The Ohio state flag is unique and full of symbolism. It first flew on the Ohio building at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, New York where President William McKinley was assassinated. It was designed and patented by the architect of the Ohio building, John Eisenmann of Cleveland. He gave it to the State of […]
Contest Information Page Previous Year’s Contest Entries: 2015, 2014 Read the 2016 “I Found it in the Archives” state finalist essays below and vote for your favorite in the side navigation of any page on the SOA website. Voting begins August 15, 2016 and ends August 31, 2016. If viewing the contest on a mobile […]
The 2017 state-wide “I Found it in the Archives” contest features winning essays from two institutions: The Clark County Historical Society and the Ohio History Connection Read the 2017 “I Found it in the Archives” state finalist essays on the “I Found it in the Archives” Contest Entries page and vote for your favorite in the side […]
Previous Year’s Contest Entries: 2015, 2014 Entry #1 When I was 13 years old I had my first experience at an historical archives. I was looking for research to write a National History Day paper, and my quest brought me to the Oberlin College Archives, located a short drive from my house. I was facing […]
The 2016 state-wide “I Found it in the Archives” contest features winning essays from three institutions: Oberlin College Archives/Oberlin Heritage Center, Greene County Archives, and the Clark County Historical Society. Read the 2016 “I Found it in the Archives” state finalist essays on the “I Found it in the Archives” Contest Entries page and vote […]
The 2016 state-wide “I Found it in the Archives” contest features winning essays from three institutions: Oberlin College Archives/Oberlin Heritage Center, Greene County Archives, and the Clark County Historical Society. Read the 2016 “I Found it in the Archives” state finalist essays on the “I Found it in the Archives” Contest Entries page and vote […]
Contest Information Page Previous Year’s Contest Entries: 2016, 2015, 2014 Read the 2017 “I Found it in the Archives” state finalist essays below and vote for your favorite in the side navigation of any page on the SOA website. Voting begins August 14, 2017 and ends August 31, 2017. If viewing the contest on a […]
Current “I Found It in the Archives” Contest Page I Found It In the Archives 2014 Ohio State-wide Competition Results: Deborah Clark Dushane is the winner of the I Found it in the Archives contest with her essay “If He Hadn’t Shot the Town Sheriff….” that received 46% of the total 1257 votes. Deborah will […]
Aaron Buckles is the winner of the I Found it in the Archives contest for his essay which received 39% of the total 109 votes. Aaron will be a guest at the Ohio Local History Alliance/Society of Ohio Archivists Fall Meeting on October 2, 2015 and will share more background about his essay in the […]
The 2015 state-wide “I Found it in the Archives” contest features winning essays from three institutions: Clark County Historical Society, Greene County Archives, and the Ohio History Connection. Read the 2015 “I Found it in the Archives” state finalist essays on the “I Found it in the Archives” Contest Entries page and vote for your […]