Welcome to Ohio's first blog designed to promote and discuss preservation-based revitalization, sustainable growth and heritage tourism.

MyHometownOhio is sponsored by Preservation Ohio, Ohio's statewide preservation and revitalization organization since 1982.  The name "MyHometownOhio" refers to Ohio's newest revitalization initiative - HometownOhio.

HometownOhio uses the latest in successful strategies in preservation-based downtown, neighborhood and community revitalization, and combines them with statewide and national marketing, on-site project and program assistance, and the latest in effective and low-cost technology.  For more information on HometownOhio, click on the link to the left.

Over the coming weeks, we will be adding additional features to MyHometownOhio.  In the meantime, enjoy regularly-updated news feeds on downtown revitalization and historic preservation from Ohio newspapers, a selection of photographs representing ongoing Preservation Ohio projects, and links to other revitalization/preservation-related blogs.  We will also be providing regular updates on Preservation Ohio and HometownOhio programming and activities, upcoming events and features from local preservation and downtown organizations -- as well as news and insights that come across our desks.

Entries on this blog are captured by blog search engines, including Technorati, the world's largest -- so if you have news you would like to share, please let us know.  We will soon be adding a member's section, where Preservation Ohio members and HometownOhio communities can access technical assistance and other content.

You can also subscribe to MyHometownOhio with the link below, and each entry will be sent to you automatically via e-mail.