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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face=Arial>We are pleased
to announce the winner of our statewide I Found It In the Archives!<SPAN
class=065121514-28022011> contest</SPAN>. Linda Carew Ejzak of
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dublin</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>, was chosen from a group of three
finalists by public online vote. We had 466 votes placed on our blog at
</FONT></SPAN><A
title=http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/time-to-vote-i-found-it-in-the-archives/
href="blocked::http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/time-to-vote-i-found-it-in-the-archives/"><FONT
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size=2>http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/time-to-vote-i-found-it-in-the-archives/</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>. Linda won by receiving 43% of the public
vote. <SPAN class=065121514-28022011> She will now be submitted to
SAA to compete in the national contest. We will keep you posted on the
results of the national competition. Additionally, we will be posting all
of the essays we received on our blog throughout the month of
March.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=065121514-28022011>Thank
you,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=065121514-28022011>OHS
Staff</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lisa Wood</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Curator for Visual Resources / History
Services Unit Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ohio Historical Society</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>614-297-2544 </FONT></DIV>
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Ohio Historical Society</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Celebrating 125 years of serving
Ohioans.</EM></FONT></DIV>
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