A short word of thanks to everyone who has taken the time to join us on MyHometownOhio during the last month.  Although it sounded like a nifty idea when we started this blog in late July, we really had no idea if it would fly -- and we have been thrilled with the results.  Visitors have come from all over Ohio, as well as from places as diverse as Williamstown, Vermont; Winter Park, Florida; Plano, Texas; Woodland Hills, California... and as far away as Italy, the Netherlands and Australia -- and we have had well over 1,000 views of our site in that time.

We salute our two main inspirations for this site -- the blog of the Arizona Preservation Foundation (the only other statewide preservation organization we know of with a blog), and the incomparable Urban Ohio.

We plan to add new features over the coming weeks as we work to make MyHometownOhio a top-notch source for news and opinion on preservation, revitalization, smart growth and heritage tourism in the Buckeye State.  These will include original editorial pieces, interviews with Ohioans working across the state to preserve and protect historic buildings and communities, online presentations on HometownOhio and other programs, and integration with the new Preservation Ohio website, coming online this Fall.

Lastly -- remember you can easily subscribe to MyHometownOhio by entering your e-mail above -- that way, when the site is updated, you will receive an e-mail from FeedBlitz with that update.