of the society are a source for the historical documentation of the... |
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Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum Loveland, Ohio
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The Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, founded in 1975, is a non-profit... |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House Cincinnati, Ohio
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This house was the home to Harriet Beecher Stowe prior to her marriage and to her father... |
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Hoover Historical Center North Canton, Ohio
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Among the interactives on the tour is a push-button to activate a recording of Hoover... |
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Kelton House Museum & Garden Columbus, Ohio
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Not only has the Kelton House contributed to the education of numerous adults and... |
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Knox County Historical Society Mount Vernon, Ohio
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In addition to housing permanent collections, a research library and publishing an... |
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Lake Erie Islands Historical Society, The Put-in-Bay, Ohio
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Originally founded as the Put-in-Bay Centennial Committee, this organization was renamed... |
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Lakewood Historical Society & Museum Lakewood, Ohio
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The Lakewood Historical Society has been in existence since 1952. The impetus for its... |
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Logan County Historical Society & Museum Bellefontaine, Ohio
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Thousands of hours of volunteer work have made it into an extensive museum with... |
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Lorain County Historical Society & Hickories Museum Elyria, Ohio
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The Lorain County Historical Society was organized on January 26, 1889, at the home of... |
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Mahoning Valley Historical Society & Museum Youngstown, Ohio
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In the first years of the twentieth century, Olive F. A. Arms planned the home she and... |
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Massillon Museum Massillon, Ohio
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In 1991, it became evident that more room to house the collections was imperative. The... |
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Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Museum Pickerington, Ohio
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Located on the campus of the American Motorcyclist Association in Pickerington, Ohio, the... |
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Motts Military Museum Groveport, Ohio
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Motts Military Museum was founded by Warren E. Motts of Groveport, Ohio, who established... |
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National Aviation Heritage Area Dayton, Ohio
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The new National Aviation Heritage Area (NAHA) joins 26 other heritage areas in existence... |
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National Ceramic Museum Roseville, Ohio
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The people of the Woodland Indian cultures (from 800 B.C.E.) were the first people in... |
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National Road/zane Grey Museum Norwich, Ohio
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This modern museum has three major exhibit areas. First is the National Road, early... |
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National Underground Railroad & Freedom Center Cincinnati, Ohio
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The Freedom Center's physical location in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, is just a few steps... |
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Pro Football Hall Of Fame Canton, Ohio
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The Hall of Fame, opened in 1963, stands as a shining tribute to the men who have made... |
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Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Fremont, Ohio
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The museum of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center was started by the President's... |
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Shaker Historical Society & Museum Shaker Heights, Ohio
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The society operates a museum with a collection of over 1,700 objects, a library and... |
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Southern Lorain County Historical Society Wellington, Ohio
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The Herrick Memorial Library was a gift to Wellington by Myron T. Herrick, a prominent... |
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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Akron, Ohio
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In 1898, F.A. Seiberling founded The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, naming it after... |
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Steamship William G. Mather Museum, The Cleveland, Ohio
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The William G. Mather is a retired Great Lakes bulk freighter. She was built in Detroit... |
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Sutliff Museum Warren, Ohio
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The museum hosts changing displays of interest to the community and was certified in 1998... |
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Thurber House Columbus, Ohio
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Thurber House is a living history museum in which visitors are invited to sit on the... |
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Wayne County Historical Society & Museum Wooster, Ohio
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The Wayne County Historical Society and Museum believes it's the little things that count... |
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Western Reserve Fire Museum & Education Center Cleveland, Ohio
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Located directly across from Jacobs Field, at the foot of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, the... |
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William Holmes Mcguffey Museum Oxford, Ohio
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The mission of William Holmes McGuffey is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit... |
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William Howard Taft National Historic Site Cincinatti, Ohio
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From the time of his birth in 1857 until he embarked on a political career that would win... |
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Wood County Historical Society & Museum Bowling Green, Ohio
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Almost all of the items held here have been donated by area residents. Contemporary... |
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Wyandot County Historical Society And Museum Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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In the early 1900s, several attempts were made to begin an historical society in Wyandot... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
