The Ohio History Service Corps, an AmeriCorps program administered by the Ohio Historical Society, is up and running for the second year! We are very excited to have another year of this amazing program to support local history efforts including the 150th commemoration of the Civil War in Ohio.
The Ohio Historical Society and its statewide [...]

Quakers and the Civil War
Conducted by Sonja Koehler, Civil War 150 AmeriCorp member for Southwest Ohio
Stories of brave young men around Ohio eager to take up arms, fight for the Union, and achieve glory, during the Civil War, are told often.   Many towns proudly tell the tales of their hometown Civil War hero.   But what [...]

Rohmiller (left) and Doddato (right) with NCPH poster
Two members of the Ohio History Service AmeriCorps program recently attended and presented on Ohio’s Civil War commemoration efforts at a major national conference.   Amy Rohmiller and Rachel Doddato, both Civil War 150 Leadership Corps members, presented their poster, “Ohio’s Civil War 150th: A Statewide Commemoration with Local [...]

[ February 24, 2011; 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ] The Oberlin Heritage Center and the AmeriCorps Ohio History Service Program are co-hosting a free presentation by Cleveland historian John Vacha on Thursday, February 24 at 3:30 p.m.   It also includes a meet-and-greet for leaders of local historical organizations, museums, schools, and libraries to encourage local programming commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.   [...]

[ November 15, 2010; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. ] Northwest Ohio! Come meet Ohio History Service Americorps Members, Katie Dallos, Nick Napoli and Matt Strobel and learn more about the state-wide Ohio Civil War Sesquicentennial initiative, as well as how to preserve your historical collections through digitization.

Location:Wood County Historical Center, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH