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Volume 2.3: May 22, 2002

1. GLASA AND OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK AWARD

2. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLANS SET FOR THE OHIO BICENTENNIAL

3. OHIO HUMANITIES COUNCIL AWARDS GRANT

4. WEEK OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR “Pudd’nhead Wilson” PERFORMANCE

5. CRHC WILL PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF CLEAR CREEK METRO PARK

6. PUBLIC HISTORY SYMPOSIUM AT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

7. BUILDING CREATIVE ECONOMIES CONFERENCE

8. NOTED BLUES SCHOLAR SPOKE AND PERFORMED AT VIRGINIA TECH

9. THE HOKSHICHANKIYA COMMUNITY

10. “BUILDING UPON CULTURAL CAPITAL”

11. 11th ANNUAL GREAT LAKES NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP

12. “EARTH WORKS” MUSEUM EXHIBITS

13. NEW EDITOR NAMED FOR “APPALACHIAN HERITAGE”

14. SUMMER TRAVELING CHAUTAQUA SERIES

15. MICHAL McFEE HONORED AT EMORY & HENRY’S 21st ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL

16. DARTMOUTH SUMMER INSTITUTE ON AMERICAN STUDIES

17. NEW NEH GRANT FOR AN EDITION OF BLACK ANTISLAVERY WRITINGS

18. “A PLAIN TRACE: THE JOURNALS OF BROTHER ISAAC NEWTON YOUNGS”

19. THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MIDWESTERN LITERATURE CALL FOR PAPERS

20. APPALACHIAN LITERATURE SUMMER HUMANITIES INSTITUTE 2002, OHIO UNIVERSITY

21. FIRELANDS ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS—BIENNIAL ART QUILT EXHIBITION

22. DETROIT HERITAGE SATURDAY WALKING TOURS WITH PRESERVATION WAYNE

23. PICTURE BOOK READ-IN

24. 28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON LITERATURE AND FILM—CALL FOR PAPERS

25. CONGRATULATIONS TO OHIO UNIVERISTY’S JERRY MILLER

26. NEW GLASA PRESIDENT NAMED

27. CRHC FEATURED IN SPRING 2002 EDITION OF “THE OHIO ARCHIVIST”

28. OHIO HILLS COUNTRY HERITAGE AREA’S 4th ANNUAL HERITAGE GATHERING

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1. GLASA and Ohio University Press Book Award

The Great Lakes American Studies Association and Ohio University Press are pleased to announce the Great Lakes American Studies Book Award. A call for book-length manuscripts concerning any aspect of American Studies that examines the Great Lakes region, either as a whole or in part. The winning manuscripts will be published by Ohio University Press.

Proposals should include a cover letter that includes a narrative description (2-4 typescript pages) of the proposed book’s content and scope, the anticipated length of the manuscript, and an argument for the book’s importance. The proposal should also include a table of contents, a sample chapter or two, and an up-to-date copy of your curriculum vitae. Proposals must be received no later than July 15, 2002.

Please send submission to:

Gillian Berchowitz, Senior Editor or Dr. Donna DeBlasio

Ohio University Press Department of History

Scott Quadrangle Youngstown State University

Athens, Ohio 45701 One University Plaza

Youngstown, Ohio 44555-3452

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2. Science and Technology Plans Set for The Ohio Bicentennial

The Science and Technology Council of The Ohio Bicentennial Commission has endorsed more than a dozen proposals to celebrate and interpret achievements in science and technology during Ohio’s Bicentennial in 2003. Endorsement does not imply funding. Funds will be sought from both public and private sources.

“These proposals demonstrate that Ohio is truly a heartland of science and technology,” said Lynn Elfner, chair of the council. “Ranging from school children in every Ohio classroom to senior citizens who can visit sites of scientific significance in virtually every county, the Bicentennial Celebration in 2003 will provide all Ohioans with opportunities to learn about and appreciate Ohio’s far ranging achievements in science and technology,” he continued.

Science and technology related Bicentennial proposals are available at st200.htm.

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3. Ohio Humanities Council Awards Grant

The Ohio Humanities Council awards grants to support humanities projects selected in open competition according to the criteria stated in their guidelines. The humanities, as fields of study, emphasize analysis and exchange of ideas rather than the creative expression of the arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences.

Projects funded by the OHC must demonstrate humanities focus, humanities scholar involvement, public benefit, balanced viewpoints, effective program formats, and sponsor cost-share.

All applicants, especially first-time grantwriters, are encouraged to contact OHC staff for help during the application process. The staff’s role is to encourage the best proposal.

Application deadlines: Mini-grants – anytime

Regular grants – draft encouraged anytime, final first business day each month.

Major grants – draft Sept. 15, Dec. 15, or Jul 15; final Nov. 1, Feb. 1, or Sept. 1.

Ohio Humanities Council: grant/index.htm

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4. Week of Activities Planned for “Pudd’nhead Wilson” Performance

Ohio University hosted a week of discussion preceding the performance of Ohio University Professor of Theatre Charles Smith’s play “Pudd’nhead Wilson,” which was an adaptation of Mark Twain’s 1894 novel, “The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson.” It explored such topics as racism, self-identity and its relationship with race, the use of the “n” word and the injustice of classification systems.

Retired teacher and human rights activist Jane Elliott received notoriety for the blue eyes/brown eyes exercises she conducted for 16 years in Iowa. The exercises were conducted to prove racism is learned and people’s behavior is often determined by how society treats them. Smith spoke on the challenges of adapting a novel into a stage production.

Ohio University Interpersonal Communication Professor Judith Yaross Lee presented “Twins of Race and Culture: Biology and Destiny in ‘Pudd’nhead Wilson.’” She is a founding member of the Mark Twain Circle of America.

Harvard University Law Professor Randall Kennedy spoke about his controversial book, “Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word,” which addresses the history of the word and the many ways it is used and perceived in society.

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5. CRHC Will Preserve the History of Clear Creek Metro Park

A presentation on the Central Region Humanities Center (CRHC) was given by its co-founders, Drs. Judith Yaross Lee and Joseph Slade at the Benua House in Clear Creek Metro Park. The social event included Clear Creek Metro Park staff and volunteers that wanted the CRHC to take a leading role in preserving the history of the park.

The Benua House is located within the park, but is not open to the public. It is a 20-room, chateau-style mansion, with a private lake, and a roof of stone imported from Italy. The mansion sits on 1,000 acres of wooded land, all donated by Mr. Benua, a Columbus-area businessman.

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6. Public History Symposium at Wright State University

Wright State University’s Paul Lawrence Dunbar Library hosted the first Public History Symposium. The event aimed to bring together public historians, archivists, and Wright State University alumni to renew connections, learn from one another, and meet recent graduates and current students. There are plans to make this an annual event. Representatives from the local historical societies and heritage centers spoke on a variety of topics, including, working with exhibit designers and fabricators and estimating the costs of processing new acquisitions. Topics also included designing and producing web useful historical organization web pages.

Marjorie McLellan, Director of the Public History Program at Wright State University, organized the event.

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7. Building Creative Economies Conference

Asheville, North Carolina hosted the “Building Creative Economies Conference: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development in Appalachia” in April 2002. The conference was organized to share information about success stories using the arts and heritage to revitalize Appalachian communities, and to share information about funding sources at local, state, and national levels for sustainable development using culture and heritage.

The conference addressed such issues as, marketing in the 21st century, cultural/heritage tourism, Downtown revitalization, heritage areas, and artists as entrepreneurs. It was intended for artists to share successful practices and increase entrepreneurial activities, and for economic and community development to recognize the value of the arts.

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8. Noted Blues Scholar Spoke and Performed at Virginia Tech

In February 2002, William Ferris, noted blues scholar and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, presented a lecture-performance called “Memory and Sense of Place in the American South” at Virginia Tech.

Ferris’s lecture called attention to the new South Atlantic Regional Humanities Center, a clollaborative effort of Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. His lecture also commemorated the 200th birthday of Solitude and the efforts to renovate Virginia Tech’s oldest building to serve as an Appalachian Center.

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9. The Hokshichankiya Community

The Native American Community, Hokshichankiya, is located in Vinton County, and would love to have anyone interested inquire about activities and opportunities to visit and share with the community and the birth of five baby Bison born over the past three weeks.

Visit their website for more information, users.~hokshi.

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10. “Building upon Cultural Capital”

Adah Ward Randolph, Professor of ….at Ohio University, is having an article published in the upcoming issue of “The Journal of African American History” on "Building upon Cultural Capital: Thomas Jefferson Ferguson and Albany Enterprise Academy, 1863-1887." The article is about an all-black private school built in Albany, Ohio during the 19th century.

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11. 11th Annual Great Lakes Native American Arts and Crafts Workshops

The National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Inc. will sponsor its 11th Annual Great Lakes Native American Arts and Crafts Workshops at Old Mill Run Campground and Park on the Miami Thorntown Reserve, Thorntown, Indiana from August 4 to 9, 2002. During the five-day event, more than 20 Great Lakes artists will share their traditions by teaching classes about basketry, gourdwork, beadwork, leatherwork, flutemaking, shawl making, bannerstone making, and other crafts. For complete information write Kay Neumayr, Workshop Co-Chair, 4950 N. Cty. Rd. 750E., Attica, Indiana 47918. Registration information and complete class descriptions are available on the organization's website at:

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12. “Earth Works” Museum Exhibits

"EarthWorks" Museum Exhibits: The Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites (CERHAS) at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, at the University of Cincinnati, is working on two museum exhibits about the ancient architecture and cultures of the Ohio River Valley. Scheduled for installation later this year, each will consist of an interactive video kiosk and large screen display featuring computer model reconstructions of the region's ancient earthworks. The Cincinnati Museum Center installation will feature the sites of the Little Miami River watershed (including Fort Ancient, and the recent discoveries at the Stubbs site), while another at the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe, Ohio, will present what was probably the cultural heartland of this region two millennia ago—the dense concentration of mounds and geometric enclosures along the Scioto River in Ross County. John E. Hancock, Professor of Architecture, and CRHC Board Member, is Project Director. john.hancock@uc.edu



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13. New Editor Named for “Appalachian Heritage”

Appalachian Heritage, the region's literary magazine, will soon have a new editor. Current editor Jim Gage will leave to teach in Mexico this fall, with the Kentucky Institute for International Studies. In January he will return to his duties as a Professor of English at Berea College. George Brosi, familiar to Appalachian academicians for his knowledge of books from and about the region, and longtime compiler of Appalachian Heritage's "Book Notes," has been named to the magazine's top post. He will assume his duties in July.

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14. Summer Traveling Chautauqua Series

The Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council's Summer Traveling Chautauqua series is set for the month of June in the Hocking Valley Coal Region of southeastern Ohio. The events feature music, storytelling, living history characters and other amusements in the tradition of the traveling Chautauqua series that would vist the area each summer in the late l800's and early 1900's. The series kicks off in the southern Perry County village of Corning on Sunday, June 9 from Noon-5PM at the John Altier Park; tavels to Murray City in Hocking County on Sunday, June 23 from 1-5PM at the Depot and concludes at the brick and tile company town of Haydenville on Sunday, June 30 from 1-5PM on the Methodist Church Grounds.

For more information and a list of entertainment visit the Little Cities website at spsd.k12.oh.us/lc or call Chad Suerkamp at 740-394-3225.

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15. Michael McFee honored at Emory and Henry’s 21st Annual Literary Festival

On Oct. 3-4, 2002, Emory & Henry will be honoring poet Michael McFee at its 21st Annual Literary Festival, an event that celebrates a writer with strong ties to the southern Appalachian region. A native of Arden, North Carolina (near Asheville), McFee is the author of six books of poems, including “Vanishing Acts” (1989) and “Sad Girl Sitting on a Running Board” (1991), both published by Gnomon Press, and “Earthly” (2001), published by Carnegie Mellon Univ. Press. The festival will begin at 2:30 on Thurs., Oct. 3, with two papers on McFee's poetry. That evening at 8:00 Michael will read from his work. On Friday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 a third paper will be presented, followed by a public interview with McFee conducted by Mike Chitwood. The papers will be by Robert West, Rita Quillen, and Jane Shippen.

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16. Dartmouth Summer Institute on American Studies

Crystal Anderson, Assistant Professor of English at Ohio University will be attending the Dartmouth Summer Institute on American Studies, June 17-23, 2000. The title of the paper is " 'Black Is… And Black Ain't': The Multiethnic Impulse of the Black Aesthetic in the Novels of Frank Chin and Ishmael Reed." The paper argues that the Black Aesthetic advocates not only an articulation of a distinctly African American approach to critical and creative endeavors, but it also encourages other ethnic groups, particularly Asian Americans, to develop ethnically based literature and critical approaches. Yet, Reed uses and questions the Black Aesthetic for black writers while exploring its multiethnic impulse by incorporating Asians and Asian Americans in the context of his critical and creative work. Frank Chin adapts the Black Aesthetic to reflect the experiences of Chinese Americans, yet in the process, downplays its critique of the treatment of black Americans.

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17. New NEH Grant for an Edition of Black Antislavery Writings

A new NEH grant will support an edition of black antislavery writings, 1760 to 1829. The co-directors are Roy Finkenbine, University of Detroit Mercy (finkenre@udmercy.edu) & John Saillant, Western Michigan University (john.saillant@wmich.edu). Work on the edition begins in Summer 2003.

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18. “A Plain Trace: The Journals of Brother Isaac Newton Youngs”

Susan Matarese, Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville, has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under their Summer Stipend Program ($5000) to work on my book, "A Plain Trace: The Journals of Brother Isaac Newton Youngs." Brother Isaac was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Shaker Community in New York. He kept numerous journals over the course of his lifetime and these provide a rare window through which to view both the joys and challengers of living in one of America's most interesting "utopian" experiments.

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19. The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature Call for Papers

The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature will hold its 33rd annual

Symposium on the Cultural Heritage of the Midwest and the concurrent 22nd annual Midwest Poetry Festival on May 8-10, 2003, at Michigan StateUniversity in East Lansing, Michigan. Scholars, students, writers, poets, and interested members of the public are invited to participate in the symposium by presenting papers, readings of creative writing (poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction) and by organizing panel discussions about the culture and literature of the Midwest. There are prizes of $100 for the best fiction, poetry, essay, and literary criticism read at the conference. All work presented at the symposium is eligible for publication in “MidAmerica”, the society's annual journal.

Scholarships to fund conference attendance are available for students, and there will also be prizes awarded for student work.

Please include the following information in conference proposals: your name, your e-mail address, your college, university, or other affiliation, your mailing address, audio-visual needs, and times it is impossible for you to present your work. Also, please indicate whether you are a student and would like to be considered for a scholarship.

The submission deadline is December 1, 2002. Please submit conference proposals to Janet Heller of Albion College, the Program Chair, via e-mail at janet.heller@wmich.edu or jheller@albion.edu. Proposals can also be snail-mailed to Janet Heller/ 2719 Pfitzer Ave./Portage MI 49024.

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20. Appalachian Literature Summer Humanities Institute 2002, Ohio University

The Summer Teacher Institute 200 on Appalachian Literature, funded largely by the Ohio Humanities Council, will be held at Ohio University from July 28 to August 2. The workshop for secondary teachers of the humanities will be directed by Professor Betty Pytlik. Guest presenters from Ohio University will be Professors Jack Wright from Film, Beverly Flannigan from Linguistics, and Carolyn Tice from Social Work. The interdisciplinary workshop will examine the cultural contexts of the literature through music and film; participants will examine regional dialects and social issues that have affected the economy, health, and welfare of the region. Both content and pedagogy will be emphasized.

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21. Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA)—10th Biennial Art Quilt Exhibition

The Artist as Quiltmaker X, a juried exhibition of works by contemporary quilt artists, will open May 12 and run through July 28, 2002. This is the tenth biennial art quilt exhibition presented by the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA) in Oberlin, OH. Open to artists in the U.S. and Canada, all quilts are of original design by the artists, completed in the last two years.

Other Special Events: Gallery talk by juror Clare Murray, Sat., June 8, 11 a.m.; The Artist as Quiltmaker 10th Biennial Celebration Symposium: Pathways and Perspectives, an informal panel discussion of the history of the exhibition as well as conversation about the future of the art quilt, Sat., June 8, 1:30 p.m. The symposium panel is comprised of former jurors along with show founder, well-known quilt historian, author and Oberlin resident Ricky Clark. Former jurors present will be author, quilt historian and art quilt expert Penny McMorris, artist and author Nancy Crow, artists Rise Nagin, Clare Murray, Susan Shie, Jan Myers-Newbury and former Mansfield Art Center director Daniel Butts III. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

For more information call FAVA at 440-774-7158 or e-mail favagallery@

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22. Detroit Heritage Saturday Walking Tours with Preservation Wayne

Detroit Heritage Tour series takes place every Saturday from May 4 through September 28, rain or shine. Five separate walking tours each Saturday begin at 10 a.m. at different locations: Downtown Tour: begins at Pontchartrain Hotel lobby.  Eastern Market Tour: begins at Gratiot Central Market, Gratiot door.  Midtown Tour: begins at Avalon bakery, W. Willis at Cass.  Auto Heritage Tour: begins at Piquette Street/Beaubien, Model T Complex.  New Center Tour: begins in atrium in the New Center One Building, 2nd at West Grand Boulevard.

Cost: $10, general public; $5, Preservation Wayne members/senior citizens; children age 10 and younger, free. Contact: Preservation Wayne, 313/577-3559 or e-mail: preswayne@ or web site:  

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23. Picture Book Read-In

Browse through hundreds of children's fiction and non-fiction picture books published in 2001 and 2002, take part in a luncheon discussion of new titles, and tour the new Harrison Branch Library. Included will be works by the authors and illustrators who will be featured at the 2002 Ohio Kentucky Indiana Children's Literature Conference.

Register for this event:

Date: Friday, August 9th, 2002

Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Location: PLCH - Harrison Branch

Schedule

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Picture Book Read-In

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch/Discussion

1:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Picture Book Read-In and wrap-up discussion

Member Cost: $7.00 includes continental breakfast. Box lunch available for additional $7.00.

Non-Member: $7.00 includes continental breakfast. Box lunch available for additional $7.00.

The deadline to register is Friday, August 2nd, 2002. ce/index.html

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24. 28th Annual Conference on Literature and Film—Call for Papers

The Florida State University has announced the 28th Annual Conference on Literature and Film to be held Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2003 at the Turnbull Conference Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Submissions of papers related to the conference theme, “The Local and the Global in Literature and Film,” are invited. Papers and presentations may be in the field of literature and film exclusively, or in the relationship among literature, film and other media. Papers are invited in all periods, styles and genres. Abstracts may be sent as early as June 1, 2002, and the deadline for all submissions is October 1, 2002.

Send submissions or requests for more information to:

Darnella Campbell, Conference Coordinator / Center for Professional Development / Florida State University / 555 West Pensacola Street / Tallahassee, FL 32306-1640 / tel. 850.644.7553 / fax. 850.644.2589 / e-mail: dcampbell@cpd.fsu.edu

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25. Congratulations to Ohio University’s Jerry Miller

Jerry Miller, Assistant Professor of Interpersonal Communications at Ohio University’s College of Communication, and Ann Gordon, a fellow Ohio University Assistant Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts and Science, received $6000 for a recent study of television advertisements from congressional election campaigns.

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26. New Great Lakes American Studies Association (GLASA) President Named

The new GLASA President is Ohio University’s Professor of English, Dr. Thomas Scanlan. The GLASA Vice-President has not been named. The GLASA Treasurer is Donna M. DeBlasio of Youngstown State University, the Secretary is Philip Terrie of Bowling Green State University, the Electronics Coordinator is Judith Yaross Lee of Ohio University, Linda J. Borish is the GLASA Representative to the American Studies Association Regional Chapters Committee, and the Graduate Student Representative is Lisa Gabbert of Indiana University. Susan Curtis has been added to the GLASA Officers/Board.

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27. Central Region Humanities Center Featured in Spring 2002 Edition of “The Ohio Archivist”

The Central Region Humanities Center was featured in the Spring 2002 edition of “The Ohio Archivist,” an online publication. The article was written by George Bain, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Ohio University Libraries.

To view the article visit soa/oa/Spring2002/indexprint.html.

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28. Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area’s 4th Annual Heritage Gathering

Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area’s 4th Annual Heritage Gathering will be held on June 11, 2002 at Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio. The theme for the Gathering is “Working together to Build the heritage Trails of Ohio’s Hill Country.” The conference will begin at 9 a.m., and end at 4 p.m. Workgroups will identify, review, and map trails based on the themes of; “Handmade and Homegrown,” “Natural Heritage” (parks, forests, lakes, rivers, trails), “Industrial and Labor Heritage”, “Cultural Heritage” (traditions, arts, music, storytelling, architecture, etc.), “Civil War” and “Underground Railroad.”

A box lunch will be served. Registration costs are $35 for members and $45 for non-members. For registration and/or membership information, call 1-866-OH-Hills or 866-644-4577.

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