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<p class=MsoNormal>On Saturday, over 600 students competed in the National
History Day in Ohio competition at the Ohio Union building on the campus of
OSU. This year we selected two winners for the Junior Division. They are: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Stephen Cosco for “The Making of the Movies: Opening
Horizons and Transforming Entertainment.” Stephen’s documentary focused
on the creation of the movies and the work of two Ohio inventors: Thomas Edison
and C.F. Jenkins. For his research, he visited Greenfield Village, the Wayne
County Historical Society in Richmond, Indiana, the Public Library of Cincinnati
and Hamilton County and the Cincinnati Historical Society.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Amir Farhat of Birchwood School for “Garrett
Augustus Morgan: An Inventor Whose Inventions Still Save Many Lives Today.”
Amir’s research paper discussed the inventions of African American
inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan. For his research, Amir visited the
Western Reserve Historical Society, where he viewed letters, patent documents,
advertisements and newspaper articles. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>In the Senior Division, the award went to Claire Lo of
Shaker Heights High School for “The Devil’s Rope: Pioneering the
West.” Claire’s exhibit on barbed wire and its role in the settlement
of the west. For her research, Claire used the National Archives’ patent
collection and original artifacts from the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean,
Texas. She also used the Cleveland Public Library’s microfilm collection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations to our award winners and all of the students
who participated in History Day. Special thanks to Sharon Dean for assisting
with the judging process and to the staff of the Ohio Historical Society for
coordinating the event. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Angela<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Angela O’Neal<br>
Director, Information Technology</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ohio Historical Society<br>
(614) 297-2576 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ohiohistory.org"><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.ohiohistory.org</span></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>OHIO
HISTORICAL SOCIETY</span><span style='color:#333399'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Connect
with the past. Create a better future.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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