Historic Sites
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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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Lakeside Heritage Society Lakeside, Ohio
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The Society operates the Heritage Hall Museum, located in the original Lakeside Methodist... |
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Mariemont Preservation Foundation Cincinnati, Ohio
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The original Board of Trustees consisted of Clarence Erickson (the mayor at that time),... |
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Marion County Historical Society Marion, Ohio
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The Marion County Historical Society was founded in 1969 to maintain the existing... |
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Oberlin Heritage Center Oberlin, Ohio
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The Oberlin Village Improvement Society was founded in 1903 by Mrs. Adelia Field Johnston... |
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Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio
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A private, not-for-profit organization, the society serves as the state's agent in... |
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Pioneer & Historical Society Zanesville, Ohio
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The Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County was incorporated way back in 1890... |
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Ross County Historical Society Chillicothe, Ohio
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From the lobby of the new center, visitors may tour exhibits on the Northwest Territory... |
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Smithville Community Historical Society Smithville, Ohio
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The log cabin gives visitors a glimpse into the world of pioneer forefathers (and mothers... |
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Spring Hill Historic Home Massillon, Ohio
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Thomas Rotch brought his flock of 400 Merino sheep to Spring Hill in 1811. He founded the... |
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Strongsville Historical Society Strongsville, Ohio
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In the fall of 1962, twenty Strongsville residents met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard... |
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Worthington Historical Society Worthington, Ohio
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Properties such as the Orange Johnson House, the Old Rectory, and other acquisitions,... |
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Wyoming Historical Society Wyoming, Ohio
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The Wyoming Historical Society was formally founded on November 12, 1981. Although its... |
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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.
