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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OHIOARCHIVISTS <ohioarchivists-bounces@lists.oplin.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie Gable via OHIOARCHIVISTS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 2, 2026 11:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ohioarchivists@lists.oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [SOA] OLHA/SOA Fall Meeting, October 2-3, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Society of Ohio Archivists is partnering with the Ohio Local History Alliance for the fall meeting,
<i>We the People: America 250</i>. Join us on October 2-3, 2026, at <a href="https://www.quest-centers.com/" id="OWA351922a9-c7f3-3fa6-0be0-db7e72ed3ca1">
Quest Conference Center</a> in Columbus, Ohio.</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.ohiohistorystore.com/collections/olha-events/products/2026-ohio-local-history-alliance-annual-meeting-registration" target="_blank" id="OWA6a15527c-f16b-99b4-678f-f7ac916dee69">Registration
is now open</a> through September 18! SOA members can register at the member rate. The theme is
<i>We the People: America 250</i>; intended to highlight the ways we’ve come together to commemorate the nation’s 250<sup>th</sup> anniversary and how we can continue that spirit of history in community for the future.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The SOA track will take place on Friday, October 2 and will feature the following sessions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">9-9:50am: <b>#Archives: Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Archives and Collections</b>, Grace Freeman & Grayson Kelly,
<i>Columbus Metropolitan Library</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">10:10-11am: <b>Getting Started on a Shoestring: Digitization on a Dime,</b> Michael Providenti,
<i>Northern Kentucky University,</i> Gideon McDaniel, <i>Dayton Metro Library</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">11:20am-12:10pm: <b>Graceful in Grief: Experiences in Archival Trauma,</b> Michelle Ganz,
<i>Dominican Sisters of Peace</i>, Sarah Aisenbrey, <i>Sisters of the Precious Blood</i>, Sarah Lubelski,
<i>Women Religious Archives Collaborative</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">12:30-1:45pm: <b>Lunch & Keynote Address</b>, John E. Hancock on a
<i>Traveler’s Guide to Ancient Ohio</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">2-2:50pm: <b>Inheriting Archives as Lone Arrangers,</b> Jenna Kish,
<i>Ohio Genealogical Society</i>, Other Presenters to be announced<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">3:10-4pm: <b>We the People: Ohio LGBTQ+ Archival Perspectives and Projects</b>, Tony Pankuch,
<i>Akron LGBTQ+ Archive Initiative</i>, Nancy Yerian, <i>Ohio Lesbian Archives</i>, Sara Mouch,
<i>University of Toledo</i><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">View full details on the
<a href="https://ohiolha.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-OLHA-AnnualMtg_Online_updated.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAe128fcb9-4a12-35a6-9986-e31bfa75fc78">
conference brochure</a>. Attendees are welcome to attend any of the Local History Alliance sessions, luncheons, and other special events on both Friday and Saturday.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Questions?</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
<b>Contact</b> the Committee Cochairs </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:mcrawford32@capital.edu" id="OWA232ddb1e-3684-6f96-23c8-0b4897ce953e"><i>Meghan Crawford</i></a><i> and
</i><a href="mailto:awanter@midpointelibrary.org" id="OWAc35d8425-b1b1-24f7-b262-01274da8bf55"><i>Adam Wanter</i></a><i>.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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