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<P><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Have you ever discovered
a real treasure in the Ohio Historical Society’s Archives? Tracked
down information about an elusive ancestor or an exciting event in
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history? Found out something amazing that you would like to share
with others? If so, please share your story by entering the 2012
edition of the I Found It In the Archives! Contest. <BR><BR>The Ohio
Historical Society is participating in the Society of American
Archivist’s <CITE><I><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I Found It In the
Archives!</SPAN></FONT></I></CITE> program. Enter the contest with
the submission of a 400-word essay or 2 minute video describing the
information item found and how it impacted your research. Send your
stories by e-mail to <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><A
title=mailto:archivescontest@ohiohistory.org
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color=#0033cc>archivescontest@ohiohistory.org</FONT></A></SPAN></B>
or mail them to: Ohio Historical Society, ATTN: <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Lisa Long</st1:PersonName>, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">800 E 17th Ave.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OH</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">43211-2474</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>. Entries must be
received before midnight January 31, 2012. <BR><BR>After online
voting, a winner will be announced on February 29th. The prize
package includes a one-year OHS membership, which includes FREE
admission to OHS sites statewide; a voucher for a free genealogy
workshop at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">History</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> in 2012; and a behind the scenes
tour of the society’s archives storage area at the <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">History</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Columbus</st1:place></st1:City>. The winning entry will be
submitted to the Society of American Archivists national
competition. For more information about the contest including entry
forms, rules and waivers, please see our <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Collections</st1:PersonName> Blog at <B><SPAN
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title=http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/i-found-it-in-the-archives-2012/
href="http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/i-found-it-in-the-archives-2012/"><FONT
color=#0033cc>http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/i-found-it-in-the-archives-2012/</FONT></A></SPAN></B>.
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Department <BR>Ohio Historical Society <BR>NOTE: We are not moving,
but we have a New Address <BR>800 E. 17th Ave <BR>Columbus, OH
43211-2474 <BR>614-297-2510 <BR><A
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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>
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