The time is rapidly approaching for Statehood Day 2008.

You are strongly invited to join Ohioans in the Atrium of the historic Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus on Thursday, March 5 in advocating for  issues important to preserving our state’s history. Join us at the Statehouse Atrium on Statehood Day from 10 am – 4 pm for special guest remarks, a luncheon and meetings with state legislators. Governor Ted Strickland has also been invited to speak.

Please visit the Statehood Day webpage for more information by clicking here.

Statehood Day activities were established in 2006 as an annual gathering of Ohioans who represent history and heritage interests from communities throughout the state. History organizations including the Ohio Historical Society, Heritage Ohio, the Ohio Archaeological Council, the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums (OAHSM), the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB), Preservation Ohio, the Society of Ohio Archivists and the Ohio Genealogical Society have all been major stakeholders in Statehood Day. Together, the collective voices of Ohio’s historical societies, preservation groups, archaeological organizations, downtown Main Street centers, archival institutions and genealogical societies are united.

For more details on Statehood Day, including the latest list of legislative priorities to be presented, contact Preservation Ohio at 614-437-8393, or e-mail Executive Director Thomas Palmer at: tpalmer@preservationohio.org. To RSVP for Statehood Day and to reserve your place, please contact Todd Kleismit, the Ohio Historical Society’s director of government relations, at tkleismit@ohiohistory.org or at (614) 297-2355 no later than Feb. 25.

Ohio's history needs your voice. Please come and help us make the case that History Works! for Ohio.